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todaysnobody

Union College '13
Majoring in Economics
Member since 6/24/2011

Academics at Union College

A

Great Professors

The professors at Union College are probably the greatest thing about Union College. You can generally tell that each professor has great understanding in their field and that their whole lives revolve around it. By attending their lectures and going to office hours, you learn a lot about what you're studying and it rubs off on you.

Jun 24, 2011

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Computers at Union College

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Computers Have Greatly Improved

Computers have greatly improved since the new Wold building was established in 2011. Now there are great computers available in the Wold building, which include a lot of PCs as well as Macs. Not only does the new building provide it, but there are at 6 computer labs located throughout the campus for students to use. It truly is amazing and its rarely ever crowded.

One complaint would be the wireless. It's pretty decent until night time arrives and the internet just becomes ridiculously slow. The school definitely needs to improve internet speed on the campus.

Jun 24, 2011

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Off-Campus Housing at Union College

C

Not Typical

Off campus housing is rare. Most upperclassmen decide to live in Minerva houses or College Park. The ones that do live off campus seem to have a good time. However, they generally are not that safe since you see incident reports on the school newspaper on how the houses get robbed by locals from Schenectady.

Jun 24, 2011

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Health & Safety at Union College

B+

Pretty Safe

Crime only occurs on off housing locations. Some stealing in dorms, but that is rare. Campus Security is pretty decent. Unless it's a real emergency; they don't arrive at your destination until 10 minutes later. There are a good amount of blue emergency stations set up through campus.

Jun 24, 2011

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Campus Housing at Union College

B+

Most Lively During Freshman Year

Freshman dorms are very friendly. Everyone is trying to meet people and it turns out to be very social.

Upperclassmen campus housing is not quite as social. They tend to be more isolated. Even the Minerva houses, which are designed to make things more lively and have more interaction have basically failed.

Good thing about campus housing is everything tends to be clean by the cleaning crew. College Park has AC which is great come spring term.

Jun 24, 2011

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Overall Experience at Union College

B+

It Is OK

In the beginning it seems to be amazing. But as you progress and adjust it seems to be the same old thing. Its unique in that partying is a major deal on campus. Not only that, but students work hard for school and get their relief from the parties. But you may soon to be bored of it.

Aug 25, 2011

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Majors at Union College

A+

Pretty Easy

The beauty is that you can study whatever you want. Its a liberal arts school so you usually see people bouncing back and forth between majors. I think it is great for those who are unsure of what they want to do yet. They eventually find their niche.

Aug 25, 2011

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Academics at Union College

B-

Needs More Work

The teaching is great and all. Its probably why I love it here. However, the internships available are lacking. No companies are able to see the skills you picked up and it makes it less likely that you will be hired after college.

Aug 25, 2011

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