Hi all! I’m a high school senior, and I’m a prospective student for Drew. Can someone tell me a bit more about:
Hi! I’ve heard Drew is a really great school. Since its so close to NYC, there are a lot of options for internships and their career center is really great too. They do workshops to help students do cover letters and resumes for free. It isn’t much of a party school, but there are some! There are usually sports games on the weekends, and the university tries its best to plan events for the weekend too. The career center helps students find jobs post-graduation, and many students go on to graduate school. Not sure about the communications major ranking, but I know the communications program is relatively new. They have a NYC semester on media and communications that is pretty popular. If you’re looking for a small school where you can get involved in a ton of stuff with lots of one on one attention from professors and faculty, then Drew is a great school to be looking at.
we were just visiting this past Saturday and the place was a ghost town. Is this a suitcase school? We loved the setting/campus/town but it was strangely quiet. It was also not Spring Break. Not much posted activity wise in the Student Center either. Can anyone shed some light on the vibrancy of Student life?
I visited with son and daughter. I had the same impression - very quiet. The new student center building was busy however. And we did pass a class that was meeting on a picnic table. There were kids tucked in spots here and there, but overall not a bustling quad by any stretch. The folks we did meet were SUPER nice though - and genuine (reminded me of the the friendly culture at Bates) Maybe it’s the tress, kind of shading the activity haha.
@debvil @bosmama I have to be truthful, as I am a current student and almost definitely transferring next year. There are parties on the weekends, but besides parties, the weekends are absolutely dead. We are not a suitcase school at all, but the people who don’t party just stay in their rooms and the lounges all weekend. Madison is not a college town at all, but it’s still nice to go for a walk on nice days, but hardly anyone ever leaves campus. Even when it’s 70 degrees and sunny on a weekend, absolutely no one is outside. And I do try to go to every baseball game I can, but the games are dead also. I believe it is so dead because it is ridiculously small, with only 1,500 undergraduates. Not my cup of tea, even though I will say that the people are nice and the academics are great.
@beachguy20 May I ask what school you’re transferring to? I’ve been accepted but have not made my decision yet. I have spoken to a few students who will be joining this year’s incoming class, and they seem to be more spirited. I hope to go into NYC quite often, but I don’t know how ideal that will be cost wise. I just want a real college experience, (nothing super crazy but definitely not dead and unlively), a school that will help me get into grad school/ job market well prepared, and one that I’ll be happy to be in all four years. Those of you that have visited, what was your impression?
@mvee99 - what did you decide?
We met them today and Baldwin Honors caught our eye. But we don’t know a thing about the school. Googling now…
Not sure if it’s attractive without Baldwin so we’ll have to see if she gets in. The quiet vibe is a bit concerning too. I went to Syracuse which is never quiet, at least in my memory.
@beachguy20 - I hope you have settled in at Fordham. Apologies for following your user name, but as a perspective parent, I’m just doing due diligence on my investment 
Reading your posts, its sounds like your experience at Fordham was also a bit bumpy. I admire you sticking to it - college is a huge investment, and finding the right fit isn’t easy!!
@bosmama some very minor roommate issues, but I love it here completely. There’s absolutely nothing I don’t like. Fordham is a much better fit for me.
@mvee99 I’m sorry this is super late, but I transferred to Fordham and love it here so far.
Thanks for following up beachguy20!!! Happy you are Happy! To be fair, I’d like to clarify where you ended up - at the Lincoln Center Campus. Rose Hill is a different balll game. Putting things in perspective. My daughter chose Drew because of location, and the jock + theater mix that she experienced at an overnight. Comparing Drew to Fordham LC makes no sense - way too different experience.
Drew is a middling college. It is not prestigious. It has some strengths in areas like theater and the sciences, but not enough to make this school remarkable. They have had some financial issues. Do some research on this. I am not sure if I would send my son or daughter to a college that is hemorrhaging money like this college.
I suck at replying, sorry @bosmama . I am at the Rose Hill campus. Very good first semester, would definitely recommend.
Not prestigious at all @CollegeTruth85 . I had to do very little studying while I was there in order to do well. Like maybe about 3 hours a week at most.
That is really sad. What a waste of money. That college has gone downhill fast.
So glad that my D lost interest!
We visited Williams and Middlebury on a weekend as well and found the same thing - a quiet campus. I’m not sure the quietness of the campus is a reflection on Drew, but more a small liberal arts college with a large campus. I think a lot of Drew students also take advantage of being so close to NYC so they probably go there for the day. When we were at Drew there was a soccer game and swim meet so there was activity on campus. I was overall impressed with this school, and its large number of international students.