Student Reviews vs Princeton Review

Debruns
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:54:08 +0000

I don’t give Student Review too much weight…they tend to have more bad than good, partly because people with a beef tend to want to complain, having a good experience is mostly shared with friends. I haven’t read them all, but it is a religious school, a Catholic school and they practice to some degree, what they preach. They aren’t going to give out birth control and do other things that go against the faith but they also don’t discourage a student from getting it themselves. It’s a choice you make in going there, that you accept what rules they have. Providence has strict rules on opposite sex visiting dorms after hours, you know that going in, can’t complain about it later unless you think all rules are for show.
I heard years ago, Stonehill was a haven for rich, white students, this by an alumni in her 30’s, but she said it has changed and is trying to have a more diverse campus in many ways. My girls know students there now that don’t fit that profile at all.
Our tour guide, who hated her first year, very homesick, loves it now and said overall, roommates are matched pretty well. There will always be some issues though.
I found most of the reviews okay, you just have to know what you are getting yourself in for going in.