Gettysburg College Top Questions

Gettysburg College is an average liberal arts college with minimal enthusiasm. The majority of the school spirit comes from over-involved students in the student senate or campus activities board, and tour-guiding. The rest of the student body is fairly apathetic to anything else besides going to fraternities and drinking.

I do not feel like this is a college town. Gettysburg is so focused on the Civil War that it leaves no room to let students have a place in the town. I would like to see the administration look at the type of college that we have - liberal arts. I would like them to acknowledge that part of this title is the "Arts" and personally, I feel like the arts are completely ignored by everyone who is not inside the music department. Our music department has recently changed to a conservatory, and since this time, we have double in size every year. We have no room to double in size. We do not have the facilities and our building physically cannot handle that many people. This is unfair. Why do we rebuild the gym that is not in terrible shape before we help a building that is literally busting at the seams?

Gettysburg is great if you want a small, liberal arts environment and a tight-knit community. It's not a suitcase school, so everyone stays here on the weekends and there is always something to do. The town is great; lots of little cafes and restaurants. Plus, we are pretty unique in that we are surrounded by battlefields, which are great place to walk, bike, and explore. This is probably the only college where there are more re-enactors in town than civilians on some weekends.

My favorite spot on campus to hang out is this small couch next to the coffee shop in the Union Building. It's the perfect environment to just relax with a cup of coffee and read the paper or get some work done. It's also perfect to hang out with friends. When it's warm enough outside I find a chair or I bring my blanket outside and find a place to just sit and relax. There a plenty of grassy areas on campus to sit or play games. Gettysburg is a small school, but it's such a close campus that it's almost like a really large family.

Gettysburg is just the right size. it is comforting to walk around campus and constantly see familiar faces, and yet there are still many people you may have not met.Gettysburg is a lot of fun, but the social scene is ready to be retired by the time you are a senior. I think the Gettysburg administration could use some improvement and redirection. there are many things the student population is unhappy with that does not understand how the school is unable to address with the amount we pay in tuition. there is a lot of school pride here, and alumni are always coming back and donating. i really value all of the friends i have made here that will be lifelong friends.

Gettysburg is a small school where many people are connected to each other in more than one way either through a similiar major, living arrangement, extracirricular, etc. I spend the majority of my time on campus in the library getting my work done during the day and then I spend my nights either working out or hanging out with my friends in someone's apartment. The town of Gettysburg is unique in that it is concentrated around the Civil War yet a college town because the college students are a major component of the population. Gettysburg students pride themselves on attending Gettysburg and have a lot of spirit and love towards their school.

When people hear that I go to Gettysburg College, they say oh wow what a beautiful, nice school you attend. I think our campus is a perfect size, much bigger than my high school and not too big. The classes are good sizes too, I love having individual attention in classes by my professors and Ive gotten to know my professors very well. Gettysburg is an interesting town because it is a small historical twon, but very famous and it has a college. So there is always an influx of different groups traveling through Gettysburg, millions of vistitors each year but there are also students in town too, its a nice mix. The Gettysburg Administration is excellent, they care about students and show that they care. Gettysburg is very unique and has many interesting programs. I always like to tell peopple about the Eisenhower Institute. It is a public policy institute connected with the college. It is run by a Gettysburg alum and Susan Eisenhower who is the granddaughter of President Eisenhower. Gettysburg was a very important place for President Eisenhower and he spent much time here and around the college. It is a very neat connection and brings lots of amazing speakers and politicians to the school. Gettysburg is in an excellent location not far from DC, Baltimore, Philly, NY, Harrsiburg. The most frequent complaints come from the size and lack of gym space, but fortunately we are building a new athletic complex this spring.

gettysburg is a real small school, and as such there is not an extensive amount of school spirit...through it is growing quite quickly in the last few years. while it is a small school, even as a senior there are new people to meet all the time, even fellow seniors. i am only directly know and interact with 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the campus on a day to day bases, but through mutual friends that circle of friends could easy extend to 95{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student body, which mean you know everyone but at the same time are meeting new people all the time.

I love Gettysburg college. I am very close with the entire baseball team and my fraternity(Sigma Alpha Epsilon). There is no place I would rather be on a Friday or Saturday night then SAE with my baseball team. During the week i find enjoyment in watching movies with my friends, or just relaxing around campus. It is a small campus which makes it great to keep close with my friends no matter where they live on or off campus.

I like the size of Gettysburg College. Some may say it's too small, but I like knowing a lot of people and knowing my classmates and my professors. When I tell people I go to Gettysburg, I'll get one of three responses--1) "Wow, you didn't go far from home" or 2) "Wow, that's a good school!" or 3) "Isn't that a big party school?" I'm a little bit biased, but I think Gettysburg is a nice town. It's not a big city so there's not always a ton to do in town, but it works. It's historic. I think Gettysburg College does a good job of providing other things to do besides going into town. Greek life is a great example because it offers a social scene where you don't have to pay to get in to a club or anything like that. For those who don't drink/party, the Attic is a good alternative that Gettysburg provides. In addition, I feel like there's always somethinig going on at Gettysburg College that you can be involved with. For example, there have been several fashion shows and movie nights, and this weekend there is Relay for Life. I think there could be more school spirit at Gettysburg, but I think we have a lot of school pride. That might sound contradicting, but there is a difference between spirit and pride. There could be more fans coming to sports games/matches, but it's not like people don't show up because they want us to lose. They have pride in their school, but people are just involved in lots of things so school spirit is sometimes diminished. The four years I've spent at Gettysburg College have been the most fun and hardest years of my life. I've learned and grown a lot mentally, physically and spiritually. I had to study a lot at the beginning, but then I figured out how to balance school with play. I'm so glad I chose Gettysburg College.