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While you might get frustrated with how Gettysburg chooses to spend its money, the quality of the community, your professors, and the friends you make are so wonderful that it makes it all worth it.

The small town can get pretty boring and without a car it is hard to get anywhere. At this stage everyone, even freshman, can have a car on campus but parking spaces are getting harder and harder to find so this may change in the future. The athletic facilities, specifically the indoor track and pool are out of date but construction for a new fitness center will start soon. You are guaranteed on campus housing for all 4 years but can choose to live in a theme house or off campus. Gettysburg does have some really nice personal touches/traditions- if you are stuck in the library doing work you can get free hot chocolate and coffee at midnight, there are theme dinners from time to time which are usually amazing, and there is a Thanksgiving meal where each table gets its own turkey and all the fixings and you might be lucky enough to have your professor serve you!

If you go to Gettysburg: 1. Schedule your classes VERY early. Expect not to get into any of them, even as a senior. 2. You will feel like money is being taken from you left and right. There's no avoiding it. 3. It gets better and better every year. Senior year will most likely be the best year of your life. 4. Don't be afraid of TKE. They seem intimidating, but are generally nice guys. 5. Really think hard about whether you want to join a sorority or fraternity, and look into all of your options. A lot of life is centered around them, which can be a good or bad thing. Talk to upper-classmen about it. 6. Don't get a fake ID to get into bars. Wait your turn. A lot of fun can be had pregaming in your apartments using the doors of your closets. Just don't get caught. 7. Frat-hop. You'll have your favorites but try them all out - don't waste too much time at just one. You never know who's at the others =) 8. Your freshman-year floor is really special - most remain good if not best friends with these people all 4 years. Even though it's a diverse group, cherish the time you have with them and keep them in your lives. 9. Try to meet as many people as possible. Don't feel intimidated by ANYONE. Be yourself, have a good time, and don't try to prove yourself. As a recently graduated individual who just this past year met some of the most amazing people, I regret not trying to talk to them before. Talk to everyone! 10. "Do Great Work." You'll understand when you get there. 11. 4 years goes by in a heart beat. Play and do and live as greatly as possible. Gettysburg is another world and you'll miss it when it's over.

Gettysburg College is an amazing party school and also a very challenging academic school. The atmosphere of this campus is so overwhelming that when I drove away after graduation it felt like someone had knocked the wind out of me. My entire senior class was awesome and I feel so lucky to have experienced a college like this. Choosing Gettysburg College was the best decision of my life and all my friends and family agree. Not only are your friends a big part of your experience but the college encourages your family to be a part of it as well.. whether it is family weekend, homecoming weekend, or just some weekend your family is always welcomed with open arms and even fraternity parties and house parties want families to participate. GETTYSBURG COLLEGE was the BEST time of MY life and I am SO sad it is over.

I just think it's important to note once more that there's a place for everyone at Gettysburg socially... I know I for one am not a stereotypical Gettysburg student but I absolutely love my time at the college and have made several friends that I know I will keep in contact with for the rest of my life, as well as developed great faculty relationships, and I've also been dating a wonderful guy I met at the college for nearing 2 1/2 years now and surely much longer from here. I have lots of friends and acquaintances who are all very different but all have found a great niche for themselves. And, of course, the academics at Gettysburg are great. I love it here :)

Tuition goes up every year, without fail. Be prepared for hidden costs that suddenly appear. The town isn't wild about the college due to a number of incidents: for example, they feel the College takes advantage of their police force for security. But honestly, I love Gettysburg. It was a great fit and if I could drive home one final selling point, the professors make the difference. Gettysburg professors are commited to teaching and connecting with the students.

p.s. the caf is actually pretty good in comparision to other campuses AND professor Larson in the poli sci department is the best! (if you do come to gburg and want to take international relations class, don't take borock!!)

2 bad things about gettysburg, Jack Ryan and the AP credit crap.

Gettysburg College is a good school already that seems to be moving in a positive direction.

The college tries to downplay the amount of drinking and partying that goes on. They turn a blind eye to it and pretend it doesn't exist. The Department of Public Safety doesn't care if there is underage drinking and the Alcohol Policy/Points system is a joke. I wish someone had told me that if I didn't want to do major drinking or partying, this was not really the school for me. It's not that there are not alternatives, it is that drinking seeps into every part of your life, even if you don't partake. Many weekend nights I am kept awake (I work Sunday morning) by stupid drunk people who decide it is a good idea to scream at the top of their lungs at 2AM while walking up the street. Yet even if I call and complain, the Deparment of Public Safety won't do their job.