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Any info on University of Western Ontario would be super helpful!
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I just finished four years at Amherst College if anyone wants some info.
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I'd be very interested to hear from anyone who went to Hiram College or Ohio-Wesleyan University. (I'm not from Ohio, but those are my options.) Edit: Or Grinnell! Anonymous Robot fucked around with this message at May 16, 2012 around 00:47 |
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What University Do You Attend: University of Sydney (obviously Sydney, Australia). How Long Have You Been Attending:I'm just into my third year now. Where Are You Living (on/off campus/dorms/apartments/etc): Off-campus. Where Have You Lived (Dorms/Apartments/etc): At home. The University is in a very central location - just about on the outskirts of the CBD - though you might not think it when you're on-campus. There are the old colleges, but nobody lives in them except kids from out of the city. What Advice Do You Have: Well, where do I start? The University probably isn't as good a place to study as it was before I began there, but I suppose everyone says that. We've been in the news a bit lately for student and staff protests against proposed budget cuts by our overzealous Vice-Chancellor who would rather sack staff and spend money on new buildings we don't really need. Our classes, even into third year, are still much larger than compared to British or American universities. My average class size is fifteen kids but up to last year it was twenty-five kids. Our library is (or possibly was) the largest research library in the Southern Hemisphere. However, that has also had a significant reduction in its size in the last year despite further protests by staff and students. Now on to the good stuff: It's a beautiful place to study. It's the oldest University in Australia. You probably won't spend much time in it, but the Quadrangle is an iconic piece of architecture that dominates the surrounding area. It's an absolutely massive and beautiful edifice that tends to get used more for exams, graduations and offices than actual classes. I must have walked through it a thousand times and I never get bored looking at everything and exploring it. As for the student experience, it depends on what sort of person you are. As mentioned, the classes are big and if you're reasonably shy like me, you will have a hard time making friends at first. I didn't establish a real group of friends until the end of my second year. There are also some good clubs. I'm really only an active member of FilmSoc which hosts events once a week and it's a good way of meeting people. There are also the two bars on-campus: Manning and Hermanns. Hermanns is where the Engineering people go as it's on their side of campus. Manning is for us lazy Arts students. The food isn't that great and the floor is kind of sticky but the beer is cheap and they've got special events on most days. It's also a nice place to get a bit of sleep in the mornings when nobody is there. Academically it is renowned, but I can only speak for the Department of History and the Department of Classics and Ancient History. I'm not very fond of the way Histoy is taught at the University. The courses are usually fascinating but the level of teaching and the way they teach it isn't impressive. Whereas in Classics and Ancient History (I did both, but I'm majoring in Ancient History), I find that lecturers are far more passionate and knowledgeable and interesting. I'm sure others would differ, but there's my opinion. The workload for an Arts student is also dependent on what you're doing. For example, if you were going to do Ancient Greek or Latin in your first year, you've got four contact hours in addition to at least twelve hours of study just for that course. Again, the workload varies so you could be doing two hundred pages of readings for one subject and only twenty for another. I've heard it's absolutely dire doing something like Law where you're on-campus for 25-30 hours a week, not to mention all the study you have to do. Unless you happen to be doing something like Latin or anything that means there won't be many students, don't expect to develop much of a relationship with your tutor. You only spend twelve weeks with them and you'll be lucky if they remember your name by the end of it. But generally they are very friendly. I'm not sure what it's like at other Universities, but don't call them 'Dr. Whatever' in person; first names are preferred. Likewise, 'sir' or 'ma'am' isn't needed as you're not in high school anymore. I hate to be nerdy, but think of the old Latin phrase primus inter pares - first among equals - in connection with your professor. That is what the relationship is like. Last but most importantly, girls. The girls here are extremely attractive and wear very revealing clothing most of the year. I used to come to the University in my high school years so I could use the library and the girls are the main reason why I chose to enrol here. Well, part of the reason, but still, they're much better looking than those girls at UNSW. I hope that was vaguely helpful for somebody.
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The Prisoner posted:Sure - hit me up at zeg@uchicago.edu I shot you something from my uchicago email a few weeks ago, did you get it?
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What University Do You Attend: University of Connecticut, Storrs Campus How Long Have You Been Attending: Graduated 2010 Major: Chemical Engineering (3 semesters), Mechanical Engineering (1 semester), Oh Holy Crap I Hate Engineering I'm doing Political Science Instead: (2 years). Minors in math, chemistry, psychology, and criminal justice. Where Have You Lived (Dorms/Apartments/etc): Shippee Hall: This was back when it was the freshman Honors dorm, and I understand that's been moved, but it was awesome. Really great community, good rooms, and about 1/3 of the rooms had private bathrooms. Plus, it had a really good area to meet people. Towers: The middle of nowhere, cramped, tiny. Practically living off campus. No one in my building even met each other til the power went out around March, since everyone would just leave. Alumni (Brock Hall): A little on the dingy side, but it was definitely set up well for meeting people, great community, and right next to campus. If you're going to do the dorm thing, live in Alumni as soon as you can and for poo poo's sake hold on to it. Charter Oak Apartments:One of the school-owned apartment complexes. The facilities were pretty nice, but they started double-booking the 2BR's, so that got rid of the single rooms with the double bed in those. It's pretty far from campus, but the bus is pretty reliable, unless you're a big dumb like me and take Winter classes, in which case, enjoy walking 45 minutes in the snow! Charter Oak Suites (gently caress you, I'm not calling it Busby).:I lived here when I did summer classes. Super deluxe. Almost like living in a hotel. If you're here during the summer, the triples are usually doubles (2 people in a 3 person room), but on several occasions people have had those rooms all to themselves. No idea if it's as glorious during the semesters, though. If you're in science, DO RESEARCH FOR SHITS SAKE: This is pretty self explanitory, but a lot of people I know didn't do this and they really missed out. Even though the undergrad classes are iffy, the research oppurtunities are really great and will be way more helpful for you in the long run if you're doing a science degree. UConn is way above and beyond for research, and if you skip out on it, you're missing a huge piece of the picture. What Advice Do You Have: Always check your instructors before you sign up for a class. UConn has a lot of highly regarded faculty, but the emphasis on research means that some of them couldn't give two shits about teaching undergrad. Sometimes I would pick a teaching assistant I was familiar with over a full professor, since I knew he actually gave a poo poo about teaching the class. Don't use the busses. Seriously, that was the divide between those who got the freshman 15, and those who didn't. Unless you're living in Towers/Charter Oak, it's not that bad a trip, anyway. Join a club you lazy goon. UConn has a LOT of student organizations. Want to participate in some kind of music? Learn Krav Maga? Do intramural track and field? You'll be able to find something you like. If you don't, found one! It's really easy to do, and won't take up too much of your time. I did it, and was shocked at how easy it was. EDIT: And everyone owes it to themselves to, at least once, brown bag a few beers, get some friends, and watch the silly LARP club out by the library. God drat, good times. It's a really good school, and I really recommend it, you just have to put the effort in. As an aside, if anyone wants to know about the engineering, psych, poli sci, sociology, math, physics, or chem departments, PM me. Ugly In The Morning fucked around with this message at Jun 13, 2012 around 16:22 |
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What University Do You Attend: New England Institute of Technology (Warwick, RI) How Long Have You Been Attending: Attended for 2 years Major: Multimedia and Web Design Where Are You Living (on/off campus/dorms/apartments/etc): Off campus apartment Where Have You Lived (Dorms/Apartments/etc): NEIT has no on-campus housing What Advice Do You Have: In short, don't go there, you'll pay way too much for the same education you could get at a state school. There is also zero social scene, and a 92% (in 2005) male population. So for every one female, there's 11 dudes. Not to mention a large chunk of students are adults changing careers. Go to UMass if you're from MA, RIC if you're from RI.
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Adrenalist posted:I shot you something from my uchicago email a few weeks ago, did you get it?
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It didn't get through, so re-sending it would be great.
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Asking for more info on Cal Poly Pomona.
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What University Do You Attend: University of Tampa How Long Have You Been Attending: I've been attending for 1 1/2 semesters (Spring + Summer semester) Major: Graphic Design Where Are You Living (on/off campus/dorms/apartments/etc): On campus on the dorms, soon to be off campus in an apartment. Where Have You Lived (Dorms/Apartments/etc): Straz Hall, Urso It's remarkably hard to meet anyone in Urso and it costs much too much money. I can't recommend it. Straz however is really nice, it's apartment styled and pretty relaxed. Wet dorm too, so alcohol is allowed. I recommend it. What Advice Do You Have: Proceed with caution. The school is very "Jersey" despite being in Tampa, with a lot of overly tanned girls walking around in sundresses and bikinis, and dudes with no shirt and backwards baseball caps. Beach/Pool bums. It's only because it's a pretty pricey school down with nice weather. If you're into that and like eyecandy, sure, but know that you will meet a lot of people here who are not the brightest bulb. That said there is a large population here who are actually quite nice people, if you know where to go and where to hang out. The classes themselves are quite good, but you can probably get an equally good education from a public school like USF in most majors. I feel like I am getting a much better art education than I would have at USF according to my professors. It's not 5 stars, but it's quite good. Still recommend USF if you're a loca. Elephantgun fucked around with this message at Jun 20, 2012 around 07:41 |
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I posted about my now-alma mater a long, long time ago, but I might as well do a look back on it. What College Did You Attend: Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA) How Long Have You Been Attending: Graduated Class of 2010 Major: Political science Where Did You Live (on/off campus/dorms/apartments/etc.): One year in Prosser, three years in Taylor. Dorm info: Prosser is one of the three freshman dorms and one of two co-ed dorms (I'm a bad alum and forgot the other co-ed dorm name; the third, Brown, is an all-girls dorm). You get assigned to one before you get there. The two co-ed dorms are more or less the same: you've got little parties and people acting stupid in both of them. Taylor, Martin Luther, and East are the other regular dorms, and they're for sophomores and above. Taylor is more quiet, while Martin Luther is basically an extension of the freshman dorms. East isn't really much of a dorm, just a bunch of connected clusters of rooms. The south dorms are where the fun is: you've got Benfer, South, and Robertson. South and Robertson have four-person suites, and they're in the best condition of all the dorms on campus. You can live there after freshman year, but most of the people there are juniors and seniors. They're fairly quiet inside. Benfer is a bunch of apartments with a common room and four bedrooms that hold two people, and there are lots of parties in there during the weekend even though they're technically not allowed- just don't make too much noise and you won't get busted. If you want to live in one of these places, make friends with a junior or senior and get a bunch of other people to join you. It's well worth it. You can live in campus-owned and off-campus housing (which includes the Village and 21st St. apartment building, neither of which I know much about) in junior year. Off-campus housing is where the weekend parties are, and they're usually owned by athletes. What Advice Do You Have:
Overall, I loved my time at Muhlenberg. It's a fun place, and the faculty, students, and staff are caring. There's a reason it was the only liberal arts school on the Huffington Post's 20 Hottest Colleges. Also, if you're an international student planning on going to Binghamton University- don't. PM me for why... I don't feel like getting into it here.
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If anyone wants info on the University of St Andrews just ask. It's in Scotland, but apparently it's well known/respected some places in the states and we certainly have a hell of an international, mostly American contingent.
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Could anyone do RISD? Might be a bit of a long-shot since it's a small school, but meh!
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Farali posted:Asking for more info on Cal Poly Pomona. What do you want to know? My older brother graduated from there in 2008, and my younger brother is currently attending. I can ask them questions and report back for ya! e: They both commuted, majored in business, and also participated in campus clubs.
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old dog child posted:What do you want to know? My older brother graduated from there in 2008, and my younger brother is currently attending. I can ask them questions and report back for ya! I'm currently in the Summer Bridge program and it's a beautiful campus from what I've seen so far, so I'm pretty psyched. 
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What University Do You Attend: Cornell College How Long Have You Been Attending: 3 years Where Are You Living (on/off campus/dorms/apartments/etc): On Campus Where Have You Lived (Dorms/Apartments/etc): Pfeiffer, Olin, Merner What Advice Do You Have: Cornell College is a small liberal arts college in the middle of Mount Vernon Iowa. It is notable for its extremely small classes sizes (cap of 25 students out of ~1200 student body), educational quality, and the One Course At A Time (OCAAT) system. Instead of taking multiple classes for a semester, students take one course only for one month, whether it be in organic chemistry, software architecture, or language. In this way, the year is divided into 8 "blocks." I personally love the block plan, as it allows me to get really in depth and spend all my time studying one subject for a month. This is also cool because Cornell offers month long study abroad classes in many subjects based anywhere from Ethiopia, China, Japan, or the Bahamas. "Our unique one-course-at-a-time program. It's really innovative, and the best way to learn. You get to focus on one thing for three and a half weeks and then go on to other stuff. It's unique and fun." Kelly Siglin, Class of 2010 The disadvantages to the block plan is that it can be rather, hard, say - taking a Russian or Arabic course in 30 days. Its often fast-paced, my own experiences as a International Relations and French major is having papers due the evening they are assigned, or at the end of the week, and a heavy reading load that professors expect students to keep up on a daily basis. You are expected to attend class every day. However, if you do well, you develop an excellent work ethic! The professors are really great, many interact with students on a personal level - inviting students over for pie and movies, or playing board games with them on the weekend (my two personal experiences). I know several professors now on a personal level and have developed friendships with them (totally not because I believe it helps pad the grades!) We have a new president too, who is totally weird and awesome - I speak French with him every time I see him. Everyone is on a first name basis. If you're wanting for the classic liberal arts education in a rural town, Mount Vernon is a great place to be. Its a quaint town with a lot of quirky people and a charming main street. Students make up about 1/4th of the town's population. If you're looking for exciting nightlife, its not really the place to be - as all the bars can be counted on one hand. However, if you have a car, you can go down to Iowa City - where Iowa U is - crazy nightlife there. Mount Vernon is really great if you like the outdoors, or are looking for a quiet, tranquil environment to be in. I must admit that it has created something of the "Cornell bubble," its honestly the gooniest student body and environment I have ever experienced. There's something about the block plan that attracts kids with ADD, nerds, and the socially maladaptive. (everyone plays minecraft) To some extent, everyone here is a bit of a dork - even the jockiest of the jocks. At the bottom of the rung we have the neckbearded, manchild Narnians, that make up a small but notable part of the population. You will literally see them running around in wizard capes, smelly from not showering for a week, having LARP battles on the college grounds. NERF wars Humans vs. Zombies is also quite popular. Up the ladder, you have more the more socially adept people - but everyone is a geek or dork of some flavor. (I think this is why our sports teams suck) Cornell College is very gay friendly. We have Greek groups, although they are all local - not nationally affiliated. They're also all dorky and weird in their own ways.(heavy drinkers though) Its kind of weird when I go out of Mount Vernon and into Iowa City, where typical frat guys and college students exist. Current I think Greek groups represent 1/4th of the student population. The college is currently expanding - the faculty hoping to increase the student population by a lot. The commons is getting expanded, a new service provider (that hopefully doesn't suck, Cornell had dungeon food served by Sodexo till now) is coming on board, and they're looking to build new dorms. Its also a relatively cheap college to go to, generous financial aid helps a lot. If you're looking for a school whose environment is perfect for dorks and geeks, this is a place worth looking at. The educational system is pretty much perfect for anyone who has real intellectual passion, and the student body are all pretty dorky to some extent. The professors and faculty are all pretty much awesome, you can make a lot of real friendships here if you want. (Except the OWLs) Cornell College is pretty well known in the Midwest, its a excellent school. Its just we have such a small student population that our alumni base isn't big enough to achieve major fame like bigger schools can. Random notes: We have one of the best theater programs in the nation. If you're interested, please say so, and we can chat about it. I wouldn't choose anything other than Cornell again if I could. You have a good chance of getting a good financial aid package if you're an international student. Our college is hungry for foreign students and has recruited heavily from Southeast Asia. We have lots of Japanese, Burmese, and Vietnamese students. Oh yeah, don't live in Pauley-Rorem or Olin whatever you do. Besides, we're older than Cornell University.  Gumog fucked around with this message at Jul 9, 2012 around 05:05 |
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Anonymous Robot posted:Edit: Or Grinnell! If you're interested in Grinnell, I would very much recommend checking out Cornell College as well. I don't say that as a shameless plug in for my school, but because they are very similar and often attract the same type of student. Cornell is basically in the same environment but much bigger with more to do. Grinnell is literally the size of a town block and is tiny. I've passed through Grinnell, its surrounded by a miniscule town with almost nothing around it. I know some people who transferred out after becoming miserable with boredom there. Grinnell is an excellent school, but its literally in a desolate middle-of-nowhere land with not much to do. If you think you can handle it, then go for it.
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What University Did You Attend: I attended Lake Land College for 2.5 years, did another 2.5 years at Eastern Illinois University to finish my BA in 2007. Where Are You Living (on/off campus/dorms/apartments/etc): I lived at home that whole time since I grew up in the same town as the university. What Advice Do You Have: As far as the college experiences goes, I hosed around for 2 years, considered changing my major to journalism (from mass communication studies), realized I was going to be poor as gently caress no matter which field I chose, and subsequently finished my BA in mass comm. The best thing you can do is thoroughly decide what major you want to go into and stick with it. If you're in a bullshit major like mine was, failure is simply not an option. I failed a couple elective courses simply because I was a drunk gently caress-around and it kind of got my poo poo together. Regarding EIU, it's a nice enough locale, but nothing special. The buildings are a weird mix of modern and dated, the professors are half-interested in their jobs (and will try to sell their books, and/or sexually harass the ladies), but all in all it's not bad. It's typically a 3rd or 4th choice for a lot of people, and that air of disappointment unfortunately hangs over a lot of the university's surrounds. People don't want to do loving anything but do copious amounts of hard drugs/get drunk. I know that sounds like "the college experience," but it would be ignorable if it wasn't for the fact that the students there simply didn't give a poo poo about anything. If you were putting on a concert? gently caress that poo poo. Students have to pay to watch the lovely football team? gently caress that poo poo. If it required money or didn't have liquor, nobody gave a gently caress.
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What University Do You Attend: California Institute of Technology (Caltech, all other abbreviations are wrong and we hate you when you use them) How Long Have You Been Attending: 2 years Where Are You Living (on/off campus/dorms/apartments/etc): Technically off campus dorms, but I'm actually closer than the on-campus dorms to all but two buildings. I have to walk for 5 minutes instead of 3 to get to some classes  Where Have You Lived (Dorms/Apartments/etc): Lived in the on-campus dorms freshman year, like you're required to. What Advice Do You Have: Academics: you too can make lawyers feel sympathy for your hours! You know how the Ivy Leagues give you free As for writing down something in the general vicinity of the answer? Yeah, we aren't like that. If you're in the easier majors, you will spend between 40 and 50 hours a week doing classwork, every week. If you are in the harder majors... good luck finding time to sleep, because you will be working for at least 12 hours straight right before the homework assignments for each of your 6 classes are due. (And you're not taking 6 classes because you're tryharding, you're doing it because you must.) Social life: goons goons goons goons goons We have pseudo-frats. They're at Caltech, so rather than being filled with douchey bros they're filled with goons. But they're also funded by the administration, so they aren't permitted to do anything remotely interesting and every freshman must rush into one of them. This actually leads to a pretty interesting campus culture, because each pseudofrat ends up having a unique personality flaw which its members share. For instance, I'm a member of Lloyd, and we get the embodiement of that Geek Social Fallacy thing. So we have a guy who regularly draws his knife and chokeholds girls and throws them out of rooms, and occasionally someone will comment that he isn't very nice and we shouldn't invite him to parties. There are also pseudofrats for quiet goons, druggie goons, fake jock goons, super-neckbeard-goons, more druggie goons, techie goons, and boring goons. I guess it's not a big deal though because you can just find the few tolerable people and get drunk with them all the time. Housing: we win, hands down You are guaranteed a chance to live in Caltech-owned property. You are guaranteed a roommate of your choice. The rooms are at least as big as they are at any other college, and every single property (including the non-Caltech-owned apartment row nearby) is within 10 minutes of every point on campus. The only possible complaint is that some of the beds are too close to the celing so having sex in them is difficult. Dining: convenience! Breakfast and lunch are served in the campus dining hall, standard expensive private school quality. Dinner is... acceptable quality, I guess, but you get it served by waiters, in the dorms. (The waiters are other students working for  and a meal, but still.) It's all closed on weekends though, so you have to walk 15 minutes to the entire street full of restaurants. Horrible, I know.Administration: WHY THE gently caress IS IT THE STUDENTS WHO CAUSE THE ADMINISTRATION PROBLEMS The security department will not stop you from doing anything, except playing music too loud after 2am or actively injuring yourself. Like, underaged students can walk up and chat to security guards, beer in hand. The registrar is insanely nice, and will let you do basically anything but drop classes after the seventh week of the 10-week term. There is a guy on staff whose job is literally to spend money and make students happy. So what's the problem? Well, it's our student government. Namely, that they are idiot fucks oh my god ahhhhhhhhhhhh You remember that sentence up there, where I said Amarkov posted:For instance, I'm a member of Lloyd, and we get the embodiement of that Geek Social Fallacy thing. And that reminds me. Remember how every student has to be accepted by some pseudofrat? Well, every new student is required to go into the one that accepts them. One pseudofrat decided to take advantage of this opportunity to sexually harass their new members, in front of the administration. And then told the administration to gently caress off when they complained. And then, when they recieved the formal sexual harassment report, demanded to know which student filed it. And then the entire school got angry at the administration because patriarchy.txt. Like, I literally lost friends because I suggested that maybe taking a position of "who cares it's just sexual harassment" was offensive. Seriously, don't come here, if you're not sure enough to ignore my opinion you won't like it. Amarkov fucked around with this message at Jul 9, 2012 around 07:10 |
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Amarkov posted:Academics: you too can make lawyers feel sympathy for your hours! Yeah, this isn't remotely true.
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What University Do You Attend: Washington State University How Long Have You Been Attending: One Semester Where Are You Living (on/off campus/dorms/apartments/etc): On Campus Where Have You Lived (Dorms/Apartments/etc): Stimson Hall, all-male dorm What Advice Do You Have: If you want incredibly beautiful wheat fields, rolling hills, and snow-drifts like the ones from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," then this is a wonderful place to be. Oh, and the classes are wonderful and much more in-depth than the other college I went to (Boise State). The campus itself eclipses the town it is in (Pullman, Washington), which is about nine miles from U of I (University of Idaho), right across the border into Idaho. It's really hilly there, so I hope you enjoy walking or biking. The hall I was in was Stimson Hall, a really nice all-male dorm for any grade of college student. Every spring they do a Godfather Spaghetti Feed, where they watch "The Godfather: Part 2" and cook a ton of spaghetti. In short, it's a great place to be. The lecture halls are wonderful, too, if you like lectures.
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Pfirti86 posted:Yeah, this isn't remotely true. I can throw in a short "Tell Future College Kids" thing in here, and say that actually Ivy Leagues are really difficult academically, in general. So ignore that misinformation please!
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What University Do You Attend: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology How Long Have You Been Attending: Graduated 2010 Where Are You Living (on/off campus/dorms/apartments/etc): Lived in Speed Hall as freshmen, then a Fraternity House (50% of students join Greek life) Where Have You Lived (Dorms/Apartments/etc): Know quite a bit about everywhere there is to live, so if you have any questions, just hit me up What Advice Do You Have: This is a small engineering school (1800 total students small) that has been recognized as one of the leading schools in the nation for 13 years in a row. It has a reputation for being catered to undergraduate engineering students. That is to say, the vast majority of students graduate (read: no flunk out courses with 500 people). The average class size is around 20-25. At the same time, 95%+ of students graduate with a job. They do a fantastic job of bringing in companies to interview students. Professors at the institution are also very helpful. Most will give out their home phone number should you run into any problems on homework even. They challenge the heck out of you, but you look back at your time knowing that you are a better person with a wealth of knowledge for it. Rose also is a NCAA Division III school with all the sports you would expect, if that's your thing. Moreover, they have an extensive intramural league with just about every sport imaginable. Rose has a vibrant Greek community as well as your independents living it up as well. Bottom line, if you are an engineering student and can make a trip to Rose just to see what you might be missing...Do it!
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I checked the OP and only on page one was there any information and then I checked the last two years of posts so I would like something more recent, does anyone have information on San Diego State University? I'm really interested in going to grad school there.
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Can anybody from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia tell me a bit about it? I'm looking to transfer there from Swinburne at the end of this year. I'll be doing a Bachelor of Psychology, and any stories regarding Psych study, campus life in general, and queer representation/etc would be really helpful. Swinburne has effectively no campus life, so I'm missing out on a fundamental experience here! Any other info or stories would be really helpful too. I will not be living on campus though, so no Mannix stories thanks (I'm so sick of hearing about Mannix) Synonymous fucked around with this message at Jul 27, 2012 around 00:01 |
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Ugly In The Morning posted:What University Do You Attend: University of Connecticut, Storrs Campus I'll add some extra info here. Year Going into senior year one month from today Major Journalism (three semesters in ACES, also known as exploratory) Where Have You Lived I lived in Towers for the last three years. When you're coming into campus, it's the first thing you see after Husky Village, aka Frat Row. It's far off the rest of campus, about a 7 minute walk to your nearest classes, 10 to the Student Union, 15 to most other classroom buildings and 20 as the crow flies across campus, but the exercise is nice, the rooms are actually pretty nice though a bit small, there's a bus that runs through campus (going to reiterate: only use it when it's raining, snowing or really lovely outside- campus is beautiful a lot of the time and your gut, butt and everything else will thank you because) and the best/second-best dining hall on campus is right there in your complex. Everyone is pretty cool. Usually. Coming into school, you're probably gonna be placed on a random floor somewhere in a dorm; that was me. If you keep your door open, you're going to end up meeting people. Some will be awesome; the kid I met on the first day of freshman move-in across the hall from me ended up being my best friend at school for the past three years, my roommate for two, and last year the guys I met freshman and sophomore year all lived together and we took up half a dorm hall. Like with anything, it's gonna be a crapshoot; there were four frat-boys on my floor freshman year, and they were all terrible people. It's like any other state school, you'll get a mix of everybody. Some general information about UConn It's Really Not That Hard, Like, At All, If You're Willing To Try I've met a few people who have dropped out or are perpetually hanging just above the academic probation list. These people also stop going to class three weeks in so they can spend 5 nights a week at Ted's, Huskies and Thirsty Dog (our bars). You're gonna take a poo poo-ton of general education classes, and while you'll end up having lovely professors, just applying yourself will get a passing, and usually a decent, grade. And if you don't care, like that one semester where I thought Women's Studies and Food and Culture would be fun classes? It's easy to fake it if you crack a book every once in a while and have some idea of what you're writing on papers. Basketball is Awesome. Well, except for this year. The big reason for out-of-staters to head to UConn: Husky basketball is amazing. We've won three championships. 2011 was awesome. Of course, this year will be subdued because we've got a postseason ban, but Calhoun's a dirty old bastard (OUR dirty old bastard  ) so we'll be back soon.The way you get tickets is strange. It's an online lottery where you have as many entries as years at the school (so freshmen get 1, sophomores get 2, etc.). Of course this backfires, as unless you're extremely lucky either you or your friends won't win tickets. I've had them all three years so far, but I got them in a secondary sale this past one. Storrs is cow country Join a club. Seriously. Storrs is in the middle of bumfuck nowhere and if you want to meet people you need to get out. Rush a frat (most of them are cool), join any club (might I suggest our newspaper, The Daily Campus, 15th on the Princeton Review's ranking of school papers nationally? hint hint nudge nudge poke poke I work there)... just get out there. Otherwise you'll be bored out of your mind, which means you'll be in 24/7 watching sitcoms like my roommate did for a few years. The nearest places are at least a 15 minute drive, and you can't have a car without parking at a friend's off-campus or at Depot Campus (both are total headaches) until junior year, so you need to occupy yourself. We WERE a drinking school with a basketball program, but Herbst is trying to end that If you grew up in Connecticut, you may have heard of Spring Weekend. It was crazy in 2010. I almost died. Unfortunately, Jafar Karzoun, an innocent student, was killed for no reason by some douchebag out from Hartford. So thanks to school president Susan Herbst, who is admirably trying to drag us into becoming a premiere academic school, Spring Weekend is now the weekend when hundreds of cops collect a poo poo-ton of overtime, everything on campus from the bars to the library is shut down, and the school asks you to go home for the weekend. That's just one weekend, of course. The rest can go from "pretty fun" to "off the chain yo." There are a lot of parties at the apartment complexes right off campus, though guys might get sick of $5 entry fees at parties and girls might get sick of the terrible bro-to-hoe ratios. It'll happen. Drinking is liberal and it's pretty easy to avoid the RAs. Every RA I've had either left us to our own devices or was never there. (NOT A GUARANTEE.) And there are drugs, too, like with any sleepy college town. No more comments on that, it's your own choice. Verdict It took me a little while to get into the swing of things, but now that I'm almost a graduate, I have to say my four years as a Husky were the best times of my life. Great people, great fun when you can find it, pretty good classes, and a lifelong hatred for every other team in the Big East. We have fun in Storrs. CRINDY fucked around with this message at Jul 28, 2012 around 13:34 |
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Hitch posted:What University Do You Attend: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Not to knock your experience, but this reads like everything the admissions department ever puts out. Is the gender ratio still hideously bad?
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What University Do You Attend: Colorado State University (not to be confused with CU Boulder. We're the school that doesn't put fish poo poo on the football field for 4/20 How Long Have You Been Attending: 3 years, going into my 7th and last semester of undergrad. Where Are You Living (on/off campus/dorms/apartments/etc): Right now I live in a 6 person house a block or two north of campus. Been here for a year so far. Rent is reasonable and combined with utilities I probably spend about $500 a month. Where Have You Lived (Dorms/Apartments/etc): Freshman year I was in the dorms on campus (Edwards specifically) and Sophomore year I was in a 2 bedroom condo a block west of campus. What Advice Do You Have: There are two major public Universities in Colorado. There's us and Colorado University at Boulder, which is the one that tends to be in the news more. CU probably has a more "prestigious" history than CSU, and the campus certainly fulfills the look, but at the same time it is also a very big party school. Which isn't to say there aren't parties or folks who like to party at CSU, it's just that overall the mood at CSU is a little more subdued and down to earth. There's also a large ranching/agriculture/equestrian focus for some of the population, so expect people to be unironically acting like cowboys and lots of trucks. As far as entertainment goes, there's a pretty strong bar scene, around ten local breweries, a reservoir within a fifteen minute drive of campus, plenty of hiking and biking, and plenty of venues for live music. For incoming freshman, there are 11 Dorms to choose from. They are all on the same side of campus, so the time it takes to get to a class will only change by 5-10 minutes depending on where you end up. Westwood Hall and Durwood Hall a.k.a. the Towers. These are some of the oldest dorms on campus and two of the tallest buildings in the city. These dorms have the lowest average G.P.A. and are typically home to the student athletes. I've never actually been inside them, but I hear they are the most prone to parties out of all the dorms. They do however have a dining hall right outside, so that's cool I guess. They are on the north end of campus and are some of the farthest dorms on campus. I would not recommend them. Corbett, Parmelee, and Allison Halls Not nearly as infamous as the towers. I've never really heard much one way or the other about these dorms. Spent a night in Parmelee for Freshman orientation and it seemed alright. If nothing else, Corbett and Parmelee have their own dining halls which are attached to each other, so you'll get a good variety of food and Parmelee had the best pizza out of all the dining halls. Also Allison has Spoons, which does pretty good soup and salads and is the closest hall to classrooms on the north side of campus. Braiden Hall Closest hall on the southside of campus. I've had a couple of friends RA in the halls there. Again relatively chill, also home to a cluster of foreign learning students, so a higher than average number of exchange students tend to live there. Has a dining hall in building, so you don't even have to go outside when it snows and you skip class. Newsom Hall There is literally nothing to distinguish Newsom hall. It doesn't have it's own dining center, it doesn't tend to have any particular clusters of students, it's not particularly close or far from campus. I forget it exists half the time. Academic Village and Summit Hall These are the two newest dorms on campus (which means they have AC and suite styled rooms where you share a bathroom with two other people instead of twenty.) Academic Village is actually 4 buildings; 3 residential halls and the dining hall. The dining hall serves AV, Summit Hall, Newsom, Edwards, and Ingersoll, but isn't actually bigger or more diverse than the other dining halls. So it can get a little crowded in there. As far as the AV residential halls go, Honors is typically Honors kids, so a mixture between bookish shutins and the outgoing, academically aggressive types who are in like six societies for their resume. There's also Engineering, which is mostly engineers (duh). The last one is Aspen, which mostly consists of upperclassmen who were too afraid or too lazy to find housing off campus. Summit's feature is the suite style living without the academic association of it's population. Edwards and Ingersoll Hall Edwards is where I lived, and while I had a great time there, it was probably an outlier of the general experience of Edwards hall. I ended up in the Honors Residential Community, but since I applied for housing late, rather than landing in AV I ended up in Edwards, with all the other smart but laid back Honors kids. There's also the equestrian halls, so prepare to meet a lot of cowboys. Ingersoll is unremarkable except in it's distance from campus and the fact that one of the halls is occupied by the students of the CS department that don't want to associate with other elements of college life, so enter at your own peril. I've really enjoyed my time at CSU and I think I've only met one or two other people that didn't like it here, but they were kind of wet blankets anyway. So if you like Colorado but dislike chronic alcohol poisoning, check it out.
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If anyone knows about University of St Andrews(in Scotland, not NC), please share! E: ThomasPaine posted:If anyone wants info on the University of St Andrews just ask. It's in Scotland, but apparently it's well known/respected some places in the states and we certainly have a hell of an international, mostly American contingent. Wow, what were the odds of this being on the same page? I would love to hear about it! Goatse Master fucked around with this message at Jul 31, 2012 around 21:53 |
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What University Do You Attend: The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. How Long Have You Been Attending: 2 years Major: History/French Double Major Where Are You Living : On Campus Apartment Freshmen and Sophomores are required to live on campus; only the former are guaranteed housing, however. In recent years, the college has been taking in more and more people, causing a bit of a housing crisis. They've been building new dorms, and they've even contracted to various hotels in the meantime to hold extra students. Nonetheless, as far as I can tell, if you want to live on campus, you'll get a place - it might just not be where you want. At all. As for Off Campus - it isn't as convenient as it would be in a more typical college town, but recently it has apparently gotten easier. In the past, there were problems with various people refusing to rent to college students, but I haven't heard of anything like that in recent times. Still, most of the affordable off campus housing requires a car or an extensive knowledge of the Williamsburg public transportation system. Where Have You Lived : Monroe Hall (1 year) Ludwell Apartments (1, soon to be 2) Monroe Hall is where many Monroe Scholars live. If you get the option to live there (which you are given if you are accepted into the Monroe Program), I highly recommend it, especially if you are an alpha-nerd of the highest pedigree. It is also freakishly conveniently located near many important academic buildings, Colonial Williamsburg, and the 24 hour WaWa which makes the awesome meatball subs. The 4th Floor, as of this post, isn't actually student housing, but a large open space often used for hall events, parties, and studying. It also has a projector where you can take advantage of the massive collection of noneducational films both the public and college library have on hand. And, my personal favorite aspect - it had a bitchin' graveyard. Cons: No air conditioning, which is a bad problem in a Southern Virginia summer. If you are one of those susceptible to heat, humidity, and allergies, apply for permission to get an air conditioner, and acquire one through whatever underhanded means at your disposal (try craigslist). It's one of the older dorms, so the rooms are kinda small, but the high ceilings make up for that. The heater in the winter is always too hot (at least for me) so try to snag the place next to the big drafty window. Also, silverfish. Finally, its right on one of the busier Williamsburg roads, so traffic can be annoying. Ludwell Apartments: Some people make fun of them, but they are an absolute godsend if the system tries to screw you out of housing with a poor timeslot. My advice - get a group of three and grab a triple. They never fill up quickly, and it is actually quite a lot of room to spread out, even if you share a bedroom. The typical apartment also has a bathroom, a kitchen, dining room, and living room with a decent amount of furniture. The triple is also the cheapest on campus housing option, and if you ask me, a great deal. Also, if you want to have a car and live on campus, this is the place to do it. Also good for getting of the meal plan because, hey, kitchen. Cons: It is the dorm furthest away from campus. Honestly, not that far - I had classes as far away from my dorm as they could possibly be and I made it there from Ludwell in 20 minutes, walking. Bikes are a good thing to have though, if walking isn't your thing. Ludwell also has a reputation for having some of the rowdier elements, which honestly, I've never had a problem with. I might have just been lucky, though. I won't talk about any of the other dorms, since I don't have any personal experience with them, but from what I can tell, all of them are livable except for The Units, maybe, and those are being torn down soon. What Advice Do You Have: The school is incredibly nerdy, and it seems that every freshman I meet eventually brings out a slightly damp cardboard box full of French and Danish art films, named their dog after one of the stars on Orion's Belt, or can differentiate between the 9th and the 11th Doctor's sonic screwdrivers. Nonetheless, there is very little drama, and come spring time, people usually start sporting tans after intensive jogs around Colonial Williamsburg or sunning in the Sunken Gardens. Honestly, the school covers a lot of niches, if you bother looking for them; even the people who don't like the school can find a place to dish about what they hate about it, usually located in the vicinity of the local Ukulele club. Oh yeah, the clubs. We have a huge variety - I, for example, joined the local Gregorian chanting troupe. I wouldn't call WM a party school, but there's usually one going on, if you know where to look. Frats and sororities have a presence, but not a large one. No one is really pressured to enter one and, honestly, they have a fairly good reputation on campus. Campus life is usually strictly that - campus life. Besides a few cheap restaurants and coffee shops, and maybe one good bar, Williamsburg is a pretty expensive place full of doddering old people. Students usually keep within the literal walls we have surrounding part of campus, and it works out pretty well. Recently, the town has just started warming up to us, which is pretty nice. They are also trying to get more affordable stores in as well. Food is rather meh, although they are trying to improve that as well. They have a few chain stores, like Chick-fil-a, but the main dining halls can range from really good, to bland, to...well, cafeteria food. Sadler Center, however, has a great omelet bar that I would recommend taking advantage of. Just never go during peak lunch hours. Classes have always been phenomenal for me. All of my professors are engaged in their work, excited about their subject, and extremely receptive towards their students. A few aren't like this, but I can honestly say that is a minority, and that, for the most part, professors are awesome. Academics can be strenuous, and the professors do expect a lot out of you, but no one judges anyone on that campus for studying hard. Finals season, while one of desperation, is also one of extreme camaraderie. The school also brings petting zoos, puppies, and free massages out during these times, which is awesome. Research is awesome and well funded through the Charles Center, especially if you are studying something in the scientists. In fact, the school has a very active undergraduate research culture flourishing. One of the great program is the Monroe Scholars Program, which I hinted at earlier. Applying seniors accepted into the school are automatically considered for it, and sophomores within the college can apply for it as well. Basically, its WM's Honor's College, but instead of giving you priority registration, they throw research money at you to study literally anything you want. Seriously. I got $1000 to read comic books all summer. You have to have a decent GPA, but if you can get in, take full advantage of it. TLDR: William and Mary is awesome if you can sperg on any niche subject happily for an hour+. PS: DON'T BRING A CAR UNLESS YOU HAVE TO. THERE ISN'T ENOUGH PARKING, AND THERE ARE TOO MANY TOURISTS.
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Goatse Master posted:If anyone knows about University of St Andrews(in Scotland, not NC), please share! Well, that's creepy! I'll get right on it.
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What University Do You Attend: University of St Andrews (Scotland) How Long Have You Been Attending: 3 years, just going into final year of undergrad now. Where Are You Living (on/off campus/dorms/apartments/etc): Living privately now, but lived in 'halls' (Albany Park, this will make sense later) till very recently. Where Have You Lived (Dorms/Apartments/etc): Halls, private houses. What Advice Do You Have: Before I begin on what may seem like a tirade, this is a lovely town. It's really great. It's old, small, quiet, larely peaceful, beautiful and generally a very nice place to live. We've had all of about three or four serious violent crimes in the last four years. Realistically, you're not going to get stabbed and a group of drunks you meet in a deserted street are, if they don't just ignore you, almost as likely to offer you a sip of their whisky than start trouble. However, there are a few less pleasant things to consider before moving here. First, this place is ridiculously expensive and is full of people who are so wealthy that they don't care. Some of these people are pleasant, many not so much. Because the university and the local population are absolutely committed to milking as much out of the numerous wealthy types as they possibly can, prices in general (especially for accomodation) are absurdly high. Visiting a Wetherspoons in a major city will prove confusing in the extreme as you are offered pints for £1.50, after spending double that on piddly little bottles of Budweiser in St Andrews. Rent in private accomodation is even crazier, averaging out at around £400/month before bills. I'm paying just under this and it's considered a good deal (there are cheaper places, but they're not common. Most people are paying at least £350/month). Halls are slightly different, but more on those in a moment. Second, it's small. Very small. You can walk from one end of town right to the other in forty five minutes, and that's including the outlying residential areas. The town centre itself can be crossed in less than ten minutes. I don't mind this so much, but there are those who find it very claustrophobic. Luckily, there are regular and reasonably priced buses to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee if you need to escape. Regardless, if you're the kind of person who enjoys huge, bustling, cities this probably isn't the place for you. This is also probably the place to mention the nightlife, as it's about what you'd expect from a small Scottish coastal town. Most bars shut at midnight on weeknights, and are maybe open till one over the weekend. The Students Union and our one (poo poo poo poo poo poo poo poo) 'nightclub', the Lizard, are open till one on weekdays and two on weekends. Either way, don't expect to be in a club till 4/5am like you would in a city, unless you venture out to Dundee. It's not as bad as it sounds though: there are generally a lot of parties going on, especially amongst the subhonours crowd, which tend to go on until approaching the daylight hours. By the time you hit honours, you'll be tired of all that stuff if you're anything like me (young man's game - god I'm old). One last thing on the size, don't expect to sleep with anyone without everyone finding out. It's a small town and no-one is far removed from anyone else, while having literally nothing better to do than drink, gently caress and gossip. I learned this the hard way. This goes beyond just sex, too. By the end of your four years here everyone you're friends with will have had sex with, been dating or been shot down by everyone else you're friends with (Not quite, but you get the idea). Third, the people. There are a lot of nice people here, really there are. However there are also a lot of self entitled little public school shits and, amongst the Americans, a lot of 'bros' who don't seem to realise that we don't even have the concept of a greek system here. Yet still they try. Avoid these people like the plague, though they'll likely make the same effort towards you so it shouldn't be too much trouble. Having classes with them can be entertaining and depressing at the same time, however. I once had a tutorial class where one guy came in every time (And we're talking 9am on a monday here) in an immaculate suit with bowtie holding a briefcase. And don't even get me started on the guy with the quill, though that may have been more about me being sat amongst classicists rather than rich arseholes. Also, we're very cosmopolitan. Strangely so, in fact, given the size of the place. I'm fairly convinced there are more Americans here than Scots, sometimes. This also means that if you're looking to come from America to get away from Americans, this might not be your best choice. Despite all this, if you can handle the cost of living, the claustrophobia and the many, many dickheads, you might just enjoy it here! I'll give a quick summary of the different halls because you'd be likely to be in one of them for at least your first year: Albany Park: I lived here for three years. It's a 'hall' in name only though. It's essentially a big grey 70s housing estate. You're put in a self-catered house with five other people, you get your own room (which is a decent size, but not huge). There are two toilets, a shower, a kitchen and a common/living room. This makes for interesting mornings when you're all in class at 9am. The kitchen is way too small for six people and arguments over the single fridge/freezer will be common. Despite this it's functional and they've recently been refurbished so they're not too bad. It's also a reasonable distance from town, being right on East Sands. This means that you get an awesome beachside location (some of the rooms even have sea views) but it does take 15/20 minutes to walk into the centre of town. The biggest draw is the price - at £2716 for the whole year it's one of the cheapest places to live in town. Being this cheap (and this can apply to Fife Park as well), you're far less likely to end up living in close proximity to self-entitled pricks. Andrew Melville: I've never lived here and only been in the place once, but I know someone who was here in first year. It's ugly, grey and imposing. I've heard that the way its laid out makes it difficult to meet a lot of people. Despite this, it apparently has a pretty good atmosphere. It's catered, which brings welcome cheap food but (in my opinion) unwelcome rigidity of mealtimes. There are both single and shared rooms, and it's likely you'll be put in a shared one unless you have a good reason not to be, so expect a roommate. At just over £4000 for the year, including food, it's not hideously expensive. David Russell Apartments: I've never lived here, but one of my exes did. I've also worked here doing cleaning/catering type stuff. It's split into apartments of five rooms, sharing a kitchen. Don't go here. Seriously, just don't. Yes, you get your own room, which is big and has a double bed and an en-suite. Yes, the kitchens have dishwashers. Yes, it has its own bar. It's just not worth it though. It's the one of the furthest halls from town (only Fife Park is further), the management are all complete dickheads who couldn't give a poo poo, its notoriously antisocial and completely devoid of atmosphere and it's absolutely filled with the aforementioned posh arseholes. And to top it off, it costs over £5500 for the year. Did I mention it's self catered? They have a cafeteria that sells overpriced mediocre food, but you have to pay for that seperately. So yes, it's more expensive than the (catered) grand old stone halls right in the cenre of town. Do not go here if you can avoid it. Fife Park: Very similar to Albany Park. Self-catered, a big housing estate, six rooms per house, one kitchen, two toilets and a shower. I lived here for just over a month last year. Generally feels more impersonal than Albany. It also hasn't been refurbished so the kitchens are equipped with genuine 70s relics that someone would probably pay good money for. Still, they're poo poo. Kitchens are even smaller than those in Albany, there's no common/living room in the house. The location is also terrible, being as far away from town as it's possible to get with no trade off like Albany's beach. It's also known for being quite antisocial during term, which may have to do with the number of non-english speaking foreign students who get put here. They tend to be quite cliquey, understandably. On the plus side, it's the cheapest hall (even cheaper than Albany). John Burnet: I've never lived here nor known anyone who has. I've been inside it like once. It's catered and is very small as far as the catered halls go. I've heard it has an excellent atmosphere and is very intimate as a result. It seems nice enough, and has a decent location just out of the town centre. It is quite expensive at over £5000 though. Still, that does include your meals. McIntosh: I know next to nothing about McIntosh. It occupies a bunch of houses on Hope Street, which is very close to the town centre. It's catered and looks nice enough. Again, relatively expensive at over £5000, the same as John Burnet. New Hall: Just the worst. Smells like a swimming pool. Rooms are laid out so it's a real effort to get to know people. Full of rich people. As expensive as David Russell Apartments, again self-catered so no food trade off. Slightly closer to town, and in a pretty handy location if you're a scientist or a sportsman (It's right next to the Sports Centre on one side and the science buildings on the other). St Regulus: Again, one which I don't know too much about. Nice old hall only a five minute walk from the centre of town. A friend's girlfriend lived here last year and it's apparently fine if unremarkable. Same price as the other catered halls as around £5500. Not terrible when you factor in the food. St Salvators: I know quite a few people who live here and I work there now. It's generally seen as one of the most prestigious halls, being grand and leafy and oak panelled and having a common room with a grand piano and a dining room with stained glass windows. It is very nice. Its age means that the rooms aren't standardised so you could get lucky and get a huge wood panelled top floor room overlooking the sea or for the same price you could get unlucky and get stuck in the equivalent of a broom closet. Either way, it's a nice place to live and it's the same price as the other catered halls (£5500 approx). It also has an amzing location, right smack bang in the middle of town. There are, however, a lot of your impressively wealthy types here. University Hall: Used to be women only, but is now mixed. Generally the same as the other catered halls. £5500 approx. Good location, overlooks the science buildings and only a ten minute walk into town. Quite grand and old. Known for having a disproportionately large sports scene, which is handy as it's only five minutes from the Sports Centre. They also drink like no-one's business, which is great or terrifying depending on you personally. Think huge rugby players downing pints on an almost constant basis. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is for you to decide. Finally, I'm studying history so if you're going into that I can give you general info on the way it's structured. I can also give general academic info if you need that. Hope this is helpful! ThomasPaine fucked around with this message at Aug 3, 2012 around 13:40 |
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If anyone wants any info on University College London, feel free to ask - we have a hell of a lot of exchange students and internationals so I figure there's probably a few people interested.
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Anyone have any info on Case Western Reserve University? I've got a few chums who are looking to go there for graduate school.
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LuiCypher posted:Anyone have any info on Case Western Reserve University? I've got a few chums who are looking to go there for graduate school. As someone with multiple friends that have gone through undergrad/grad/professional work there, here's a very brief presentation on Case. - You will have a TON of work no matter what program you are in. Case is regularly in the top 5 heaviest college workloads in the nation. - The campus area is generally pretty safe, but do NOT under any circumstances venture out to the north or east of campus, and avoid being on MLK at all after dark. - You will do research at Case, regardless of what your area of study is. It will look good, but you will be ready to commit ritual suicide at various points in the year when your mind goes numb. - The student body is impossibly nerdy and socially awkward in general. There are more engineering and pre-med stereotypes on the campus than seem possible; they are generally on caffeine/adderall benders from their workloads. They're nice people, but do not ever expect to have a close relationship with another student on campus. - Cleveland has a decent restaurant scene, cheap sports tickets, and crippling depression. However, in terms of grad student budgets, it is very affordable. - Try to bring a car, because you really don't want to trust the buses downtown. They're, by far, the most dangerous vehicles in the Cleveland metro area. Really, if his grad work is non-STEM, he's likely better off somewhere else. If it's STEM or the law school, then he's in good shape.
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Old Dominion University please. Relocating to the area next month as my wife is in the Navy. Only local school that offers engineering, so info on the engineering school, and club sports if possible. Thank you.
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Anyone have any up-to-date info on Texas State University? I move into my dorm on Sunday (thank god, this summer has been hell on earth for E/N reasons) and the fact that the last info is from like 2008 is a little troubling. I'm also majoring in economics, so info on that is preferred.
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ThomasPaine posted:What University Do You Attend: University of St Andrews (Scotland) If anyone has gone to any of the Claremont Consortium colleges (Pomona, Harvey Mudd, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer), I'd be glad to hear about your experience there.
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WickedIcon posted:Anyone have any up-to-date info on Texas State University? I move into my dorm on Sunday (thank god, this summer has been hell on earth for E/N reasons) and the fact that the last info is from like 2008 is a little troubling. If you're a business major at Texas State and you want a job when you graduate, major in accounting.
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