<p>I've heard from someone that the campus can be very isolating and lonely and people tend not to be too friendly. I know this is a generalization, but has anyone found this statement to be kind of accurate?</p>
<p>also... another rumor that I'm sure has been addressed but I'm too lazy to check out previous postings... is it possible for a straight girl to get a date??</p>
<p>im going their next year and I like the opposite sex. I also stayed on an overnight with the soccer team and all 3 players I roomed with had gf's. I was worried about that too but after the overnight I felt much better</p>
<p>If I've learned anything this year, it's that Vassar is what you make it. I spent a lot of first semester feeling like I was in this awful claustrophobic bubble full of people I didn't like, so this semester, I tried to expand my bubble by getting involved in a lot of different stuff (taking extra classes, doing a show, choreographing for my dance group, etc) and it really changed my outlook on the school. So... yes, Vassar CAN be isolating, lonely, and mean, but there are a lot of people on campus who are so very amazing that they cancel out the negative aspects. </p>
<p>And as for dating... there's this thing I like to call "Vassar freshman boy syndrome." It goes like this: Vassar freshman boys get really excited about the fact that there are a lot of girls at Vassar. So they decide that they're just going to "get with" as many girls as possible rather than actually dating anyone. I'm told they get sick of this... but we'll see.</p>
<p>There's not much dating going on at Vassar, to be honest. It's more about hookups. Vassar's not the place you will probably find your future spouse. You're more likely to end up hooking up with someone after a wild party.
...To be fair, though, there are quite a few people not like this. Stay away from the freshman boys though, for the very reason dc89 says. It's very exciting for the straight boys there to be at a school with so many attractive girls, and they go crazy. There are a lot of very good-looking older men at Vassar, but they didn't give off the "dateable" vibe to me.
I found the campus incredibly isolating and there is absolutely nothing to do in Poughkeepsie. As for the people being mean, though...I never experienced that. However, since I'm from the southwest, I found that people on the northeast are generally not as chirpy and friendly...but I could deal with that. Positives: EDUCATION (classes are amazing! best i've ever had), beauty of the campus, professors
Negatives: isolated, lonely, not much to get involved with</p>
<p>I guess I have a bit of a different perspective on dating at Vassar, compared to farseer0514 and dc89, so I'll talk about that first...</p>
<p>farseer0514 and dc89 have described some of what happens in the Vassar campus dating/hookup scene for sure, but definitely not all of it. Does the "Vassar Boy Syndrome" exist? Indeed. Are there a lot of gay guys on campus? Certainly. At the same time, however, there are also plenty of perfectly nice, straight males interested in monognomous relationships on campus. The trick is, as in any location, to find them. As for farseer's comment to avoid freshmen boys in particular because of the Vassar Boy Syndrome, well, I agree that there are definitely plenty of freshman guys who are interested only in hookups; however, there are, once again, plenty who are interested in relationships.</p>
<p>Now, moving on to your question about the isolation of the campus. First off, I agree with farseer0514 and dc89 in saying that there really isn't much going on in Poughkeepsie and that if you're looking for a school with lots to do in its immediate surroundings, Vassar might not be the best fit for you. There's a few activities available off-campus, but definitely not the wealth of things to do that one might find at a school in a more major city. Of course, NYC is always an option if you don't mind taking a train ride.</p>
<p>On-campus, I personally find enough to keep me more or less entertained. Sometimes I do find myself wishing there were more options of things to do, but the school really does make an effort to offer plenty of events to go to such as lectures, dances, theatrical performances, sports games, movies, etc. If you're interested in seeing what's offered at Vassar on a daily basis, check out the school's calender of events (<a href="http://info.vassar.edu/)%5B/url%5D">http://info.vassar.edu/)</a>. </p>
<p>Lastly: the friendliness of the people on campus. As with my response to your question about the straight male population of Vassar, I would say that friendliness varies. You'll find lots of people eager to get to know you and interested in chatting immediately, lots who are more reserved until one gets to know them, and some who keep to themselves/their specific group of friends. But overall, I would say that the vast majority of the people on campus are very friendly. Or at least, they're much more friendly than a lot of the people who live in my area of the country (CT) are.</p>
<p>and why is it that Vassar's female students are particularly pretty?</p>
<p>^haha. Well, there was that photo section of Vassar's app....maybe they only pick pretty girls. lol</p>
<p>they aren't.</p>
<p>so why should there be a "Vassar freshman boy syndrome" ?</p>
<p>Wouldn't it be a "Universal College/University freshman boy sindrome" ?</p>