Franklin & Marshall College

Annoying

F&M requires students to live in campus owned housing for four years. The usually only offer dorm living for freshmen and sophomores. Some of the dorms are okay. Some of them need some work. The New College House dorm is beautiful. Juniors and seniors usually live off campus in school owned apartments or houses. The rent for the apartments and houses are way overpriced. After freshmen year, housing is determined by a lottery system. The lottery system for juniors and seniors is ridiculous and by the end there are not enough rooms for people. The school is not very helpful or gracious when it comes to choosing housing.

Artsy Town

Lancaster is a great little town with lots of good restaurants and art galleries within walking distance of campus. First Fridays are a great time to go downtown and explore. They have a market downtown where you can purchase fresh produce, dairy products, baked goods and more. There is also a mall and a movie theater close by. The school offers a free shuttle downtown, to the mall, and to the movies. Most people think Lancaster is fairly boring, but there is quite a bit to do if you take the time to go downtown.

Fairly Diverse

F&M has a lot of international students. They are also trying to become need blind for admissions so their is more economic diversity than their used to be. There is also some religious diversity and many people are either active in the Jewish faith or the Christian faith.