The College of the Holy Cross

A couple of weeks ago I traveled up to Worcester, Massachusetts and visited the College of the Holy Cross. It is a Roman Catholic liberal arts school and has much to offer. It was first established on November 2, 1843. The school has about 2,900 undergraduate students and costs about $35,142 per year in tuition and board so says USNews.com's America's Best Colleges of 2008. The school is in a somewhat urban setting since it is right in Worcester, Massachusetts and his fairly selective in picking the students.

When I went there, I was very impressed at the campus. The campus is located on a very large hill with a fairly steep incline, but looks amazing. As I was driving up the main driveway, I looked around at the gorgeous buildings. I then learned that they were undergoing a multi-million dollar project and would have a new science building built by 2010 or so. I took a tour and was able to see the whole school. The class sizes were fairly small, which is a good thing. That way the student can become close with the professors.

As I was walking around I finally came to the library. Inside was a nice area to study and a place with many computers for students to do their work. It all seemed very quaint. The tourguide then took me through the dorm halls and I was able to see what they looked like. They all seemed pretty spacious and enough room for 2 people. From there, I decided that I wanted to go see the athletic facility.

As I walked up the hill I noticed this large building in front of me. As I walked in I could see that this facility was pretty nice. On the right, I looked and saw a large ice hockey arena that was amazing. I love hockey and they have a great hockey team. I then saw their basketball arena and was surprised how nice it was. Apparantly basketball is a large part of the winter sports season at Holy Cross. Holy Cross participates in the Patriot League and also has a great football team. Their field is very nice and makes me want to play a sport there.

About 90% of the undergraduate students live on campus or in some college-owned house. One major thing about the College of Holy Cross is that it does not have any greek life. There are no sororities or fraternities on campus. So if this does not bother you then there is no problem. I was fairly impressed with the College of Holy Cross, but it was not as nice as Boston College. If you have the grades, go to Boston College. Otherwise, Holy Cross would be a great choice and still has great academics.