General comment: When looking for information about majors, your best source of information is the college’s own website. All colleges will list their majors, the requirements, and often all the courses they offer in each department. </p>
<p>Books and sites like College Confidential are good for finding out about the intangibles - what the student body is like, how is the social life, is the atmosphere friendly or cut-throat, etc. But for basic info like majors, the most accurate, complete and up-to-date information should be available on the website of the college itself.</p>
<p>And happy1, I disagree. There’s never any good reason to look at Lehigh
(Just kidding…)</p>
<p>My D was accepted ED and will be attending Lafayette next fall. Just curious if there is an ATM on campus associated with a particular bank so we can open up a checking account for her that will will be convenient for college. No rush.</p>
<p>The bank on campus is the Lafayette Ambassadors Bank. I recommend that you contact that bank and ask them what other banks they are affiliated with. They will provide you with a list of banks that are affiliates. I suggest that you set up your account with an affiliate so that you do not incur any charges when making transactions. More information is here.
[Banking</a> Information First Year Enlightenment Lafayette College](<a href=“http://fye.lafayette.edu/life/banking-information/]Banking”>http://fye.lafayette.edu/life/banking-information/)</p>
<p>Congrats on the early decision acceptance! :)</p>
<p>Taylor, Thanks, we are all excited about her acceptance to Lafayette. Thanks also for the information about the bank. Unfortunately there is no affiliated bank in NY so do you know: (1) if they come to campus so new students can open accounts and (2) how parents replenish their student’s account when there is no branch nearby (I guess I could mail a check or something). This isn’t very convenient for us but we will have to deal because I think it is important to have access to an on campus ATM.</p>
<p>My son (junior) is considering applying to the Eng pgm… Few questions: How many students in Eng? What is typical class size? (are there any “auditorium” classes eg > 100 students) Can you describe the “feel” for Catholicism on campus? Also, my son is not a partier, and I get the feeling that this school is not a ‘party’ school - do you agree with this statement?</p>
<p>Engineering has around 600 students total (over 4 years). Core engineering classes are Never auditorium (as far as I know). The largest size for an engineering class I’ve had is <25. The largest class size I’ve had is about 40-50 but that was a basic chemistry/physics class. No idea about Catholicism but I know friends who go to the church weekly. The school does not have that big of a party scene. If you dont like parties, it’s very easy to stay away from them.</p>
<p>One more question…my D will be a freshman at Lafayette next year We’ve read the dorm descriptions on the website, but do the different dorms have distinct “personalities” that she should be aware of (ex. is one a “party dorm” etc.)?</p>
<p>There aren’t any big differences in dorms, but Kamine is an all-freshman dorm. I lived there my first semester. It’s in the west, down the hill. Because of those factors, Kamine residents become more like a family than other dorms. Kamine is a lot of fun (I’m an international student and Kaminers were awesome at making me feel welcome and comfortable with the change I had to go through). </p>
<p>Conway is another all-freshman dorm. It’s near Kamine and Conway residents are like a family as well. It’s much smaller (about 30 students I think) and is much more like a house. Kamine and Conway are very good choices for freshmen. Also, conway is a substance-free dorm. </p>
<p>South typically is considered to be a “party-dorm” but it’s really not that much partying. It’s just a much bigger dorm than any other building. </p>
<p>Keefe Hall has a lot of special-interest floors but freshmen don’t live on special interest floors, at least not till their second semester. </p>
<p>Other than these dorms, I don’t think there’s much difference among the rest. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>FYI Representatives from Laf Ambassador Bank were on campus during move in/student orientation. We were able to open an account for our daughter then. We were out of state (midwest) and unable to open an account at home that would be accessible on campus. There is a branch located off campus near Metzger field but you will need a car to get there. On campus is ATM ONLY. It does run out of cash during peak times, so plan ahead. Definitely the most convenient option on campus.</p>
<p>Hi! I am applying RD and I had a few questions. Does the campus ever feel too small, like everyone knows everyone else’s business? Do people there genuinely care about learning, not just grades? How known is Lafayette’s reputation?</p>
<p>The campus is definitely not too small, and it’s not like everyone knows everyone else’s business. Lafayette’s small size is actually one of its greatest advantages. It is a tight knit community in which the classes are small and the professors have plenty of time/office hours to devote to their students. It is nice to go to classes in which you are not some anonymous “nameless” student.</p>
<p>As for your second question, students here as a whole are very determined to achieve high grades–as it would be in any respectable college/university. However, there is absolutely an interest in learning here. This is made evident by the number of students interested/involved in research with professors and other academic extracurricular pursuits. Lafayette students enjoy learning and are not cut throat with each other over grades (this is something I myself wanted to make sure of before applying to colleges).</p>
<p>Lafayette is a highly respected school, especially its engineering program. Although its small size and college status (rather than university) make it not as nationally known to the public as other schools, Lafayette is very well known in the tri-state area and the east coast in general. Lafayette offers a top notch education that employers recognize when hiring.</p>
<p>My name is Othon, I’m from Brazil and I’m 17 years old. I am going to Lafayette College, Bucknell University or Michigan Tech University in august for the engineering program . I’m deciding which college. So I have some questions about Lafayette.
Lafayette College is a liberal arts colleges, so what the difference between it and the “normal universities”? Is it well known?
You think it is a good ideia go to Lafayette C. for the eng program? I mean, after I graduate, it will be easy to get a good job?</p>
<p>Sorry for the English mistakes (:
And thank you!</p>
<p>I’m several hundred years past my college graduation, but can add some perspective here.</p>
<p>I run a retained search firm, which means I recruit executives (earning $100,000 to $300,000 for the most part) for companies, so I evaluate people 10 to 35 years after their college graduation. The school from which a person graduated from is something that I do consider, although it is not the primary factor when someone is well beyond college graduation.</p>
<p>Even though the college is small, Lafayette has an excellent reputation, and that reputation does go well beyond the Northeast. The US News ranking helps give the school recognition nationally, and membership in the Patriot League also helps, as many people understand that the Patriot League members have academic standards that are closing in on the Ivy League level.</p>
<p>People in my role know colleges and their reputations (if I don’t recognize a school name, I look it up). </p>
<p>Overall, I’ve seen Lafayette grads do very well in their careers (and I’m not an alum, and have no connection to the school).</p>
Just curious if there is an ATM on campus associated with a particular bank so we can open up a checking account for her that will will be convenient for college. No rush.</p>