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Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Eastern Maine Community College.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Beal.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Kennebec Valley Community College and Central Maine Community College.
School Setting
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Eastern Maine Community College and Central Maine Community College.
Excellence
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Eastern Maine Community College.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Eastern Maine Community College.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Smith College • Northampton, ME
Studying History (completion in 1984)
• 12/13/2011
"Smith was an exciting, dynamic place to be. I learned a lot of leadership skills and my education was excellent."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | Smith is expensive. I didn't set out to be an administrative assistant. There are less expensive schools to consider. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | I had some amazing professors and learned quite a bit. The reputation of the department was good, but not among the top schools at the time. |
| Program Quality | 10 | I loved Smith. It was an amazing experience. |
| Instruction | 9 | I love history and the professors were excellent, but my degree has no bearing on what I do now. |
| How Difficult | 9 | I had a tendency to glide and wait to do research. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The primary focus tended to be on book learning. The classroom sizes were always very small, and the professors handled the classes rather than using teaching assistants. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | They provided a number of classes during the week. The winter break had a nice selection of ungraded electives. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | The Smith College library was a joy to be in. They had a good collection of historical research materials. Obviously, the collection on New England and Massachusetts was very extensive. |
| Social Life | 10 | The student body was diverse and interesting. There was always a wide variety of social activities to select from the Five Colleges. |
| Placement Services | 3 | When I graduated, there were very few job listings in the career center. Most listings tended to be in fields I wasn't interested in. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | When I graduated, everything was analog. There's not really a support system in place. The current system is geared towards recent graduates. |
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