Any reviews on this school?

Boondocks
Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:45:27 +0000

It’s been a long time since I’ve been to that town, but Potsdam is a cute town with the classic homes you see on New England post cards. The weather can be cold in the winter. You’re in the bottom of the St. Lawrence Valley, which is wind swept, and not far from Canada. The Adirondacks are a little south - the Adirondack Park starts 10 miles south. They’re gorgeous, and actually a bit warmer, because they don’t get as much wind. There is a hospital in town. If you hate outdoor activities, this school might not be for you.

Can’t tell you about restaurants, but you must be richer than I was when I went to college, because we never had money for restaurants. SUNY/Potsdam is a couple miles away, so there are lots of college students in town (SUNY Potsdam is 60% women, which can balance out the high male percentage at Clarkson). Ten miles away, there are two more colleges, St. Lawrence and SUNY/Canton (mostly a 2-year school). Not sure how four colleges wound up in an area so remote.

An executive I met at their hospital told me that outside of the town, the people are fairly poor, and the biggest industry in the county is agriculture.