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PC is sick!

Parietals can be a pain during freshman and sophomore years. Fire codes are a little annoying, but it makes sense due to the huge fire PC had in the 70s. I transferred to PC in the middle of my freshman year, and it was the best decision I could have made. I love PC, and I will miss it dearly. I made some great friends there and had an awesome time, and I cannot imagine having gone through college not being there. Just a word of advice- get out there and meet people, whether it be joining a club or going down your hallway introducing yourself when you first get to school. Have fun!

So much fun! But I learned a lot too. I think that knowing how to balance social life and work is a key lesson that most PC students leave with.

LOVe PC!

great school.. ill miss my years there... met my husband to be at Providence College- big legacy school

The academics at PC really are good, despite any other deficiencies the college may have. If you are committed, then your will get everything you hoped for at PC.

I love Providence College for everything that it offers. Attending PC was the best decision I've ever made!

Providence College is not the kind of place you want to go to college if you go with the intention of extending your borders, broadening your horizons, or meeting new people. You may get a decent job out of it, and meet a handful of people that will become great friends, but chances are it will be difficult and you will meet these people outside of the normal channels for human interaction. If drinking, praying, or both do not tickle your fancy, you will find yourself at a loss for activities and bored with the culture of sameness. Many students will pretend that PC is a great place on the surface, but if you engage them a little bit deeper - ask them “what's the worst thing about PC?” and you will scratch the surface - you will see that many people are just putting on a happy face, and they themselves are also unhappy. After all, PC also stands for “politically correct” right? Many students simply cannot wait to graduate, and many would have transferred if other institutions would just accept those Civ credits. Sameness is a problem not because it occurs, but because it is encouraged. Uniformity in thought and appearance is the Dominican catholic way.

PC security is ridiculous. I've had my room searched without anyone present that lived there and was notified a month later that I had been written up on bogus charges. In addition to that, if you walk around campus enough you might catch a glimpse of one of the security officers riding a "security" segway across campus. So that's where my tuition has been going?!?

If you come from middle-class suburbia and you aren't ready to leave your comfort zone, then check out PC. If you're unsure about what you want, but you want to go to a school where you can have a great time while graduating with a well-respected degree, then check out PC. But, do everyone at PC a favor and don't attend if you're just going to complain about anything and everything.