Clark is a diverse, dynamic community where everyone is involved in a variety of interesting activities, both academically and extra curricular. Although Clark is in a not-so-nice part of Worcester, it provides students with cheap living and great community service, volunteering and internship opportunities. Clark University offers the small liberal arts feel while providing research opportunities and has a heterogeneous population; something that's hard to come by in a small New England liberal arts school.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Be prepared to enter a place that is liberal, very diverse and in the middle of a busy city.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
Academics is very dependent on your major. If you are interested in international development/relations, political science and geography are more rigorous than International Development & Social Change. The Psychology, Environmental Science, Biology and geography are all very strong programs. Classes at Clark are very discussion and participation oriented, but definitely whatever you make of them.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
Some of the dorms are a bit run down but they are constantly doing renovations. There are a large variety of options from doubles, suites, apartment complex and on-campus apartments.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
The food is good and the cafeteria has a wide variety of options. They are currently renovating the Bistro so that should be very nice. There are also a lot of great, cheap ethnic restaurants, pizza places and a diner basically on campus.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
there are always on-campus activities and performances going on, as well as shuttles to Boston and the nearby mall and movie theatre. Lots of students stay on campus on the weekends.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
Clark has really good financial aid, gives a lot of scholarships and once you are at Clark there are many opportunities for stipends and scholarships for research and internships.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
Clark is the only place in North America where Sigmund Freud, the famous psychologist, every spoke. There is a statue of him in the center of campus and he has a Facebook. It is rumored that he left after Clark because he got food poisoning. oops!
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Liberal, open-minded, international or interested in international careers, active in extra curricular, self-motivated.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
Clubs are HUGE at Clark. If you are into something Clark has a club for it, and if not you can make it yourself really easily.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
none
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
Again, were right in the middle of an urban neighborhood, but Clark has its own police force and a safety van that drives students from 4pm to 4am. University Police is really great and if you call them they would pick you up or do whatever you need to feel safe.
Clark is a diverse, dynamic community where everyone is involved in a variety of interesting activities, both academically and extra curricular. Although Clark is in a not-so-nice part of Worcester, it provides students with cheap living and great community service, volunteering and internship opportunities. Clark University offers the small liberal arts feel while providing research opportunities and has a heterogeneous population; something that's hard to come by in a small New England liberal arts school.
Be prepared to enter a place that is liberal, very diverse and in the middle of a busy city.
Academics is very dependent on your major. If you are interested in international development/relations, political science and geography are more rigorous than International Development & Social Change. The Psychology, Environmental Science, Biology and geography are all very strong programs. Classes at Clark are very discussion and participation oriented, but definitely whatever you make of them.
Some of the dorms are a bit run down but they are constantly doing renovations. There are a large variety of options from doubles, suites, apartment complex and on-campus apartments.
The food is good and the cafeteria has a wide variety of options. They are currently renovating the Bistro so that should be very nice. There are also a lot of great, cheap ethnic restaurants, pizza places and a diner basically on campus.
there are always on-campus activities and performances going on, as well as shuttles to Boston and the nearby mall and movie theatre. Lots of students stay on campus on the weekends.
Clark has really good financial aid, gives a lot of scholarships and once you are at Clark there are many opportunities for stipends and scholarships for research and internships.
Clark is the only place in North America where Sigmund Freud, the famous psychologist, every spoke. There is a statue of him in the center of campus and he has a Facebook. It is rumored that he left after Clark because he got food poisoning. oops!
Liberal, open-minded, international or interested in international careers, active in extra curricular, self-motivated.
Clubs are HUGE at Clark. If you are into something Clark has a club for it, and if not you can make it yourself really easily.
none
Again, were right in the middle of an urban neighborhood, but Clark has its own police force and a safety van that drives students from 4pm to 4am. University Police is really great and if you call them they would pick you up or do whatever you need to feel safe.