Brandeis U -Work Hard...Play Harder?

Hannibal
Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:31:37 +0000

SoCalBum,

The following is a quote I found from another site which arguably has some accuracy. It depends on one’s frame of reference:

"i really like everything so far. people are cool and laid back, i’ve made some great freinds so far.

it’s not a party school, the campus is quite dead on weekends (dead to the point where people go to MIT for parties). that said i still haven’t been board, on the weekends i’ll hang out with friends or go into boston.

the dorms are fine. the freshmen will either live in massell or north quad, and are basically typical college dorms, not much to say.

i’m not taking any history of pol sci courses this semester (im taking french, econ, calc, and a seminar) but those are supposed to be good departments.

it’s a very science-y school. more than half the people in my hall are all taking chem this semester, and every other person i’ve met wants to be a doctor.

there’s a very strong jewish pressence, which i’m assuming is one of the reasons why you may be interested in the school based on your above comments. there is always a huge crowd of people going to services on fridays, and the campus was dead during rosh hashanna, so if you want a strong jewish community than brandeis is the place to be. i’m not jewish, but really haven’t felt out of place. the community is there if you want it but nobody so far tries to force their religion on people or whatever.

write a good essay and get good recs.

also check out studentsreview.com and epinions.com for other views on the school."