After high school, I left Boston as a 340lb straight boy who was extremely shy, inactive, and unsure of who I was. After college, I returned to Boston as a 200lb gay man who was extremely outgoing, active, and sure of my identity. Five stars: *Gorgeous campus *Fantastic faculty & staff *Amazing student body *Lovely little river city (Marietta, Ohio) *Plenty of opportunities to better yourself Marietta College made me who I am. Now, I wonder if this review will make some of my debt disappear. read more

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Marietta College is a quintessential liberal arts school in a small midwestern town. When I was enrolled here, I met people from all over the world, and wondered WHY the heck they would come to this little charming, friendly, picturesque and historic little river town, away from all the madness of big cities, and get a decent education in cool things like petroleum engineering or geology. Those reasons were not totally clear to me while I was in that sleepy little town. Plus now they have a WalMart in town! read more

Snobbish. Chiseled. Holier than thou. Had looked forward to visiting here for many years. Had I known the snooty vibe I could have just driven up the coast to Stanford. I mean, you have to whisper in the student center! Please. read more

The Wifi doesn't even work at the school and that is phenomenal. This school is too expensive for the internet to not work, or for the power to always go out, or for the food to be awful, or for me to not have a job. People are all the same, and the city surrounding is poor and not diverse at all. read more