Actually, my daughter attended a wonderful summer program at MaristnCollege, last summer. It is a stunning campus. However, we were very concerned with the condition of Poughkeepsie. Even though NYC is pretty close, the immediate area near the school was not highly developed and in poor condition. If Poughkeepsie offered more, like a safe college town near the campus, we would have considered it as a choice. the
As for St. Mary’s, a few years ago, we were near St. Mary’s College area and saw that some students had to live on some kind of boat because they didn’t have enough dorm space. That seemed really odd. So, we just haven’t thought about it again.