Is Vassar worth it?

Not sure about the college itself but the Poughkeepsie area outside of the campus is not the best...

If you are competitive enough to get into Vassar you could probably get into a school with a better business brand. I chose a very similar school over the University of Chicago and Penn CAS and regret it now.

That said, several people broke into banking/consulting from my school, but they leveraged connections to get their internships and majored in econ. That's one thing I've noticed--firms are open to the good LAC's (even outside of Amherst/Williams/Claremont), but they care more about major than they would if you were coming from a core target.

You will not have fun at Vassar.

The city of Poughkeepsie isn't the nicest of places but the surrounding towns aren't too bad

Vassar's kind of fun. I didn't go there, but have friends that did. If you're a guy, the male/female ratio is certainly favorable.

I don't think I have ever seen somebody from Vassar on Wall Street. I am sure there are some, but a semi-target state school likely places just as well at a fraction of the price.

Or, as nerdspeak said, you could get into a more heavily recruited school at the same price. I know I wouldn't pay 50k for Vassar.

Vassar is very liberal and non very wall street responsive. My Cousin's ex boyfriend went there and now he is a english teacher at a prep school near philly. He is very liberal arts oriented and hippie-ish.

Thats my 2cents. But I am sure there are good and bad parts just like anything else in life.

I'd go wherever you get the most money in tution....thats the smartest early business decision you can make at a young age.

60% female....

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@Nabooru lmao...

What is in-state for you? Baruch/Stonybrook? Rutgers? Penn State?

How much money do you have? I don't think $160K is worth the premium over in-state at least on an NPV basis. It may be worth the premium in terms of college experience.