Marist College

I went to marist for 2 years but i had to transfer out. Their comm department was vastly overrated. I switched my major because it wasnt working for me and their journalism department wasnt much better. I tried for 2 years to get an internship but career services was unhelpful. The campus was pretty because it was on the water but that got old after the first week of school. The dorms were small and the surrounding area sucked. There are no parties on campus excpet lame apartment parties and there are about 3 bars that people go to but it gets expensive and gets old. You see the same people in the bars that already have their cliques established so no one really talks to anyone besides their group of friends. I thought i wanted a small school but this wasn't great because everyone had their cliques. The bars are also lame because if your ID gets rejected, they take it and there goes any fun you can have. Being at marist gets you stuck with the same kinds of people. They are all pretty stupid and can't seem to hold any kind of conversation. it is actually very ad. If you want to go to college to challenge yourself academically and actually learn and better yourself...dont go to marist. It is a pretty school and the idea of being freshman causes people to like it but academcially the school does not care much about their students, they want your money. The party scene also does start to get old so by junior year a lot of my friends just go home because they are all from long island or new jersey. If you can get into a better school, go there because half the places i tried to intern with asked where marist was and most of my internships were in rockland county and new york city which were only an hour away so it killed almost any chance for the job that kids from NYU, Seton Hall, Hofstra, and other known schools in the area got.

1st Year Female -- Class 2010

I really like the school campus, most of the teachers are nice, and is a very positive place. But at the same time, if you need something in the a house fixed you will be waiting a long time to get it fixed, and over the brakes you have a good chance of getting robbed if you live in some of the older buildings. Other then that, there are a few places on campus that are just not safe to travel, such as the long walk to some of the off campus housing. Along with that, some of the internships given out as classes can also be unsafe, and in very bad parts of the town, and should be avoided if passable. The last bad thing about the school would have to be some of the teachers, though you can get really good ones that know everything and really want you to learn, there are a few rotten eggs that are just horrible and think they are English teacher, no matter what subject they are teaching. But if you make friends with the upper

3rd Year Male -- Class 2010

Education Quality: A+, Campus Maintenance: D+

My guidance counselor recommended that I apply to Marist, and after visiting the school twice, I loved it. Marist has a solid academic reputation and an absolutely beautiful campus (right on the Hudson River). For a relatively small liberal arts college, Marist provides a wide variety of majors as well as plenty of extracurricular activities. Most of the faculty members seem to care about their students and you are always treated as an individual, not just a number. I'd say the majority of students are friendly and approachable, especially during the first couple weeks of freshman year when everyone is looking to make friends. As for the nightlife, this is where I have negative things to say about the school. Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, NY, which is one of the sketchiest towns I have ever seen. It's a known fact that if you wander the streets at night you will definitely get mugged. The only things to on weekends are go to a sketchy nightclub, sketchy bar, or house parties that always get broken up. There is absolutely nothing else. If you don't think that these things will keep you entertained for four years then don't come here. If you told the typical Marist student that they could never drink again they would probably die of shock since 95% of the student body isn't intelligent enough to find another form of entertainment. As far as spors go, the only thing the school has going for it is basketball. The women's team is always good (actually made it to the Sweet 16 last year) and the men's team is usually competitive in the MAAC. Overall, the school itself is good and you will meet some good people but if you don't drink or just drink occasionally you get bored very quickly.

1st Year Male -- Class 2011

Faculty Accessibility: A+, Surrounding City: D-