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Best thing at PC is the classes, they are great for the most part. I would change some of the teaching staff however. School is small, and I like it that way. PC is well-known, and is held in high academic regard. I spend most of my time in my room, or in the various common areas on campus. Providence is a college town, with lots of partying opinons, if you are into that. PC's administration is good for the most part. The biggest recent controversy was over how much the janatorial staff should be making, when they went on strike for a new contract. There is a lot of pride in PC.

I love Providence College, I feel that it is a great size and the people are all so nice. It is a great location, only like 7mins from downtown Providence and you can go anywhere in Rhode Island for free. Boston is only 30 mins away and the beaches are close too. We spend most of our time in the dorms, the library, and Ray Cafeteria. The worst part is the parietals and the single sex housing.

The stereotypes many be true to a large extent but that does not mean one must fall under conformity. That is exactly how stereotypes are formed. Yes this school may be predominantly causation, with a drinking problem but individuality does not come from being different by outward appearances but rather deciding to follow one's own path. As for the drinking problem, yes PC seems to be filled with many off campus establishments that allows for easy attainable alcohol, but one would have to be naive to believe that this does not happen all over the country with other universities. The only difference is that while PC students get the title of alcoholics because students are seen walking to local events, our competitor schools drink just as much in the comfort of there own dorms.

There is always something to do, on campus or off. The board of programers sponsors many events throughout the year, usually one or two a week. If you are into the party scene the 4 major bars around campus are where to go. They are very easy to get into with a fake i.d which freshmen usually get within the first month. The new Concannon Fitness center is so sick, most amazing place on campus. Raymond Cafeteria is better than most other colleges' food.

There is little school pride due to lack of the male athletics. Basketball draws attention but more then half of the home games are during vacation where students are unable to attend. The housing system is a complete wreck and has screwed over students time after time....also the fact that one is unable to receive scholarship money after they have be admitted is ridiculous. A student could have a 4.0 after the first year, be valedictorian and would still not be able receive any scholarship money. The food is less than par seeing that the price of the education is so pricey....

The best thing about PC is the bar scene, just about anybody can get into them, and everybody goes so its a great social situation. PC is just the right size, two medium size campus section: Upper and Lower, by the end of freshman year you will know 80{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the people in your grade. The school pride is not to big, except for basketball. This is not always a bad thing, as people will be more apt to celebrate another schoolsbig win with a couple beers on any night of the week. The one thing that I would change is pariatles, boys cant have girls in thier rooms past 2 AM on the weekends and 12AM on the weekdays, this is a majot nuesance if you are trying to hook up with a chick seeing as there is no where to go to be in private.

Best thing about PC is definitely the community. Everyone smiles at you and you can't walk from one place to another without seeing someone you know. It's just about the right size w/ 4000 students. PC definitely gets a rep as a party school....we work hard and we play hard. Providence is a college-town in general, although we are in a bit of a sketchy neighborhood. Stuff happens, but school does a good job letting students know and keeping them safe. Much school pride at the sporting events, which for us are bball and hockey, b/c of no football.

PC's administration is misleading and difficult to deal with. One often has to go through many channels to get something done. Or in order for a department to notice that you have a problem, all hell must break loose.