<p>Why on God's green Earth would they build new facilities and not make them accessible? Vassar just lost a huge, huge number of points in my mind. That actually makes me angry. Do you mean there are stairs to get inside the buildings, or there are no elevators once you're in? I need to contact them directly to see what's up.</p>
<p>what are the strengths of vassar's history department in areas other than medieval studies? i'm interested in taking history, international studies or economics there.</p>
<p>I think economics is their top major, but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>Over psych and english, the usual winners? I don't have any list in front of me, so i can't be much help, but it might be across the room . . . no, couldn't find anything. Sorry, guys.</p>
<p>I'm nearly certain I read somewhere that it's economics, which seems to frequently be the top pick at women's and former women's colleges.</p>
<p>From CB:</p>
<p>Most Popular Majors</p>
<p>Social Sciences: 31%
Visual and Performing Arts: 15%
English: 10%
Psychology: 10%
Area and Ethnic Studies: 5%
Biology: 5%
Interdisciplinary Studies: 5%
Philosophy: 5%
Physical Science: 5% </p>
<p>From PR:</p>
<p>Most Popular Majors: English Language and Literature, General, Political Science and Government, General, Psychology, General </p>
<p>I guess I stand corrected! I'm nearly certain I read that, however. Maybe it's their top-ranked department or something.</p>
<p>On an unrelated note, I just read on PR that Vassar's ranked #12 for marijuana use. Lovely. Ugh.</p>
<p>Well, I know that econ is supposedly to be one of Wellesley's speacialties, and that most of the women in econ in the capital went to Wellesley, but i didn't know econ was liked in women's and former women's college as much as you said. As far as drugs go, if you want to stay away from it, you can, if you want to find it, you can, at most colleges, really.</p>
<p>Though it doesn't have the biggest numbers, econ at Vassar is very strong (people I knew who were majors went on to some very prestigious grad programs). I think the sciences in general at Vassar are underestimated- Vassar is obviously NOT MIT, but there's more to the school than the artsy exterior. I was surprised to find out how many Vassar grads go on to top med schools and grad schools... I actually wanted to major in chem, but the 5-hour lab sessions made me think otherwise... </p>
<p>Someone asked about history- besides Medieval/Renaissance, there are interdisciplinary majors that incorporate Latin American history and the Victorian history. There are also profs. that specialize in women's history, modern America (think Vietnam era), and African-American studies. </p>
<p>Majoring in history is a pretty big committment, very reading/writing intensive, senior thesis... but if you think grad school might be in your future, you will be ready for it!</p>
<p>Does someone with below 1300 SAT's (a 1280...710 math, 570 v) even have a chance at transferring to Vassar? Thank you</p>
<p>NicoleT5050, you can always retake your SATs before transferring. The 570 will hurt you, I think, so I recommend doing it.</p>
<p>Vassar only accepts 19% of its transfer applicants, which is one of the lowest in the country. If it's your top choice (or one of them), you definitely need to show as much interest as you can, plus write great essays and get glowing recs. Show them something really unique you can bring to the Vassar community.</p>
<p>Sorry, I know this has already been answered, but can anyone talk about how the 40/60 gender ratio affects campus life and the social atmosphere of the college?</p>
<p>Nicole, you absolutely have a chance, depending on your extra curricular activities and writing samples. My boyfriend had a score in the 1100s, but was extremely involved in high school and community leadership. He got in as a freshman, but didn't go and got in again as a transfer and is now going. Vassar is the kind of place that doesn't rely on test scores, but looks at the whole package.
The 60/40 is not as bad as it sounds. If you're going to college determined to find a new date every saturday night, you might encounter a problem. Dating is rather funny in general. People just kind of hook up after meeting in class or at parties and develop relationships, but there isn't a lot of physical going out on dates. There are plenty of nice boys, but some tend to get a little bigheaded knowing they can pick from lots of girls. But in general, boys and girls mix as friends and most relationships develop from friendships and there are plenty of long-lasting really great relationships started at VC.</p>