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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Vassar is relatively selective but one can easily differentiate
themselves from the pack in their application essays and addendums.
The admission... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Vassar was very difficult to get into, which is what made it all the
more compelling a reason to apply. We needed to write an essay
and I used th... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The Vassar admissions process seems to become more selective every year-
the class of 2007 had a 29% admit rate, whereas several years before
the ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Used standard application, so sent same essay that I used for all the other schools. They
requested a picture, and I believe I obliged. Applicatio... READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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You can essentially get any class you want by talking to the
instructing professors. The class size is extremely small for the
majority of classe... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Classes were all very small and encouraged a lot of discussion. It
was challenging to get into some classes, but they were usually
offered up each... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The Vassar curriculum is extremely flexible, with no core of required
classes. There are only a few single-course requirements (a freshman
writing... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Classes were generally of high quality, though a certain professor, Giovanna Borradori,
was not to my liking at all. I found high quality in all de... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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As a liberal arts college, Vassar is best suited to those desiring further education in grad or professional schools. READ MORE
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Alumni
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Each year they had a career day, career placement encouraged a lot of contact with alumni, job and internship programs were advertised through the ca... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The career development office is active, and students have many resources to consult in regards to prospective careers. The CDO publishes a newsletter... READ MORE
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Alumni
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They sent out regular emails, which unfortunately I disregarded almost entirely. I didn't really use the career people until my senior year which was... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Housing is top notch. The campus is parklike, and massive for the
student body. The sports facilities are very good for a school of its
size. T... READ MORE
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Alumni
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lots of on campus housing in beautiful old buildings. for jrs and srs
there was also off campus student housing that was a bit run
down, but had a... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The Vassar campus is GORGEOUS and well-maintained. It is park-like and
spacious, covering 1,000 acres of land. Half of that land is
the "Vassar Fa... READ MORE
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Alumni
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It's a great campus. People are terrific, and security is pretty good, though it could
certainly have been better, especially with regard to non-stu... READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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There is primarily one bar/dance club on campus -- called the Mug.
It's generally a very fun time, although obviously the options are
extremely l... READ MORE
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Alumni
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no greek system, one campus bar--the mug--always had an event
going on. it was staffed by students. a lot of drama performances, a
good athletic f... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Vassar has long been known for its liberal, artsy crowd, though lately
the college has been admitting preppier, "Abercrombie & Fitch"
students. Ho... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Not a lot of bars around campus. There is an on campus bar. Most dating is on campus.
If you're a guy the dating is pretty good, since there are ... READ MORE
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