Berry College Top Questions

One thing that I feel would deter students from coming to Berry College is the sports program. We are an NCAA Division III school which prevents students from receiving athletic scholarships. Berry College also does not have a football team which could be seen by some as a big downside to attending the school.

some people consider the social life to not be what they expected out of college. I am fine with this aspect of this school because it allows me to focus more on my school work, but some people feel that it is not what they wanted out of college life.

The one bad thing about Berry is the rep of it being an "out-of-suitcase" school, meaning that there is hardly anyone here on the weekends. This year I personally have been working with the head RA's and Student Activites to ensure that there is something to do. The challange is not finding things to do, but rather getting people to actually come.

Requiring the students to live on campus is the worst thing, especially with the rise in tutition.

Coming in as a transfer I had a lot of trouble with the financial aid office. I clearly had enough aid, but it was not going through so I had to pay some money upfront, which was inconvenient seeing as how I did not have that money. Again the following semester I had the same issue.

I think there were too many close minded people at my school. Attending a Christian based private college tends to lead to too many people who aren't willing to open their eyes and see the world around them and branch out and try new things. There were too many people trying to convert others rather than try to understand them and accept them for who they are. The studends preached peace and happiness, but peace and happiness cannot come by forcing other people to accept your views without trying to accept theirs first.

I don't think there is anything that I would say was the worst about Berry. It was a spectacular school.

There is a large population of uber-conservative Christians, especially females pursuing an MRS. degree, who choose to attend Berry.

The food is horrible. It has no flavor and the quality is questionable.

The only thing that is worth complaining about is the amount of tuition that the school requires from each student. However, it isn't unexpected because Berry is a private school. They also provide a great amount of financial aid. But, with all of that being said, many students may turn away from Berry because of their tuition rates feeling that they can't afford to attend. Berry might seem very selective because of this.