I'm thinking about moving to hyde park/poughkeepsie area for school..any info would be great.....thanks...
2007-08-06 22:41:03 · 2 answers · asked by Amy RRT 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
Marist College is an excellen school. It is a small liberal arts college which makes the campus a friendly place. Also Vassar is well known university. Best part about that area is you're not far from NYC, 75 miles.
2007-08-07 01:55:27 · answer #1 · answered by mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of info?
Marist is locally referred to as "Harvard on the Hudson", since it's very comperable to the Ivy League schools. (My mom teaches there.) Vassar is also a good school. (Marist has the better scenery!) There's also the CIA - Culinary Institute of America not far from either school. Poughkeepsie is not your typical "college town" - that would be New Paltz, which is across the river - because Poughkeepsie is too spread out for that. There's decent public transpo, if you're not able to have a car. There's plenty of shopping and restaurants nearby. Good sightseeing when the 'rents come to town. Where to live - if you can get a dorm room, it'd be better, because renting an apartment in the area is NOT cheap.
What else would you like to know?
2007-08-07 10:24:11 · answer #2 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋