Vassar College Top Questions

They have a base in truth, but there's alwasy deviation from the norm.

A lot of us are liberal, and quite a few are hippies, but we're definatly more socio-economically varied than people think. Yay financial aid! Also, we've been co-ed since 1969 and are something like 40{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} men.

While a large percentage of Vassar students are wealthy, very few of them are stuck up. Most of them are very friendly and welcoming. Vassar does have a large gay community, but there are plenty of straight people as well.

Some yes, some no. There is a large gay population, but that doesn't encompass the entire student body. Vassar needs to work on changing people's habits in regards to energy consumption and waste. Our women's rugby team is fantastic. There are a lot of really genuinely nice, down to earth people, but there is, unfortunately, an large number of people who think they're too cool for school. Wherever you end up, however, it's pretty easy to find your niche.

They sort of are. Hipsters are annoying, there is a certain population of campus that is pretty into looking hip and seeming hip and cool to others in an annoying way. Also, Vassar seems to be its own little world a lot of times. On the other hand, Vassar, in the little world that it is, is really nice, and so this has never bothered me that much. I look forward to living off campus next year, Which is pretty common I think. Also, the general character of the people at Vassar is one of its greatest strengths. I am most happy with my experience at Vassar because of the great people I have met.

Not really. Vassar students are very diverse. The majority are definitively liberal and we do have great art and drama programs, but those traits are not universal.

yes

No.

Pretty much, although they are generally self-fulfilling. The biggest problem is the one fo gentrification

No, recently the administration has been attempting to shift the Vassar student body away from that stereotype, to a more mainstream sort of culture. It has resulted in quite a bit of conflict amongst the student body, and the sore need for a revision of the regulations of the college.