<p>Is this a big secret, or am I missing something? York, Pa is pretty inexpensive, and offers good merit $$$. Anyone have any info, good or bad? I'm interested in journalism, they have professional writing or mass communications, I'm willing to try to make it work, because the price is right.</p>
<p>Here’s a review from The Princeton Review about York College:</p>
<p>Academics:
“York College’s “beautiful campus” “is a nice size, easy to get around. . . . Actually, if you want to avoid someone, it’s almost difficult [to].” This “intimate” size translates into small classes and extremely accessible professors. One student writes, “I came to this school not expecting much, and have been completely blown away by the professors’ dedication to their students.” Many distribute personal “cell phone numbers or even home phone numbers in case we have a question that we want or need to have answered right away.” Students say that “the criminal justice professors are excellent,” the unique “professional writing program is awesome,” and “the greatest strengths of York College are its athletic programs, nursing programs, and other health-field programs.” However, the college could “offer more diverse classes, especially in languages (i.e., advanced Italian).” Academic help is always available: “The Learning Resource Center is amazing; there are tutors for just about every subject. They are always willing to help and make sure you get it!” One undergrad says, “I always wanted a college [that would] ‘hold my hand’ when I needed help, since I don’t always know what to do. The professors and administrators have ‘carried me’ along the way.”” </p>
<p>Student Body:
“Students describe the typical Joe or Jane York as an “upper-middle-class” “White . . . Republican between the ages of 18 and 25” from the Mid-Atlantic. He or she is friendly and pretty “average”—not “too popular or too geeky,” not “too smart or too stupid,” and never “believing he [or] she is better than someone else.” It’s theorized that York has the social groups characteristic of a “stereotypical high school,” including “homosexuals,” “sorority and fraternity” types, “athletes,” and “drama and musical” enthusiasts. Unlike high school, however, “Everyone [here] accepts everyone else and shows a genuine concern for fellow students.” The student body also includes a sizable faction of commuters and “older students coming back to college to get their degree, especially in night classes.” Living on a tiny campus unites diverse groups, but commuters “miss out on a lot of the bonding that goes on on campus. . . . But even [they] aren’t that shafted.” One commuting freshman confirms: “I am always invited out, and many groups have tried to get me to join.”” </p>
<p>Campus Life</p>
<p>“Students rave about the “outstanding,” “beautiful” new Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center, which one student calls “probably my favorite building on campus.” “The pool at night looks awesome, because it is all lit up,” and the gym “hosts lots of activities.” Undergrads here have a definite athletic streak and “can always be seen playing sports outside on their own time or . . . between classes.” York has no intercollegiate football team, but “Basketball is huge, and soccer is pretty big as well.” “There are a lot of clubs on campus and many events to attend for entertainment and class credit,” as well. Campus is officially “dry,” which puts the many students who feel that “it is not so safe to go out [in York] at night by yourself” in a bind. Most partiers go out to Jackson Street (the fraternity row, “a very short walk [from] campus”), York bars and clubs, and even Baltimore. The typical “weekend night starts at a warm-up house party [with] tons of people crammed into a tiny off-campus basement . . . drinking keg beer. [Then the] party moves on to one of the local bars within walking distance, [usually] Murph’s Study Hall. [The] night usually ends with a huge line of students outside [the] local pizzeria (best pizza in the world!).””</p>
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<p>So it sounds pretty good! I was wondering if it had enough to do, and if it were a commuter school. I also wondered how it compared to my in state choice, Albany.</p>