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Syracuse University - Off the Record

The prospective college student’s antidote to the Princeton Review doldrums.
186 pages of real insider information to help you decide if this is the right college for you.
Price: $16.95

Syracuse University Students Tell It Like It Is

On the fence about your college decision? College Prowler's student-written guidebook to Syracuse University will make you feel like an insider before you ever set foot on campus! Find out all the things the students think should know before you make your choice of school.

On Weather - 'All I can say is get ready for a type of cold you have never before experienced. There is sporadic snowing in May!'

On Safety & Security - 'The city of Syracuse displays a strong dissemblance to the campus of Syracuse when discussing safety and security. Although some robberies occur on the outskirts of SU, more serious crimes like shootings, burglaries, and gang activity occur mostly in the inner-city.'

On Campus Strictness - 'I'm actually an RA, and we do a lot of the enforcing. Personally, I am not too strict. Some RAs are, but in general, the attitude among the RAs that I know is to discourage abusive drinking.'

On Drugs - 'Getting drugs on campus is as easy as ordering a pizza.'

Some of the Best Things About SU
  • Midnights on Marshall Street
  • Kimmel Food Court at 2 a.m. on Saturday night
  • Nine prestigious undergrad colleges


Some of the Worst Things About SU
  • Windy afternoons on Marshall Street
  • Dining hall food
  • The very average football team


Find out if Syracuse truly has something for you, straight from the students' mouths.

Visiting campus isn't enough.

Read our Syracuse guide and discover what it feels like to be on campus for 4 years.

Discover if Syracuse is Right For You.

The College Prowler Process

While writing our series of college guides, we felt it was critical that our content was unbiased and unaffiliated with any college or university. By hiring current students as authors, we strive to create college guides that truly represent each campus. Our guides cover both the good and the bad, and whether survey responses point to recurring trends or varying opinions, these sentiments are directly and proportionally expressed through our guides.

From the very beginning, student writers gather the most up-to-date stats, facts, and inside information on their colleges. They fill each section with student quotes and summarize the findings in editorial reviews. In addition, each school receives a collection of letter grades (A through F) that reflect student opinion. Once a guide is written, additional college students serve as editors and check for accuracy even more extensively. This same process is applied to all of the 258 colleges and universities College Prowler currently covers. Each guide is the result of endless student contributions, hundreds of pages of research and writing, and countless hours of hard work. All of this has led to the creation of a student information network that stretches across the nation. It’s no easy accomplishment, but it’s the reason that our guides are such a great resource.