Reader Question Four: Transportation, Part II

I'm a potential applicant and from the Boston area. I was also concerned with the difficulty of getting home. It's only about a 31/2 to 4 hour ride home to Boston but if I were to take the train it could be well over 6 hours. Unfortunately I don't have a car. So you think that I would have no problem finding a ride to Boston during breaks? Are there many students from the Boston area? As long as I can get close enough to get on the T I'd be happy. I would be willing to help pay for gas, etc.

There are most definitely a lot of students from the Boston area at Vassar: according to a Facebook group in the Vassar network named "Boston," there are at least 61 students (but there are definitely more than that... this group is over a year old and definitely isn't joined by everyone at Vassar from Boston) who call the city or its environs home. Based on that alone, I would say that you should be able to find someone who you'd be able to carpool with.

In addition, there is the ride board on-campus which you could use. Last year, this was posted in the College Center of Main Building; however, I'm not sure if it's there this year (I haven't checked yet). That being said, there is a Facebook group called "Vassar Ride Board" which looks to be active and would definitely be a good thing to check out.

Lastly, the school did offer a shuttle service to Boston several times last year for some of the shorter breaks (October Break, Thanksgiving Break, Spring Break). I'm not sure if this is being done again this year, but I will let you know if I hear anything about it.