I am about to graduate from Babson and would like to join you as a staff writer. Got any spots open? I have a thousand wonderful stories to share.

-John Smith

my second comment is about babo, or babson police. they are nice to some and dicks to others. they write some people up whenever they feel like it and then scratch their fat asses when they dont feel like writing someone up. but more importantly, they are sneaky bitches. i had a “gas” leak in my room that was detected at the end of the year. after seeing me, i had a beard at the time of finals, some dumb bitch from ocl decided it was appropriate to use her useless knowledge and become a phycologist. she came to the conclusion that i looked like i did meth. hahaha only at babson i guess. but the point is, some policy at babson is bogus and the people that run the place, mainly massholes, who already are douche bags to begin with, make the place a bit odd. considering im paying 50K a year now not including expenses regarding having a life, i should be able to choose what i want to eat and not be bugged by fat ass cops that hate on me cuz im a yankee fan. fuck ya life

And yes, it’s that time of year again, congrats grads!

As a former student at Babson and employee, I have to admit, I have always enjoyed reading this blog and was somewhat sad to see its creator graduate. I agree with a previous submission that it is not only helpful, but important for an institution to hear what areas are both exceeding expectations as well as those that may fall short.

Given the comments above, I have two thoughts. First, college and/or any other undertaking in life provides opportunity and it remains up to a person’s own ambition/drive/motivation/wants to chose the value they decide to extract from such opportunities. While I actually had a stellar experience at Babson, times have not changed as there were many who expressed frustrations during my tenure as well.

Second, I would be very curious, aside from the bike incident in Van Winkle in which I agree there may have been a serious communication issue steming from administration based on the description, what other specific concerns you have? I have certainly heard the stereotype of Babson charging a great deal of money for students and “no service” delivered, but I am very interested in learning how students are defining those “services”?

I have often thought Babson has all its priorities accurately defined, but I believe some of those priorities that directly affect students and student life, may sometimes not either be implemented properly and/or not consider the practicality of student life at Babson. Whether it involves housing, judicial affairs, activities, course selection, financial aid, billing, Career Center, there are always improvements that could be considered, but daily departmental requirements (which are required in any business) force any manager to select such priorities and implement them as needed and possible.

However, as a former student and employee, I have also witnessed, first-hand, students who desire such conversations in any area of the college simply taking a moment (literally 30 minutes) to call (not e-mail) an administrator and ask them for their time in discussing a particular issue. This is where I feel Babson’s value has always shined.

I’m only familiar with a handful of colleges and of those institutions, Babson is the only one I am aware of where one individual can easily provide a voice for many and/or have a direct impact on student life. A large majority of administrators and/or faculty have consistently taken the time to talk with students and not just about academic achievement or judicial issues, but “How is everything else going?”, “What other activities or interests do you have?”, “Is there anything you wish you could do here?” Those example questions, traditionally, allow an initially frustrated student the opportunity to understand that the institution does indeed care about its students and usually provides that student with information and/or further opportunities to aim their interests (whether it be a change on campus or a personal interest).

I am quite sure there is a great deal more that could be said, but I greatly appreciate your time in reading this posting. Please continue to use such a forum to post concerns, issues, but do not forget the great many individuals (Public Safety, Facilities, Student Affairs, Faculty, etc) that are available as well.

Congratulations to this year’s congraduates and enjoy senior week!

You are just confusing our useful advice and constructive criticism with bitching, that’s all.

And Crapmaster… if you don’t want non-Babson students making remarks on the comments section of the blog, disable it. You guys have this entire blog dedicated to bitching about a school you chose to go to, and expect no one to say anything back? You can’t expect to go on the internet and post rude comments about a school many people enjoy (and pay a lot of money to go to) and not expect anyone to say anything in retaliation – Babson student or not. If you don’t want to hear the other side of the story, or people’s opinions – stop writing.

The majority of commentators on this blog seem to have no knowledge of Babson, yet they come here to make rude remarks for some reason. You are probably right in your assumption.