Hartwick College Stats, Info and Facts

There are many clubs to join and because of the size of the school, you will be able to find a group of friends very easily. Also, being a member of a sports team is a lot of fun and helps to make friends.

The campus is beautiful and the people are really nice as well. Unfortunately, I ended up visiting during their spring break so I didn't meet many students but the admissions office spent a lot of quality time with me and found things in the area for us to do after our tour.

The campus itself is beautiful with its trees and historic brick buildings. The students there are nice and you can make friends easily since the classes are smaller than a regular universities. You basically know almost everyone who lives on campus so it becomes like a small family, which can have its pros and its cons. Due to the size of the campus you can walk from one end to the other end in about 10 minutes so it is easy to get from class to class if they are in different buildings. In the winter it can get rough but sledding on the commons trays makes up for the cold nights.

I love Hartwick. Hartwick has such a community feel. Not only are the professors friendly and helpful, but so are all of the other staff members, and many of the students too. I am really glad I chose to make Hartwick my home. There are many fun things to do on and off campus too. Oneonta is a nice small city and you can walk to main street from campus or ride the bus to Walmart or the mail. On campus, we have many events, and next year, we will have late night programming on the weekends. We have move nights ever Friday and Sunday, trivia nights on Thursday, we have concerts and open mic nights, Third Eye Blind, OAR, and Howie Mendel came recently. We also have a holiday ball, festivals, mud volleyball, and more. You will never be bored.

The campus is in a nice are. It isn't total country but also not a big city setting either. When I came there was lots happening around campus including their OH! Fest where SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick come together to hold a street festival and lots of fun activities for both the students and the community. Pitbull was coming to perform a concert that night also! The students are all genuinely sweet, welcoming, and helpful, so it will be no problem fitting in. The only major turnoff I witnessed while there is the layout of campus. There are a lot of hills which require many staircases to go from building to building. The stairs seem not necessarily the best built and are outside and uncovered. With the weather we get in Upstate NY it is kind of scary to think that during your trip from the fitness center to the art center your 17 flights of stair journey may end in you slipping on ice and cascading to a broken bone or two!