Union College-Schenectady Top Questions

The balancing of an amazing social scene and challenging academic programs.

The engineering program is complete in 4 years. It also gives you the opportunity to have a liberal arts background unlike a technical school. The smaller class sizes allow you to know your professors and they love to help you succeed. Although greek life is very dominant at Union, there is PLENTY to do outside of fraternities and soroities. The Minerva house system is a very successful program and is a great way to have student meet each other and they include very nice dorm rooms.

School pride

The atmosphere is incredible. Everyone there wants to be there and loves going to school at Union. While there are the typical complaints about homework and food, no one wants to leave. On weekends, for breaks, graduation, no one wants to voluntarily leave the school. This atmosphere and pride for where we go to school makes one want to join in and be there too. It's intriguing.

The campus is a perfect size and I felt welcome the moment I stepped on campus for the first time. The professors are willing to help you learn and want you to succeed.

One thing that highly pisses me off about Union are the campus safety officers. There is no standardized way that they will act. Some campus safety officers will see someone throw up and will ask their friends to bring them back to their room while others will immediately call the hospital and the student can be expelled!? does that make sense? others will see an empty beer can and write you up for drinking which can be seen by employers while others will simply ask you to pour your 3 handles of vodka out while you heckle them and call them an asshole. The school seriously needs to get their shit together and the point system sucks major dick as well. Ps the officers are in NO way there to protect you or keep you safe and they WANT to catch you doing something wrong and several treat you like a common criminal at all times.

Tuition is only gonna get more expensive but keep applying because Union is amazing!

It gets pretty cold and windy in the winter if you aren't used to snow! But it's always fun when we get a fresh snowfall. Though Union does have its typical students, its important to note that there are many different kinds of people on campus and it's just a matter of getting out there and finding those who you get along with! Best Advice- join a club/committee/Minerva The college has soooo much money to spend and by getting involved YOU get to chose how it happens! The more involved you are, the more the school benefits YOU and YOUR preferences.

The administration is REALLY AWEFUL. They do not know how to operate a school at any level and should all be given the pink slip. Except for Tom McEvoy (Director of Minerva Affairs) Timothy Dunn (Director of Fraternity/Sorority Affairs), who both are good people and recognize the realities of running a school full of drunk, drugged up, college kids.

dining halls are sub par, but other eating areas like the sandwich and coffee places are good