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  • Brennan

    Providence College

    Class Year: Sophomore

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    • What is your overall opinion of this school?

       

      In my opinion PC's strongest point is its student body. I love going to school here because of the students. The academics here are great but the administration needs a lot of work. They are unorganized and are often very difficult to deal with. You will get a good education here and have the best time of your life without question, but be prepared to be very annoyed with the school's administration in general. They are beginning to fix some problems but they still have a lot to do. The big picture is that the benefits of going here outweigh the drawbacks without question.

    • What are the academics like at your school?

       

      The majority of professors here are great and more than willing to help students, with the exception of a few but all schools have their bad professors. The entire CIV program is being redone because of the complaints about it so that should be fixed by 2012. I enjoy my classes here and I feel like I am getting a good education. The thing lacking is some sort of system for grading so that students who don't get the "easy" professors they wanted won't get hurt academically compared to the students that did. There is a problem with that concerning the various CIV teams, and also many of the different departments have professors that are more or less demanding than others in the same department, which makes it very difficult to judge a student's final grades.

    • Describe the students at your school.

       

      Great student body. You are guaranteed to have a great time with all the people here whether you drink or not. This is a big drinking school but not everyone does here, and everyone still has a great time. We all may look alike but for the most part everyone is extremely friendly and always looking to meet more people.

    • What are the most popular student activities/groups?

       

      Lots of drinking on and off campus. Bars are open till midnight, one, and two (depending on the bar) and on weekends there are late night parties at houses after the bars. The bars are nice because you can go out on a week night to one that closes at midnight and be home in time to get up for class in the morning.

    • What is the stereotype of students at your school?

       

      That a large majority of the school's student body is made up of people from very similar back rounds (white, middle/upper class, Catholic).

    • Is the stereotype of students at your school accurate?

       

      The stereotype is very accurate in this instance but the school is doing a lot to integrate a wider range of students with different back rounds into the school. Also, although most of us typically dress the same and come from a similar economic class, there are 4000 undergraduate students here and there are tons of different kinds of personalities. We all may look the same but there is no shortage of new experiences and people to meet here. The student body is made up of a variety of different kinds of people and it is the strongest aspect of the school in my opinion, in that all the students are extremely friendly and open minded, it makes it extremely enjoyable and easy to meet new people.

    • Here’s your chance: Say anything about your college!

       

      The school is great, the administration is annoying and difficult to deal with, but you can easily avoid working with them. I wouldn't go anywhere else.

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