Simmons College Top Questions

Simmons, like Boston, is predominantly white. Sometimes I wish that there was more cultural and racial diversity. But overall it's a very open-minded and welcoming school.

The worst thing about my school is their lack of staying ontop of advising their students such as academic advisors checking in with students to make sure the required classes are fufilled by a certain time.

The worst thing about Simmons is the cost, which is about $47,000 per year. This is a major drawback because of all the student loans I have to take out.

The worst thing about Simmons is the closed off feeling you get being here. When I'm at school I feel isolated from the community and even from my own peers. I feel like everyone is still really into cliques and being an all girl school it can get very catty. I wish that there was a more united feeling here.

The worst thing I consider about Simmons College is the cost for everything. There are so many different things that you have to pay for and it adds up very quickly.

Either the size or the fact that it's all women. I think the school could be a little bigger or offer men to take classes even if they aren't allowed to live on campus.

I don't believe there is a "worst thing" about my school. I feel that it is a very welcoming and well-respected facility.

There is not too much racial diversity and sometimes that leaves minorities feeling like outsiders.

As a young adult trying to succeed in school, I feel as if the lack of financial help is one of the difficulties in attending my college. With that being said, classism is present in my school community. I find this difficult and discouraging at times because a lot of my community is unaware of circumstances that myself and other students are in and have been for a large part, if not whole, life.

The Social Life on Campus is alright, but not great. There is TONS of things to do surrounding the campus it just costs money.

The one thing that I consider to be the worst thing about my school is the social aspect of it. I understand that Simmons is an all womens college but that doesn't mean that all the fun needs to be taken out of it. Many of the students here are very exclusive or are not open to make new friends and do new things. The majority of the students here are consistently studying or doing homework. I feel like it is important to have a healthy balance between the two.

All things considered, the worst thing might be the fact that the diversity is not as great as I would want it to be.

The most difficult part about Simmons is the financial aid office. The awards they give are good, but my financial advisor is not very good about giving advice or straight answers about aid.

I transferred into Simmons after my freshman year and the transition was very difficult. There wasn't a lot in place to help transfer students adjust the way there is for first year students. However, last year I began a program to address the needs of incoming transfer students and this year there are even more resources in place, so it's improving!

Unfriendly and divided student body.