It's a small school, so classes are small and it's easy to be engaged in class. Your professors will really make an effort to invest in you, and I'm sure you'll glance many of them outside the classroom. Most professors have great office hours and are willing to meet you at other times if necessary.
Since it is so small, it is kind of a bubble, but Asheville isn't that far away and there are plenty of opportunities to go out and get cultured, ha... If you want the experience of a close community, you'll love the atmosphere at Montreat.
Do you enjoy the experience at your school?
I love being at Montreat. I'm from New York so it was definitely a new experience. The campus is beautiful, and the winter weather is laughable. Schools close for mere inches of snow (thanks to the un-plowable mountain roads maybe). I play volleyball, and my teammates have made the experience amazing. Conference champs baby!
If you're willing to invest in your environment, I think anyone could enjoy this place. You get out of it what you put in, so if you go in thinking you're going to hate it, you probably will.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
I'll admit, I have some questions about where the money from our ever-higher tuition costs goes. New napkin dispensers? Paving Appalachian Way three times in a year? What about the leaky ceiling in the dorms, or the mold problems, or a new gym?
Then again, I really don't know what goes on with finances. It's going to look sketchy from any outsider's point of view, I'm sure. I transfered from Houghton College (NY), and they cost roughly the same, but Houghton is way nicer as far as facilities go. So I don't know.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
[For girls] If you have mold allergies, you'll want to stay away from the first and second floors of Anderson dorm. Also, I've heard that toilets on the second floor of McGregor overflow once in a while and cause leaks. The view from the upper floors is amazing though, especially from 510.
The cafeteria food takes about a week for your body to... um, adjust to. You're not getting food poisoning, you just need time. You'll have a stomach of steel before you know it.
When you're signing up for classes, ask the registrar's office about different professors. Most of the employees are former students and can give you great tips about professor's styles and on who to take depending on your own learning style.
Each dorm room has it's own AC/Heating unit and there's free laundry. Awesome!
It's a small school, so classes are small and it's easy to be engaged in class. Your professors will really make an effort to invest in you, and I'm sure you'll glance many of them outside the classroom. Most professors have great office hours and are willing to meet you at other times if necessary. Since it is so small, it is kind of a bubble, but Asheville isn't that far away and there are plenty of opportunities to go out and get cultured, ha... If you want the experience of a close community, you'll love the atmosphere at Montreat.
I love being at Montreat. I'm from New York so it was definitely a new experience. The campus is beautiful, and the winter weather is laughable. Schools close for mere inches of snow (thanks to the un-plowable mountain roads maybe). I play volleyball, and my teammates have made the experience amazing. Conference champs baby! If you're willing to invest in your environment, I think anyone could enjoy this place. You get out of it what you put in, so if you go in thinking you're going to hate it, you probably will.
I'll admit, I have some questions about where the money from our ever-higher tuition costs goes. New napkin dispensers? Paving Appalachian Way three times in a year? What about the leaky ceiling in the dorms, or the mold problems, or a new gym? Then again, I really don't know what goes on with finances. It's going to look sketchy from any outsider's point of view, I'm sure. I transfered from Houghton College (NY), and they cost roughly the same, but Houghton is way nicer as far as facilities go. So I don't know.
[For girls] If you have mold allergies, you'll want to stay away from the first and second floors of Anderson dorm. Also, I've heard that toilets on the second floor of McGregor overflow once in a while and cause leaks. The view from the upper floors is amazing though, especially from 510. The cafeteria food takes about a week for your body to... um, adjust to. You're not getting food poisoning, you just need time. You'll have a stomach of steel before you know it. When you're signing up for classes, ask the registrar's office about different professors. Most of the employees are former students and can give you great tips about professor's styles and on who to take depending on your own learning style. Each dorm room has it's own AC/Heating unit and there's free laundry. Awesome!