Dean College

Spent my first two years of college here as a theatre major, and while I liked it at first my opinion quickly changed.nPROS:nThe professors were easily the best part of my experience here. They quickly got to know who I am and what I'm like.nSmall campus makes it very easy to get around.nAs for everything else, I can't speak very highly.nCONS:nThe PRICE. Even with all my scholarships and financial aid I still felt bad for my parents having to pay so much when I knew by my sophomore year that I wasn't going to be happy at this school.nThere's nothing to do on campus or in the surrounding area. I have spent many days in my room bored out of my mind.nClasses are far too easy. I can't recall ever spending more than an hour or two total on any given assignment. I spent some classes paying zero attention whatsoever and still managed to pass everything.nEven as a theatre major, I got cast in a single show during my time at Dean. Even so, it was just an ensemble part and I couldn't help but feel like I was only being cast out of pity. Part of this did help me realize that theatre wasn't what I truly wanted to do (but that's not on Dean, that's on me).nnI transferred after my sophomore year and I can honestly say it's the best decision I've ever made. Dean was okay my first year, but after the terrible sophomore year I had, I'd be happy to never step on that campus again.

Every single professor I had was fantastic. So passionate about their specialty!!! It made my time here flyby and learn so much.

Let me start by saying I have not actually went to this school but I did apply ( And my grades are definitely high enough to get in ) but my admissions counselor was Very rude ( witch is unfortunate because they. Had a program that I was very interested in ), I explained my situation and then he responded I felt he was being rude but I just went with it then he made a remark basically saying that I won’t get accepted to any colleges because of the situation witch is untrue it’s not a big problem either ( I’ve been accepted to 5 to be exact ) and when I let him know that he replied very rudely and went on and on about it . I them just said ok and hung up . I was very disappointed because this was. Collage I honestly was interested in but I don’t want to attend somewhere that I don’t feel welcomed or just genuinely happy with my counselor. My situation has been fixed since then it wasn’t a big huge thing but I still won’t be attending because of this situation. It’s very unfortunate .

Dean College gets some things right and other things wrong. The School of Continuing Studies program they offer is incredibly flexible and makes it easy for anyone working full time to go to school. With that said, the organization just isn't run well. The departments are not in communication with each other and there is a serious gap in knowledge among the academic advisors. If you can look beyond the terrible bureaucratic inefficiencies, it's a very accommodating school.

The Joan Phelps Palladino school of dance at Dean College turns out some of the best performances of the region, year after year!nCongrats to all those who make itnPossible.