Manhattan College

kitkatgirl
Thu, 04 Aug 2005 13:39:33 +0000

I go to Manhattan College. I’m not in the business school, but some of my closest friends are. They have already made several contacts in the business world through the school. They were part of a mentor program and alumni in their chosen majors were their mentors. My one friend was able to secure a summer internship through her mentor. A lot of my other friends in the business school all seem to have great summer jobs lined up. The Career Services Center has great success in getting people internships/jobs provided they are planning to work in the city. If not, Career Services is essentially useless.

The campus is nice (they used to portray Harvard or Princeton in “A Beautiful Mind”). The neighborhood is lovely. In terms of social life, pretty much everyone goes out either to the local bars or to the city. Weekends are very quiet. I think a lot of the school commutes or goes home to work, because the number of people on campus drops dramatically once Friday afternoon rolls around.

Be warned, however, that housing is at a premium, and they keep coming up with more creative ways to cram us all in there. Freshman could get stuck in some pretty horrible housing situations, such as ten person suites and four person rooms. And tuition has gone up $1000 each year since I’ve been here, although my financial aid has stayed the same. With all of the housing problems the school has been having, I think tuition will continue to be raised.

One of the things I like about the school is that it’s so small. Most of my classes have around 20 people in them, and I’ve really gotten to know several of my professors. In terms of the student body, everyone sort of knows everyone, which is nice. On the other hand, the school is incredibly homogenous. It’s mostly suburban, Catholic, upper middle class white kids. It’s been a very odd transition for me, because I went to an inner-city high school where white people were in the minority. I wish there was more diversity at Manhattan, and I think the school loses something because there is so little.

Let me know if you have any more questions.