Hamilton College - Overall Experience

College Prowler Take

As long as you don’t ask a Hamilton student about how much they love their school in the dead of winter, you are likely to receive an overwhelmingly positive response. Complaining about the school can sometimes appear to be the new cool thing to do and becomes increasingly more popular as the days grow darker, and homework and snow seem to endlessly pile up. But, if you listen to what students say, it’s more than likely you will find a strong undertone of affection for life at Hamilton College. This school offers its students an incredible opportunity to take advantage of an intellectual faculty and student body through small classrooms, supportive computer networks, and fairly magnificent campus facilities. While attending school, Hamilton students can sleep like royalty—as long as their lottery number is decent enough to score a nice dorm room—eat great food both on and off campus, and have snowball fights for more than half the year. Yet, in order to take advantage of their four years at Hamilton, they must be able to make the best of what can often be a trying and narrow life outside of academics. Not only is the Greek system still going through a certain amount of upheaval due to its lack of housing, but the nightlife available in rural central New York is fairly limited, especially for freshmen. It takes a particular level of creativity to realize that Hamilton College abounds with opportunities all of the time, it just requires a little originality and some time. There are many things to do beyond drinking every night, and it doesn’t take most students very much time to figure out how to make their own fun. Having a car can also make time spent here more agreeable, although even for freshmen, there is hope; most upperclassmen happily take pity on other students who don’t have the means to get off campus.

Change is constant at Hamilton College. Much of the campus has received a facelift in the past few years, and there is more remodeling planned for the future. Soon, Hamilton College will have a new look; dorms are being renovated, older buildings have been torn down and rebuilt, and a new student center is on the way. Current students are generally excited about the future of their college, and happily planning for the days when the entire nation will come to recognize what a great liberal arts experience Hamilton College can be.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

Hamilton is an ideal place to... Hamilton is an ideal place to study because it is quiet, and you are surrounded by smart, motivated people. 12345 Overall Experience Report

Anonymous says:

I am a senior, and I have enjoyed... I am a senior, and I have enjoyed my time at Hamilton thus far. If I had to do the college process all over again, I would definitely attend Hamilton again. My expectations have been more than surpassed in terms of the quality of the professors and the classes, the support from faculty, and the opportunities offered. I feel as though the skills I have developed, both academically and interpersonally, have prepared me for the world beyond Hamilton College. What an achievement. 12345 Overall Experience Report

Anonymous says:

Everyone here complains endlessly... Everyone here complains endlessly about the weather, the people, the social life, the dorms, and the food. I can’t think of a single person who isn’t grossly upset about something on campus, but I don’t think I can name you a person who’s unhappy about attending here, either. I know dozens of people who have transferred here, but none who have transferred out. Gripe as we may, I think when it comes down to it, we love the place. 12345 Overall Experience Report

Anonymous says:

I hated it my freshman year, but I... I hated it my freshman year, but I found that once I went home for the summer, I started missing Hamilton more and more. I couldn’t have made a better choice for college. 12345 Overall Experience Report

Anonymous says:

Hamilton is the right school for... Hamilton is the right school for me. It is a perfect fit. I love it here, and I don’t want to leave. My time here has gone way too fast, and I can say with extreme certainty that my years here have been the best years of my life. Having said that, a great deal of that is because of the people that I have met here. While I do like the school itself, and that is an integral part, if you don’t like the people you live with, you won’t enjoy the experience. 12345 Overall Experience Report

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