Vassar campus "vibe" -- help!

otisp
Sun, 13 Oct 2019 03:17:17 +0000

The first time one of my kids visited was on a weekday morning, and I think we saw more womp-womps (the highly scientific name for campus groundhogs) and deer than students. But, there was just something about the campus and the students he did meet that made it the only stop on a 6-day, 12-college tour where he wanted to turn around and have a second look. The vibe during an accepted-students weekend two years later led him to pick it over more selective/higher ranked colleges. During his 4 years, he never complained about being bored (the pre-remodeled Deece was another matter). It’s a very big campus for its enrollment and as @Dustyfeathers and @TheGreyKing mentioned, even at the busiest of times there are large swaths of chill spaces, but there are also lots of nooks and crannies where students are doing cool creative stuff and their friends are there to appreciate and support them.