College Overview: Dickinson

Dickinson: A Rising Star
Dickinson College is on the rise. The endowment has grown exceptionally from 2004-2006 – about $200,000,000! This is mostly due to the strong Alumni support. The President of the college, William Durden, is also the backbone of our institution, helping the college grow and improve over the last several years. On par with the likes of Franklin & Marshall, Bucknell University, Lafayette College, Skidmore College, Colby College, and Union College, Dickinson is set for a fruitful future. If you want...

Dickinson: Study Abroad
I chose Dickinson because they have a great study abroad program. You should consider Dickinson if you are interested in learning about different cultures. Dickinson also prepared me well for life after college. I work in finance now where it is becoming increasingly more important to have a global outlook. I also chose Dickinson because I wanted to go to a small liberal arts school. My classes had between 15-30 students, so everyone could participate. You were able to get to know the pro...

Dickinson: On the up and up
I've found this school to be great all around: the academics are challenging, with small, intimate classes (typically under 20 kids per class) that make it difficult to duck under the radar...a good thing if you want to come out with a good education. Outside the classroom, too, there is a stimulating range of options - lots of extracurriculars to get involved in, for a wide variety of interests. Not so wide is campus diversity: the school's relatively preppy and white across the board...

Dickinson: I'm transferring ASAP
If you're independent-minded and generally don't like to follow the crowd...you may hate it here. This is a small, limited environment that only truly works for the small community of people who fit perfectly into the Dickinson Mold (keep reading...)

Dickinson: I wish I went somewhere else
This is a very rarified envionment: it's one where the social life is raging in a very specific way (limited entirely to the Greek scene) and the academics are extremely rigorous, with confident, talented professors who enjoy making their students WORK.