Brandeis University Top Questions

I wish I knew the social scene that I was coming into. I wish I knew what was available both on and off campus on the weekends.

I didn't know that the campus was predominately Jewish before I came here, not that that would have changed my decision to attend, but to be prepared for a slight culture shock would have been nice.

That many of the class sizes are actually very large with ouver 100 people even the school advertises that the average class size is 25 students. Many of the professors (especially in the sciences) are more interested in their own research than teaching and therefore almost all classes have TAs that take an active role in the classes.

I wish I had known that it is best to get involved right away. Everyone is very friendly and welcoming.

The social life and the diversity of the students.

I almost wish I had considered my major a little bit more, since I'm a music major and the program at Brandeis is not very strong. It's more of a school for philosophy, psychology, sociology, or pre-med majors, but it's still a great place to be. If I had ended up somewhere else though, I probably woulnd't be as happy socially, though, since I've never been to another school where the people are like they are here.

I wish I had known a little more about a recreational social life so that I would have been more prepared to balance my life on campus.

how asocial things can get, but not always.

That the jewish culture is very friendly and interesting