Vassar College
- Academics

Mind Blowing and Eye Opening

Every day my mind is blown and i grow not only as an academic but as a person. Vassar places a huge emphasis on giving us interesting perspectives in the sense that they have lectures and conferences open to students (multiple ones per week} that are all so diverse and interesting. Last week, Cornel West came to speak (as he had the day after 9/11) about the occupy movement and race in america. People have come to talk about the justice system in the U.S., philosophy, politics, phsyics, education, muslim influence in america, and a plethora of other topics all the time.

Vassar's academic and mind-opening lectures/conferences have helped me grow into a wiser, more passionate individual.

Lots of Options for a Small School

Vassar loves choices. We only have three graduation requirements- to show proficiency in a foreign language, take a Freshman Writing Seminar, and take a quantitative analysis class. Even within those requirements, there are a plethora of options. I fulfilled all my requirements my first semester, solely by taking classes that interested me. Since there are so few all-college requirements, majors can be more demanding than at other colleges. In the classroom, most the professor will know your name, sometimes by the second class. Most classes are discussion based, and even in larger classes (40 students) professors try to keep students involved in discussions.

Economics

Great professors, the program is being built up currently. Take a class with the college president, Catherine Bond Hill, on the economics of higher education-- you won't regret it! Courses are rigorous, and the intro to economics you take here won't be what your high school classmates are taking at UMass; nothing beats being around smart and motivated students all the time!