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Students Say - Academics
For those students seeking a place where "everybody knows your name," take a look at Moravian College, a tiny school in eastern Pennsylvania that offers the "liberal arts experience," using a "well-rounded education to mold a well-rounded individual." This "outwardly modest institution" disguises a solid academic environment that is "more geared toward learning rather than just getting good grades on tests," which, combined with the cozy community feel of the surroundings, provides the "perfect peaceful atmosphere for studying and socializing." One student, commenting on the school's relatively low weekend retention rate, describes the school as "Camp Moravian-a lot of people may go home, but those who stay behind have a lot more fun." For the most part, Moravian's "fairly forgiving" professors "are engaging and provide students with challenging questions concerning the real world." Their availability and willingness to help students understand the material gets praise all around, as does their demeanor; more than one student tells of being invited into a teacher's home for dinner. "Students are able to get the individual attention they need," says one. However, this doesn't mean that there aren't a few points that need to be worked on: "All of my professors are intelligent, but not all of them are meant to be teachers," says one freshman. A few students express some discontent with the administration's level of involvement, but the "college president is a regular fixture on campus," and he "can be seen eating in the student café or sitting on a bench outside the academic building." Though most find the registration process "archaic," the academic advising system helps keep students on track in their course selection.

Students Say - Campus Life
With such a small undergrad enrollment, students get to know each other's business pretty easily and quickly, and most see this as a positive thing, listing "the chance for strong relationships" as one of the school's greatest strengths. Hanging out with friends, video games, and cards seems to be a pretty big part of relaxing at Moravian, and "there are a lot of different groups and clubs on campus that also plan activities for the rest of the student body to be part of." Almost everything necessary to amuse oneself in this "safe and nurturing environment" is "within walking distance," making it easy to go check out the events offered by the school, such as "movies every week and comedians a few times a semester," and Moravian runs Friday mall trips for those needing supplies. The soccer field and basketball arena are located in the center of the campus, "which makes it easy to attend the home games," and the school has such a wonderful music program that "the recitals are worth checking out, even if you're not a music major." A Greek scene is present on campus but not in an overwhelming way, so that "if you are looking for a party, you can find one. If you are not into the party scene, that's fine."

Students Say - Student Body
I'm not going to lie, Moravian's a very white school, confesses a student. Most of the students are from "Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or New York" and come from middle-to-upper-class homes, though "not many people question the economic situations of others." There is, at least, some diversity at Moravian (the "Multicultural Club is one of the best clubs on campus"), and the students that make up this "close-knit community" are a "very open group of people" in how they relate to atypical students. Since there is a separate campus devoted to art and music, there tends to be a fair number of "artsy" students on the south campus to balance out the healthy portion of student athletes that populate mainly the north campus.

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