Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming to Vassar

Train tickets to New York City aren't cheap.

You will eat more than you think you will—don't get the smallest meal plan.

Campus printers do not always work.

You might want a Mac, not a PC.

Bring shower sandals.

Guys that don't get girls in the real world can get them here.

Random hookups are very common.

There are some very “interesting” people at Vassar.

There are not as many gay students as you would think, but there are not as many straight ones either.

The weirdest clothes you own will probably be in style.

Vassar academics are reading and writing intensive.

There is a Vassar bubble. Students rarely leave campus, and they are often unaware what is going on anywhere else.