<p>And I thought it was great. :D The campus was beautiful, the people seemed friendly, and all in all, I loved the school. However, I am still debating between in-state UVa (Echols) and Vassar, so I was wondering if you could offer any little tid-bits which could help me more secure with this choice. I really want to go to Vassar, but I am worried about fit, because my step-dad and I did not take an actual tour, but rather a self-devised one. Any comments, put downs of UVa, or anything else would be wonderful. I know this thread may sound pointless, and well, it almost is, but I just want a feeback from other Vassar students on student-life and such.</p>
<p>I’m currently a junior at Vassar so hopefully I’ll be able to provide some insight for you. Campus life is okay. Students rarely ever leave Vassar so it feels like a bubble and you see the same people and do the same things week after week, so life here gets pretty monotonous. Campus activities range from all-campus parties, to concerts, to film-screening to guest lecturers so there are plenty of things to do, you really just have to look for them. In terms of the student population, the campus is getting more and more diverse which is great, because when I first got to this school, i think I could count on hand the number of students of color. Vassar was a culture shock for me because most people here consider themselves hipsters. I really don’t think most people at this school are friendly. Most people are really self-absorbed, apathetic and judgmental.But of course there are nice, friendly people here. Also, if you don’t agree with the majority of campus, students tend to belittle and mock them anonymously in online forums. For example, one student ran a campaign to ban Coca-cola products on campus and he experienced relentless heckling and abuse online. In terms of academics, this school is great! Professors are engaging and always so helpful and approachable. I hope this helps</p>
<p>rmadden15, your location suggests that you already made your decision.</p>
<p>Just to provide an alternate opinion to Ashley’s…I’m am a sophomore at Vassar and have found that the overwhelming majority of people I have met here are really very nice. More than the gorgeous campus and largely stellar academics, the students and faculty are the reason I came to, and the reason I’ve stayed happy at Vassar. The Bubble can become a little tiring (and probably more so by Junior year, but that’s what JYA is for), but even between the two years I have been here student/town interactions have increased greatly. While I rarely left campus at all during my freshman year, this year I have been involved in an afterschool program at the Poughkeepsie middle school with my quidditch team and doing field work with the Poughkeepsie Farm Project. At the same time, it’s nice to have such a campus-centered school at times, because it really does make for a strong, if somewhat sheltered, community. And there’s always a weekend trip to NYC if you’re feeling restless. Coming from an inner-city public school outside of Boston, the lack of racial diversity at Vassar was a little unsettling (although in terms of LACs it’s not abnormal). The expanse of activities, courses, organizations on campus, however, makes for a different kind of diversity I’m not sure you can find many other places. We may not be the most politically open campus, but the average Vassar student is more than willing to discuss and debate just about anything.</p>
<p>Haha, I forgot to thank you all for these comments. I am sure it will be a perfect fit for me next year. 
And as for the bubble feeling, I live in a community of around 5,000 people in all, so I am sure I could handle that “isolated” feeling. ;)</p>