Gordon College Top Questions

Some snobby people, who will talk about the way you dress behind your back

It is small and out of the way. This means that it can get boring if you are only in college for the social life. This means that off campus activities have less variety to choose from than big city schools. There is a lot of school work and a lot of things going around on campus so we usually don't notice any negative effects.

The food plan is very annoying. I don't eat a lot, but we don't have meal plan options. I have to pay the same amount as everyone else, and I end up wasting it. I wish our school had the proper funding to provide options and healthier, (less-processed) meal choices. I'm sure our school meets the requirements, but I'm looking for more options, or the ability to spend less money on the plan.

There's not always that much going on at school.

The public safety is a little too protective of campus property, but I don't feel very protected by them. They don't even carry stun guns.

The workload. It can be quite outrageous and unreasonable

The worst thing is hard to pin-point. I would have to say the lack of a student union building.Th

We are a Christian school, which I love; however, I hate the hypocracy sometimes within the student body; we've been given the mandate to live out our Christian faith, but often times we forget the basics; prayer and Bible study. I'm also a little bit afraid for Gordon, becasue it seems like they are shying away from the Word a bit (they being students, professors, chapel, etc.) Without Scripture, however, we lose the very basis of our faith.

Secluded location and gender population imbalance

Compared to the time and commitment, while not speaking against the quality of education, Gordon College?s reputation is not fitting.