College Visits

College review by Lisa Bleich Rensselaer is trying to move away from its former acronym RPI to put more emphasis on programs outside of engineering.  Approximately 60% of the 5,500 students [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich UVM is located in the heart of Burlington, Vermont.  The campus is lined with red brick buildings all in a row.  When approaching the campus from College Ave. it is [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich We spent the next day at Brandeis (my alma mater). We started off the day having lunch with a student. There are two dining halls on campus, Sherman, which offers [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich April, 2011 – We arrived at the welcome center at BU and were greeted by friendly students available to answer our questions and tell us about their [...]

College review by Diane Forman Becker College is a small college with 1,739 students, 1200 of whom are full-time, located in a suburban part of Worcester, MA. Tree lined streets and lovely older [...]

College review by Diane Forman The campus is located in the lovely Beacon Hill section of Boston and is strictly a city campus. It is a medium sized school, approximately 5,000 students. An [...]

College review by Diane Forman Dean is a “small, caring college that bridges the leap between high school and university by offering two year and limited BA degree programs.” They are currently [...]

College review by Diane Forman Mount Ida is a small (1500 students), supportive college located in Newton, Massachusetts. It offers both Associate Degrees and Bachelor Degrees and blends [...]

College review by Diane Forman Their signature program is the their cooperative learning or“co-op”. The students can spend up to three six-month periods working full time, often for pay. While [...]

WPI focuses on the STEM majors, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. 10% of the students major in management and the Interactive Media and Gaming Development (IMGD) is also popular. It is [...]