<p>i'm thinking of applying or not, and the main drawback is i CAN'T tell what the students are like. when i visited, i got a sense of some friendly people, but with a mix of a lot of snobby, stuck-up hipsters. i'm afraid of going there and getting stuck with a lot of snooty lesbians. i'm just a chill girl from NJ looking to go to college with other chill friendly people who won't overwhelm me with their pretentious ways. can someone honestly tell me what to expect?</p>
<p>no replies… :(</p>
<p>Our son has lots of different friends at Vassar. He has sports friends, music friends, regular friends from freshman year and science/math friends. Whenever he has needed help in classes, he always says to me “I have a friend who will help me with that”. He certainly has found plenty of people who are not pretentious and snobby. There seems to be a trend - a generous and sincere willingness to help each other at Vassar. He also has commented that he has helped friends with courses that he is strong in. And so it continues.</p>
<p>When I first got here, I also thought people would be stuck up and scared with interacting with “hipsters.” But seriously, OMG, people are so friendly once they start talking. People here are independently minded, but so friendly, it’s almost ridiculous! It might be hard to believe, but it’s true.</p>
<p>To be honest, I was afraid there would be too many hipsters, but honestly, I was surprised by the lack of them. Everyone here is pretty chill, some are more high strung than others, but in general the people here are very awesome. And as far as snooty lesbians, the handful that I’ve met are very nice.</p>
<p>Does this characterization [still] have any validity? It was provided to me by a [long ago] alum when D2 was considering transferring there.</p>
<p>"Vassar has (or had when I was there) three main groups; a large group of laid back middle class, somewhat iconoclastic, non-conforming smart and creative types; private school preppies; and somewhat overlapping with the latter, a smaller group of ultrawealthy society types. There are a fair number of scholarship kids there too, ranging from inner city on up. The atmosphere of the college is generally laid back but the classes require a highly motivated, generally independent student and they teach at a pretty high level. There are some Long-Islanders there, but they don’t color the atmosphere at the college. It is not a dress up school. There are a few wealthy hipster poseurs but they don’t make much of a dent in the college atmosphere either. "</p>