<p>i've recently developed a very strong interest in vassar
I really like the open curriculum, as i plan to at least double major
I also like the ratings of profs
does anyone have some data about grad school acceptances, especially law school
also on spark notes college section it put vassar as a college where one might be a big fish, saying that there was ample opportunity (and possibly not that much competition?) to stand out and that it had a few really standout programs and also said it was a big rep school
any thoughts on this</p>
<p>i can't wait to visit, the only thing that concerns me is the drug scene and if there's a debate team
i also wish they had comparative literature but there's individual majors if I decided that's what i want</p>
<p>the drug scene rumor is unfounded. vassar is simply just like every other college: drugs are there, and if you want to partake you will have the opportunity. however, you will never feel any pressure to induldge. im not a student yet (will be this fall), but i have visited a few times and talked to multiple students.</p>
<p>as for everything else you are asking, how about you do some research for yourself. go to vassar.edu and find the answers to your own questions.</p>
<p>i've been poring over the website
my guidance counselor said that she'd heard from ad com that they wanted students to call themselves if they had a question, so i did
i had a whole list that i only asked like two questions from- as it was, i only asked about financial aid, debate, and mun, and if there was an electronic app fee, if there were classes to sit on in during summer, and when tours were offered (i later found the info on the website but the woman i sppoke to was unsure)
when i asked aboutdebate, one woman tried to transfer me and i ended up getting hung up on
the next person i talked to i told how they had tried to transfer me before and she just hooked me up with some answering machine without knowing who or what i was asking for
and the final time i got my money related questions answered
- the only questions they could answer were about money
and the admissions office wasn't particularly nice-i got the feeling that they
weren't that into selling the school to a potential student leader, payer of thousands of dollars, and forker over of a 60 dollar app fee</p>
<p>there are some questions best answered by students, or more objective sources than an admissions rep, who wasn't that knowledgeable</p>
<p>i understand full well that the website and any publications i may receive in the mail should be the first places i look for info
i've also supplemented that knowledge with what i could find on the internet such as college reviews by teenink sparknotes princeton review us news random googling
searching the nytimes and reading mainly marriage announcements to see where people went in life</p>
<p>although i know i sound obsessed, and probably am, my school is beyond crazy when it comes to getting into college
and i am one of the few of the academically oriented group at my school that doesn't have an sat tutor and hasn't visited at least one college, so forgive me if i seem uptight
i know it's unhealthy but i'm so excited to get out of the house and high school and make a new start for myself in college, being that i think i could have done better in hs</p>
<p>haha, ya i understand. the college selection/application process is very daunting and stressful indeed. all i was saying was that answers to questions like "is there an online app" could easily be found on the website.</p>
<p>but yes, there are some questions that would be better answered by students. unfortunately it seems like the vassar board has been rather dead the last couple weeks. i think that perhaps vassar students are approaching finals. </p>
<p>I really do think that drugs are more prevalent at Vassar than many other colleges, although I'd imagine/guess it's a lot like other very liberal small LACs filled with similar students. However, no one forces you to do them.</p>