CAS Freshman taking questions :)

Paramour
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:01:02 +0000

@fwarner: “How the social/party/drinking scene? Is there a lot of that going on? More so or less than at other schools?”

Everyone says it depends on your dorm. I’m in Rubin, and I’m pretty much friends with my whole floor; there’s a bit of drinking, but there’s a distinct lack of frats. My friends tend to get hammered every week or so, so it’s not really a lack of alcohol, but places to party. There’s lots of clubs out there that don’t card (and a few other places as well).

@sagecoll: “how much does the Washington square park construction interfere with life/getting around?”

To be honest, I just cut around it. Most of my classes are in Silver, so I don’t really have to go through (and I usually never eat at Kimmel). They’re supposed to be finishing up construction in time for graduation this year, but we’ll see.

“How bad is Writing the Essay?”

Supposedly depends on your teacher; I’m taking a linked class (which is a Conversations of the West class related to the WTE class) but supposedly there were only a few A’s (out of roughly 60).

“How tight is security with visitors?”

I haven’t really found security to be that tight, but visitors do need to have some sort of photo ID to get in. Other than that, you’re home free.

@tb_s2: “If i apply as undecided to CAS, when do i decide on my major?”

By the end of sophomore year. If you want to declare for IR (international relations), you’ll have to do it in the beginning of sophomore year.

“Also, does all the contruction (as asked above) interefere BADLY with dorm life??”

Not at all.