Alfred University Reviews

The teachers at Alfred all seem to...

The teachers at Alfred all seem to know their stuff. They have worked in their fields and bring in real world experience.

I like the small-town feeling; it...

I like the small-town feeling; it helps you to concentrate on what you have to do. It was meant to be that I ended up there.

Knowing how much you can actually...

Knowing how much you can actually get from the close-knit community at Alfred, I would never change the choice I made. My experience is something that I would not have gotten anywhere else.

Alfred has given me everything it...

Alfred has given me everything it could since I was a sophomore. By the end of my second year, I was seriously thinking about transferring, but never did. Entering my senior year, I deeply regret my decision. Despite what people tell you, school name recognition is important, and no one in Rochester even knows about Alfred. Going to school in a bigger city will allow easier networking and internship opportunities.

I think it is very typical of a...

I think it is very typical of a college experience. You grow anywhere you go, and in four years, I’ve learned a lot about myself, about belonging, and about my friends. I think Alfred helped me when I needed it to, and now that I’m done, I’m ready to experience somewhere else.

I don’t know actually. I...

I don’t know actually. I never went to a game. From what I heard, some of them can get pretty big, but there’s more alternative sports stuff rather than the football/baseball type stuff, like ultimate Frisbee

It depends who the company is. The...

It depends who the company is. The problem with going to a small-town school is that there’s not much to do, so the parties can get out of hand. Most of the time, the better parties were house parties with the artistic kids. They had a more creative sense of a good time.

Parties are pretty good, but are...

Parties are pretty good, but are open by word-of-mouth and usually are certain crowds—theater people at the

There’s not much of a drug scene;...

There’s not much of a drug scene; the only thing I know people engage in is marijuana. Anything else I don’t know about.

Dude, I would, but I so need to go...

Dude, I would, but I so need to go and get some Doritos!

There seems to be a good amount of...

There seems to be a good amount of pot smoking going on, especially in the woods behind campus, but other than that, drugs don’t really seem to be that big.

My friends and I pretty much are...

My friends and I pretty much are the drug scene. It’s an art school. If you want drugs, they won’t be hard to find, unless we’re having a dry spell because we live on the far edge of nowhere.

A few people are into heavier...

A few people are into heavier things like coke and ecstasy, but mostly your run-of-the-mill pot and acid.

Not much of that going on anymore....

Not much of that going on anymore. Mostly weed in the mouths of people. There’s lots of beer, too.

I guess, like on any college...

I guess, like on any college campus, pot is a definite. I personally think it’s pretty easily accessible. Alcohol is definitely easily accessible—it’s a big part.

A lot of kids drink. A lot of kids...

A lot of kids drink. A lot of kids smoke pot, but I think a lot less do it regularly. I’ve known people who do pills, but as far as I know, it’s not a huge issue.

I can’t comment too much on it...

I can’t comment too much on it because I never really got wrapped up in it. I know that it’s prominent, especially in the art school, but I don’t think it’s as hardcore as at other schools.

If you are planning on getting...

If you are planning on getting caught, maybe college isn’t for you overall. There is a no-drug policy. Alcohol is a little more lenient.

Seeing as how it’s not much of a...

Seeing as how it’s not much of a problem, when it comes to drugs—well, people drink anyway, so there’s not much they can do about that. I’m guessing you get a citation or something. I know a lot of people get arrested for driving while intoxicated. The RAs aren’t really strict.

It’s very strict. The Alfred...

It’s very strict. The Alfred Police work with residence life and the administration, so you can get hit with two sets of consequences. If you’re downtown and get arrested for underage drinking or drugs, you better believe that you’ll get disciplined through the school as well. And if drugs are found in your room, the police are called in as well. The best bet is to not drink on campus if you’re underage, because some RAs and RDs are stricter than others, but they will all write you up if they catch you.

They are strict. The campus is not...

They are strict. The campus is not dry, but you can’t drink in the presence of minors. There are set rules and policies that the University uses to deal with drinking and drugs.

I’ve been pretty blatant with...

I’ve been pretty blatant with both, and I have never been caught, but I know people who have been busted. If you’re careful and aren’t stupid, you probably won’t be caught.

If they catch you and your parents...

If they catch you and your parents aren’t rich enough to get you out of trouble, you’re screwed.

Very. If they catch you with it,...

Very. If they catch you with it, you’re in the paper the next morning, your parents are being called, and you might get kicked out of school.

From what I’ve experienced, I...

From what I’ve experienced, I don’t think they’re very strict. I’ve never been caught and I don’t know many people who have been. I think that getting caught doing harder drugs is so infrequent that it’s really not a problem. I don’t think the University is ‘cracking down’ really.