Marist College

I don't understand why people are giving the average Marist student a stereotype that portrays popped collars, BMWs, rich ignorant people, etc. After my first full year at the school, I didn't see one popped collar at all. Not every Marist student is rich...you'd be surprised. Of course most have a good amount of money, but lots of kids get scholarships for sports or academics or join the ROTC. The student body is overall very friendly. Upperclassmen help freshmen move in, taking all of your luggage. Please note that not many colleges even offer this service for freshmen. On move out day, people you don't even know will help holding doors and carrying stuff out for you. There's always someone to ask about an assignment if you need help, even at 1 AM. It's getting extremely hard to get into Marist these days. The acceptance rate for this year's freshmen class will probably be in the mid 40% range at most. The professors are mostly great, just be sure to always check ratemyprofessor.com to see which professors are best. The campus is gorgeous and kept up with really well everyday. You'd be hard pressed to see as much as a wrapper on the campus most days. Students can afford the higher end clothing and accessories, but lots of days they will still show up to early classes in sweatpants and a sweatshirt. It's not as uptight here as people make it seem. The race problem isn't true at all either...this past year a Hispanic student held a demonstration over being made fun of basically by 1 other student. The whole thing was blown out of proportion as are most race issues these days. For the non-ignorant people on campus, race relations are great and those of different races will always be seen with those of other races on campus. There are only a few negatives I have noticed. The first one is the housing problem. Marist is accepting more students than they have housing for, making some students really angry since they have to live in crappy housing or a hotel, while their friends live in townhouses. The other negative is that it's very hard to meet and befriend a lot of people if you don't commonly go out to bars. That's where everyone is. Don't get me wrong...I drink and go out enough, but going to bars every night can get expensive and boring. It would be nice if you could become friendly with pretty girls who are sober and actually remember you the next day. Oh and by the way, our women's basketball team is currently ranked #23 in the NATION! They play like they belong in the Big East and are the most underrated women's basketball team in the nation easily. We also just got a new logo which is an upgrade from the old one. Marist is definitely a college on the rise in terms of prestige and athletic success...it's only going to get harder and harder to get in. The people that hate on Marist are usually jealous poor kids that attend SUNY's especially Cortland or Albany. They know their education can never match ours, and they can't say that Bill O'Reilly graduated from their school!

1st Year Male -- Class 2011

Useful Schoolwork: A+, Surrounding City: C+