Maryville College is a great school to be at. It is a pretty diverse campus with students from all backgrounds and countries. The academic life is rigorous =, but it will prepare students very well for their lives after college.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Make smart choices during the first weeks of freshmen year and make friends that would help you to grow and get good grades. Also, have fun and show your professors that you care about their classes and they will care about you while grading.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
It is very rigorous, even some people refer to it as Ivy League school of the South. Professors demand and expect a lot from their students. However, there are a lot of help available for students for free. The professors would help with everything. Also, professors have connections with different universities that they can recommend you for their summer internship programs.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
The freshmen dorms are not as bad as many people imagine them. The community bathrooms are cleaned every day and there are never lines for the bathrooms. Yes, the rooms are smaller and it may be the first time for many people to share a room with another person. There are very few incidences where roommates do not get along, but the residence life staff are very friendly and would help you solve your problems. The resident assistants have programs for their floors 2 times or more a month. They are the greatest people and there to help you whenever you need them even in the middle of the night.Especially during freshmen year the RA's encourage open door policy so that newbies would get to know each other and make friends. The friends that I made at the dorm are my best friends now and I live with them this year.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
The food providing company is amazing. There are many food choices available for people with different dietary preferences. There are salad, dessert, homemade, pizza, pasta, sandwich, grill, cereal and many more bars. The food tastes good and staff are very sweet and friendly. There are two main cafeterias on campus: Pearson's Hall and Isaac's Cafe. Pearson's is a buffet style and Isaac's is more of fast food style. Isaac's is open till late and it is very convenient for the athletes due to the location (close to Copper Athletic Center) and its hours (for after practice snacks). There is also a coffee shop Highland Ground where students can spend their Flex dollars ( 50 Flex Dollars come as a part of meal plan and later can be purchased in $50 increments). The coffee is brought from the local coffee company called Vienna Coffee House. Also, the coffee shop staff are trained by the same company. There is a C-store which is open till 1 am and has everything that you may need. They also have a smoothie machine where you would spend all of your flex dollars pretty fast.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
There are a lot of stuff going on on-campus during the weekends and the Student Programming Board makes sure that there is something to do. Also, there are a lot of things going on in Maryville City like Fall festival. Maryville College is located in one of the prettiest places in the country, it is next to Smoky Mountains National Park. The college woods emerge with the park and many students go hiking, caving and many other activities in the National Park. There is also a non-profit organization for outdoor recreation called Mountain Challenge. They organize a lot of trips during the weekends to go tower climbing, hiking, caving, canoeing, white water rafting and many more. They also hire a lot of students and offer good scholarships for students that love to be outdoors. If you go to 15 trips with them you can get 3 college credits for experiential education course which is a part of core curriculum.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
Maryville College is worth my money because it gives me everything that I wanted from my college years: education, hope for future, great friends and memories.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
The CCM (Center for Campus Ministry) is a great place if you want to get away from your books during finals week. During winter they always have cookies, apple cider and hot chocolate available for students. Also, every semester during finals week we have Finals breakfast at 10 pm where professors and staff members serve breakfast for students. There are sometimes meditations offered on campus, as well.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Every body can find their place at Maryville College, but you have to be slightly weird to go here:)
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
There are over 30 different clubs and organizations on campus. The main one is student programming board that is in charge of organizing different activities for a whole campus. There are clubs for everything, and if you want to join a club but it does not exist on campus you could start it very easily. You just have to find 6-7 students that want to join it and an adviser and be fully funded by Student Government Association.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
There is no Greek life on campus, but there are some Greek people on campus.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
The campus is very safe and Maryville is a very small town, too. There are 6 full time security officers that do rounds around campus. They are always available to help you in case of emergency. Each student that lives on campus scans his/her ID to get into her dorm building and keys to get to the room. Every individual that walks into the dorm that they do not live in must be escorted by the person that the y got in to the building.
Maryville College is a great school to be at. It is a pretty diverse campus with students from all backgrounds and countries. The academic life is rigorous =, but it will prepare students very well for their lives after college.
Make smart choices during the first weeks of freshmen year and make friends that would help you to grow and get good grades. Also, have fun and show your professors that you care about their classes and they will care about you while grading.
It is very rigorous, even some people refer to it as Ivy League school of the South. Professors demand and expect a lot from their students. However, there are a lot of help available for students for free. The professors would help with everything. Also, professors have connections with different universities that they can recommend you for their summer internship programs.
The freshmen dorms are not as bad as many people imagine them. The community bathrooms are cleaned every day and there are never lines for the bathrooms. Yes, the rooms are smaller and it may be the first time for many people to share a room with another person. There are very few incidences where roommates do not get along, but the residence life staff are very friendly and would help you solve your problems. The resident assistants have programs for their floors 2 times or more a month. They are the greatest people and there to help you whenever you need them even in the middle of the night.Especially during freshmen year the RA's encourage open door policy so that newbies would get to know each other and make friends. The friends that I made at the dorm are my best friends now and I live with them this year.
The food providing company is amazing. There are many food choices available for people with different dietary preferences. There are salad, dessert, homemade, pizza, pasta, sandwich, grill, cereal and many more bars. The food tastes good and staff are very sweet and friendly. There are two main cafeterias on campus: Pearson's Hall and Isaac's Cafe. Pearson's is a buffet style and Isaac's is more of fast food style. Isaac's is open till late and it is very convenient for the athletes due to the location (close to Copper Athletic Center) and its hours (for after practice snacks). There is also a coffee shop Highland Ground where students can spend their Flex dollars ( 50 Flex Dollars come as a part of meal plan and later can be purchased in $50 increments). The coffee is brought from the local coffee company called Vienna Coffee House. Also, the coffee shop staff are trained by the same company. There is a C-store which is open till 1 am and has everything that you may need. They also have a smoothie machine where you would spend all of your flex dollars pretty fast.
There are a lot of stuff going on on-campus during the weekends and the Student Programming Board makes sure that there is something to do. Also, there are a lot of things going on in Maryville City like Fall festival. Maryville College is located in one of the prettiest places in the country, it is next to Smoky Mountains National Park. The college woods emerge with the park and many students go hiking, caving and many other activities in the National Park. There is also a non-profit organization for outdoor recreation called Mountain Challenge. They organize a lot of trips during the weekends to go tower climbing, hiking, caving, canoeing, white water rafting and many more. They also hire a lot of students and offer good scholarships for students that love to be outdoors. If you go to 15 trips with them you can get 3 college credits for experiential education course which is a part of core curriculum.
Maryville College is worth my money because it gives me everything that I wanted from my college years: education, hope for future, great friends and memories.
The CCM (Center for Campus Ministry) is a great place if you want to get away from your books during finals week. During winter they always have cookies, apple cider and hot chocolate available for students. Also, every semester during finals week we have Finals breakfast at 10 pm where professors and staff members serve breakfast for students. There are sometimes meditations offered on campus, as well.
Every body can find their place at Maryville College, but you have to be slightly weird to go here:)
There are over 30 different clubs and organizations on campus. The main one is student programming board that is in charge of organizing different activities for a whole campus. There are clubs for everything, and if you want to join a club but it does not exist on campus you could start it very easily. You just have to find 6-7 students that want to join it and an adviser and be fully funded by Student Government Association.
There is no Greek life on campus, but there are some Greek people on campus.
The campus is very safe and Maryville is a very small town, too. There are 6 full time security officers that do rounds around campus. They are always available to help you in case of emergency. Each student that lives on campus scans his/her ID to get into her dorm building and keys to get to the room. Every individual that walks into the dorm that they do not live in must be escorted by the person that the y got in to the building.