Union College (NY)

Pros: Top academic program
Cons: Cold winters

Union is in a setting that is not unlike several other high quality colleges such as Trinity College in Hartford, CT or Yale in New Haven,CT.
Schenectady, NY is not good. Union's strategy is to purchase property around the campus and renovate the...

Pros: Size, faculty to student ratio, academics
Cons: Update some facilities

Union College is a small liberal arts school located in Schenectady, New York. The school was founded in 1797, and is still going strong today. Union prides itself on the strength of its academic program. There are three ideas that Union stresses in...

Pros: Nice place to meet people and have fun
Cons: Not good v-ball

Well I have to admit Intramural v-ball at Union ain't the most competitive sport at Union, but it is an easy way to get a free t-shirt. It is co-rec season right now. I have half the women's volleyball team on my squad as well as three former high school...

Pros: small, involved and supportive faculty and student body
Cons: Schenectady is a distance from big-city culture

Although many prospective college applicants have not heard of Union College, it is well worth the investigation and perhaps a visit. It is Located on a beautiful, architecturally designed campus in Schenectady, New York Union offers a multitude of...

Pros: Small, great alumni connections, great facilities
Cons: There is nothing in Schenectady to do.

As a college freshmen, I have thus recently gone through the college admission process and along the way I have picked up a few tips for college hopefuls. First of all, there is a college for everyone. If you do not make the grade to get into a highly...

Pros: Small, beautiful campus. Not many people.
Cons: To be listed later.

I am currently a sophomore at Union College. Union is located in Schenectady, New York. This place used to be a great city but then when General Electric left, the city started its downward spiral. Currently Union College is in a revitalization of...

Pros: food dorms
Cons: locks

I recently visited Union on an Official visit for football. I saw what life is like there on the weekend. First the food was terrific. It was buffet style like in most college but the food was actually good. many of the students said they would rather...

Pros: Great guys, hard working and focused
Cons: swimming and diving is the most time consuming sport on campus

Union college is a great place to go to school, if u are looking for a small liberal arts school with great people. I am a diver here on the swimming and diving team. I am a freshman and will graduate in 2003 with a psychology degree, and a pre-med...

Pros: Small class size, great professors
Cons: Schenectady is not too exciting

Wow!! I am so excited to get a chance to write about my alma mater, Union College. Union is a wonderful school and offers every student many different opportunities.
Academically, Union offers a wide variety of majors-you can combine two...

Pros: frats frats frats
Cons: the school is trying to get rid of them but won't be able to

Hello I am a freshman student at Union college. This is a great school to come to if u are heavy into partying, or if u are not into it at all. For those of us who are, Union was the first college to have a frat.
Two of the original three are...

Pros: great campus, great academics
Cons: area it is located(schenectady ny)

Union College has turned my brother life around. At first my brothers whole reason for going to union because he wanted to play hockey. Throughout my brothers two years at northwood prep school, union scouted him, making sure the only place he thought...

Pros: Free alcohol
Cons: Everything else

The Greek system has faced some problems in recent years, but it still is the focus of most of the social life on campus. Considering Union is the "Mother" of the Fraternity system this fact should not be surprising. Every weekend at least two...

Pros: Great Campus
Cons: Could have trouble getting in, it is very competitive

Union college is a great school. I haven’t actually gone to the school so I am really just basing this on viewing the campus. My cousin went to this school and loved it, and is now at Boston College. He absolutely loved this college. I have gone to...

Pros: small, liberal arts setting
Cons: Schenectady, NY

Union College is located in Schenectady, NY.
Schenectady, NY is a rathole.
If the off-campus surroundings of a college are important to you, this is not the school for you.

Union has decent faculty in all departments. The college is...

Pros: Good academics and sports programs
Cons: Greek life, Schenectady, Completely Homogeneus

Union College is carefully laid out on a beautiful campus in the middle of a rather economically depressed area. Schenectady is definately not a "college town". If you are thinking of applying here I would seriously consider checking out the...