Clark University
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Anonymous
| Does anyone have a kid there, or know someone who goes? Are they happy? Looking for any and all info on this school. Thanks. (I know about the recent cuts and restructuring but it doesn't seem to impact my child's major at all. This seems like the norm at most schools these days, but let me know if I should be worried about Clark in particular.) |
Anonymous
| Sorry I can't speak to this OP but I wanted to mention that the loveliest friend I have and her lovely husband attended Clark and have good things to say. They're old (late 40s) like me though. |
Anonymous
| I know two people that graduated circa 2000 and loved it. No recent experience, however. |
Anonymous
| I graduated from Clark in the late 1980s. I had a good experience. However, I'm not close to the school anymore. I would not be too worried about the recent announcements. Clark is just trying to become more efficient. An alum just gave them a $20M donation. They are big on programs around geography, environment, international development and psychology. If that is your student's focus, Clark might be a good fit. |
Anonymous
| I don’t have direct experience but have heard so many positive things about Clark from others with students there. It seems like a really supportive, student-centered environment. |
Anonymous
| My friend's daughter is there and loves it. |
Anonymous
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Many years ago, I attended and transferred out after a year. I truly hated it there. The students were mostly spoiled rich kids with a chip on their shoulder for not getting in to a better school. Worcester was miserable.
But maybe things have changed. A friend has a daughter who just graduated. She enjoyed her experience at Clark. |
Anonymous
| I know several people who attended, including in recent years, and one who is there now. All interesting people — smart, curious, out of the box thinkers, generally easy to be around. I think it’s a great option — solid education, engaged professors, lots of opportunities, and an unusually friendly/chill vibe for New England. |
Anonymous
| My daughter has LDs and we visited on the advice of her college counselor, who said the disability services office was particularly strong. DD is interested in computer science, and as far as we could tell from the presentation and tour, the school has almost nothing to offer stem students. It was our least favorite of all the schools we visited, but would perhaps be a better fit for a non stem student. |
Anonymous
Interesting. We attended an open house at Clark, dc is a STEM major, and they included optional tours of the science buildings with professors talking about the facilities and programs. It seemed like a heavy STEM school to us, lots of research. But maybe the general tour doesn't cover those science buildings and that's why it felt non-STEM to you. Funny how a single visit/tour/tour guide can make such an impression of a school. |
Anonymous
| Toured last year and found the “campus” depressing. |
Anonymous
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Clark has seen better days.
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Anonymous
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You need to visit Clark to see if you like it.
We love the Head of Admissions, Tom, and all the students we met were smart and friendly. It seemed like it was a very welcoming and accepting place with motivated kids. When we walked into the admissions office, a bunch of students were just hanging out in the lounge and having a good time. Unfortunately, we were all turned off by Worcester and it was cut from DD list of safeties. The campus is small and the area surrounding it is not that nice. Holy Cross is also in Worcester, but it is set on a hill and feels more removed. |
Anonymous
| Probably not so helpful now but I graduated from Clark in 1999. I absolutely loved it there and had a wonderful experience that set me up for success in work and life. I enjoyed Worcester, but again it was a long time ago and I was just happy to be away for college! |
Anonymous
| Not worth the money. |