Best of Ursinus College

Greeks Are Involved

The Greeks do not get enough credit at Ursinus. They are involved in everything. There are a few people that do not, but most of the time the Greeks are involved in many activities. Also, if you walk on the campus the letters are everywhere. Non- Greeks do not normally try to understand. A lot of people generalize and the administration wants to get rid of it. However, since Greeks actually do a lot on campus and actually force members most of the time to do community service and to better themselves, I think it would be a bad idea.

Great Laptop Program

Every student receives a state-of-the-art laptop computer, and the wireless network on campus is fairly reliable.

The best part of Ursinus College

The B&E (Business and Economics) department is fantastic, assuming you aren't stuck with an adjunct professor which seem to be becoming more frequent. The professors are fair, great teachers, available and for the most part not that challenging. This is a department where you can learn a lot and still come out with a great GPA!

The political science department shines as one of the best departments outside of the sciences. The teachers are incredibly smart and help you learn a lot, however unlike the B&E department, this major is incredibly challenging at Ursinus. You will learn a lot but if you plan on graduating with a 4.0 major GPA, you will have to work hard or go to a different schools. Some professors in this department seem to be morally opposed to giving A's. . .

Overall, most professors are phenomenal and the small discussion based classes are a lot of fun. On one hand its great to get a grade boost for participation and be able to ask a million questions in class but on the other hand, don't think you can skip out on classes. Small class sizes reveal any frequent skippers and a good portion of professors will enforce the absence policy (Miss more than 5 classes and you are in danger of failing). If you like great professors and individual attention with good discussion, Ursinus is the place for you!