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Community Feel

Since Triton is a community college, the class sizes are much smaller than that of a traditional college or university. This enhances the students' learning ability because it allows teachers to have more one-on-one time with each student. The fact that it's a community college, you're able to interact and meet all sorts of people varying from age range. The facility is very well kept and always clean. Something cool about Triton is that the school often takes trips worldwide, so there's definately travel opportunities for those who are interested. There's a large variety of programs available and even extracurricular classes to take such as dance or yoga.

Safe Inside Stetson Community

I've never felt unsafe at Stetson even while walking alone at night--which only happened once & it was because I was heavily intoxicated. However, I don't recommend doing that (walking alone at night), considering Stetson is an open campus and there are some locals that like to walk through Stetson. Outside of this little bubble, Deland is very poor and there's a lot of crime going on. Public Safety is available & I always had them in my phone ready to dial whenever I wanted a ride from my friend's dorm back to mine, vice versa. P-safe will NOT give rides in the middle of the day unless you're injured. I found this out one time when it was raining HEAVILY & of course I forgot my umbrella, had my laptop in my purse & was wearing the business clothes I would wear to my interview that evening. If I walked to my dorm I would be soaked by the time I went inside plus my laptop would be damaged. P-safe denied giving me a ride. Kinda stupid if you ask me.

Brickhouse

Unless you like sports bars/dive bars, you're gonna hate the nightlife in Deland. Brickhouse is probably the most popular place to be in Deland. All Stetson students go there mostly Thurs, Fri & Sat night. Every other night will be locals & townies. Drinks are cheap here & be sure to try the raspberry margaritas--ask for TJ to make them :) There's also some new "club" on Woodland Blvd called Ace of Clubs & all of Stetson has been going there. Goodcompany is another popular hang for the Stetson kids. Those are basically the three spots people go to. Not much going on here it's pretty miserable. If you wanna go to an actual club you have to make the drive out to Orlando (roughly 45min). Daytona Beach bars/"clubs" I heard are pretty trashy...OH, & for those of you that are under 21, fear not because Deland bars would go out of business if they actually carded anyone. Drink your little hearts out ;)

Looks Are Deceiving

Stetson is a social,pretentious party school. When I first came here for hatter day, I got the impression that Stetson was "the ivy league of the south" as many faculty put it. Faculty had a genuine interest in me and helping me with the transition. Everyone was so nice & friendly. Campus us BEAUTIFUL! It seemed the perfect place for me & I was happy I finally found the perfect school. Life couldn't get any better. The student ambassador (tour guide) told us that Stetson was known as a party school but that it really wasn't. First off, I never heard that Stetson was a party school before I got here (probably because I'm from the Mid-West), but now that I'm here, I'm telling you it is. Monday-Sunday you will find a party going on or something to do. Greek life is HUGE and encouraged. I feel as if Stetson puts more emphasis on socializing than academics. I don't know how people pass their classes with good grades; I guess it's the bureocracy of the greek system. Instructors can see on their roster who's in what frat/sorority & they do participate in favoratism. Say what you will but in the end everyone knows it's true. When I got to Stetson, my perception quickly changed. People are not as friendly as they appear to be during hatter day & actually the friendliness they give out is fakeness. I was having a hard time with the transition process, being home-sick & all. One day I went to speak to my transfer counselor & he didn't seem to be so sympathetic as when we first met (during my campus tour visit the previous semester). In fact, he couldn't wait to get me out of his office. Since Stetson is so small, it's like high school all over again--aka Drama Central. Gossip, backstab & more gossip. People are very pretentious here & put a high importance on physical appearance, socializing & being popular. Just because someone looks pretty on the outside doesn't mean they're pretty on the inside. Keep that in mind next time you go searching for friends on the Stetson campus. Did I mention the quality of education is mediocre? Half of my classes sucked & the teachers could care less about their students & didn't care if you showed up to class or not. I don't feel like going on and on. All in all, I wouldn't have looked twice here if I knew half the things I know now. People have committed suicide on this campus (look it up, there's news articles to prove it). Stetson seems to attract a lot of psychos. I'm so over this place.