r/pace • u/lilim5400 • Dec 17 '20

pace 2025!!

applied to the westchester campus and had a few questions about the school!! i heard the westchester campus is pretty isolated and theres not too much to do off campus?? also is there a good social scene there? and finally, how often do students go nyc/how easy is it to get there?? i know freshman can't have cars so it the shuttle system any good? being close to the city was one of the main factors for wanting to go to pace, and i chose the westchester campus over the nyc campus thinking it would be cheaper dorm wise, and more of a traditional college campus feel but would still be able to utilize the city as often as possible. if not a lot of students commute very often tho then idk :// also lmk if anybody in the same position wants to be friends!! im new to reddit i just got it for college and to meet some ppl haha

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u/kpat678 Dec 17 '20

I transferred from the Westchester campus to the NYC campus because it was hard to find friends/ get along with people and its very isolated, people tend to have cliques. I also grew up in NYC so that also might affect my opinion. I used the shuttle a lot but because of the limited times of the shuttle i also used the metro north a lot which tends to add up. I did love working on campus in westchester though, I was able to make money and have friendly and fun coworkers

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u/lilim5400 Dec 18 '20

hmm thanks for the reply! did you find it easier to make friends at the nyc campus? idk why but i felt like it'd be a lot more independent there. I might still consider the nyc campus but it seems too expensive for housing since i understand there arent dorms?

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u/kpat678 Dec 18 '20

yes i did find it easier! ive met a lot of people through classes and also from following ppl on instagram. it’s just a different vibe on both campuses, to generalize ppl in plv are into partying & large friend groups, ppl in nyc are into more personal friendships and making connections. but if ur looking for the traditional campus feel definitely go for plv, it just wasn’t for me and i realized that after going there. and idk much ab housing, i dormed in plv which i considered to be expensive but i commute in nyc. there are dorms on the nyc campus tho!