I have so many good things to say about HWS that I am not sure it could fit in a Yelp review!…read more Let me just list some of my favorite aspects of HWS: The people -- President Gearan is one of the smartest, civically minded, dedicated, and successful people you will ever meet. I think that he is one of the greatest assets of HWS along with his wonderful family. He and his family made my time at HWS so memorable. Also, the professors are fantastic. I graduated almost 3 yrs ago and continue to collaborate on research articles with one of my undergraduate mentors. The relationships you develop with the people at HWS can really last years, if not a lifetime. There are so many great people on campus it is hard to list them all -- but I want to give a shoutout to the Admissions staff and the Alumni House staff who are also fun and awesome! Woo. The campus -- The campus is beautiful and they do a good job of renovating and keeping it up-to-date for the most part. Also, you are on a 35 mile long lake in the middle of NY wine country! Yes, that means wine tasting, wine tours and wine class (.5 of a credit!). This is absolutely appropriate considering it is freezing and miserable 6 months out of the year so they need to make up for this in some way -- aka their proximity to vineyards and wineries. Also, you can basically navigate between any 2 points on campus in 20 minutes. The education -- My undergrad education absolutely prepared me for my post-college life and has set me up for a PhD program. Overall, the professors were knowledgeable, dedicated and fair. If you work hard and are intelligent, you will do well. I feel as if many of my professors had high standards that pushed me to always do my best. Basically, I love HWS and think that the opportunities overall are hard to parallel. The study abroad, community service and career development opportunities are all excellent and worth the ~$53,000/yr pricetag!

OK, time to review my alma mater. Kinda tough, given that I almost have to give it 5 stars…read more.. but this past summer, back for reunion, they did it up in style. gave us the freedom and flexibility to choose from a number of planned activities, or do nothing at all, and hang out on the quad until 3 a.m., even giving us unfettered access to the sound system, so we could blast 80's tunes on the sound system. Everything for reunion was done extremely well, which reflects the leadership of President Gearen and the culture of the school that hasn't changed signficantly since I left many years ago. Hell, even Professor Marvin Bram is still tooling around on his 1950's era bike. Great school, excellent faculty and students. Hidden gem. Thanks Bishop Hobart!!

I attended the Ontario County Chamber of Commerce's Athena dinner here on November 13th. What a…read morefantastic event. The culinary students really went above and beyond in their presentation of food and service. Kudos to the students and the program. Some silent auction pics too for ideas on space if anyone ever wants to hold an event there. Plenty of seating and space for a silent auction.

My teacher was late to the zoom calls like 90% of the time, didn't really bother me but it's kinda…read moreunprofesshy ngl. Still a cool dude though no disrespec. ‍

My daughter goes here. This is by far one of the most dysfunctional schools I've ever seen. Small…read moreexample. Mice in day on campus had landscaping trucks blocking half the roads. Meals plans make no sense, class schedules are very challenging to arrange etc etc. on top of that the cost is at the very top of the norm which makes it even more frustrating. I'd pick another place if I were you.

Got in to all the schools I applied to. Have never regretted choosing Ithaca College for a second…read more Best 4 years ever. Met the best people, ate some great food, partied waaayyy too hard and learned from some of the best professors. The Writing Department is unbeatable. Would kill for a Senior Seminar redo. Go to Ithaca. It will be absolutely everything you could want from a college experience.

At a request I stopped by Keuka College to take part in a small symposium and was really impressed…read morewith it. Keuka has been around since 1890, has a great location covering 288 acres on Lake Keuka, one of the Finger Lakes. It has about 1,800 students with tuitions running around $33,000/year. With a rating of 112 amongst best colleges and universities of the north, I'd say it's a pretty good college. As a liberal arts based college its concentrations are on pre-professional education and experiential learnings. The students I met appeared super bright, engaged and enthusiastic about their learning experiences. I also thought the students here at Keuka were in many ways benefiting from the rather remote country type location of the college. What was a real shocker to me was to find that Keuka partners in providing educations in Vietnam and China, which is no small thing for such a small college as this. Overall, I really liked their location, the enthusiasm of the students and the overall maintenance of a liberal arts based primary education

Sunny Geneseo is the place where racism grew in the United States. I went there for a job…read moreinterview. I didn't see any color other than white. After they interviewed me online, they seemed impressed with my experience and called me for an in-person interview. I drove for about 40 minutes and arrived a campus. The interview took about three hours. It seemed a perfect interview for me and I expected to get an offer. After a week, someone emailed me and said "Sorry, we moved forward with someone.". I accepted that was because they got a white person and kicked me out. If they hired a black person in that position, I believe might be a mistake. But, I see diversity was dead in this workplace. I was not upset with the job offer; but with my wasted time.

Oh back in the day my second alma mater was less impressive. They have built so much and made many…read moreimprovements. It still remains a great setting for education, outdoor options and a quaint little town.

Beautiful campus with plenty of scenery and places to relax and study. Loved the modern amenities…read moreand a water refill station nearby. Enjoyed myself!

I might be biased, but Cornell from its motto like basically everybody should have access to…read moreeducation. It's beautiful, gorgeous as they say in Ithaca they have such a variety of programs they offer. The campus is beautiful. It's up all these cascading hills with waterfalls breaking through the campus in two spots. There's a combination of modern buildings with Panik views. Collegetown has some great restaurants actually some of the better restaurants in the city of Ithaca are in Collegetown they like make your own bento and some hot pot places and a variety of other cuisines, but cool old architecture, vine covered buildings there's so much to experience in and learn at Cornell. Dictated but not read. Lol

The research lab was amazing. There's a cafe in the front with basics but cooked deliciously and…read morequick. I was able to get breakfast before my appointment. The research lab itself is filed with the most amazingly warm and helpful staff. Nurse S.E was super transparent. She explained every single thing that would be taking place including with who and how long it would take so I could plan my breaks and meals. The doctors are the best in neuromuscular diseases. I have a rare form of muscular dystrophy that they helped discovered and train the experts. This was a breath of air because they knew before I had to tell them and I didn't have to explain anything. They are the best of the best and this clinic was just top knotch. I wish I was closer so they could be the ones treating me full time but confident that they did an excellent job with the doctors I see now that trained here. Everything went as planned and finished exactly when anticipated. They are all amazing and this was a perfect visit.

Whenever I travel to a new city, it's become a tradition to stop by a college campus in the area. I…read morespent two days in Rochester so the University of Rochester it was. This impressive university was a short drive from my Airbnb and I checked it out right before leaving town. Parking is a little tricky if you're not a student but I ilegally parked and got away with it. Shh . . . let's keep it a secret. From there, I went on foot to explore the heart of campus. While not a breathtaking campus, UR is nice. The heart of campus has some nice architecture and I walked into the library (shh . . .). After taking in the sights, I went back to my car and hit the road for Syracuse.