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I love it it is a great school

It is really a great school

My experience at Ball State has been amazing. Ball State is always changing and developing in every discipline. Every department is doing something innovative. In my opinion, Ball State is the perfect size. It's not too big and not too small. Most classes are less than 30 people. The largest class I've been in was a core class, and it had 100 students. Even in that large of a class, we all had direct access to the professor. Core classes are usually larger, because everyone is required to take them. Once you are in your major courses, the classroom size is much smaller. I spend most of my time on campus in Bracken Library and in the many dining halls. The only thing I would change would be Muncie itself. Though Muncie has it's highlights, it isn't much of a college town compared to many of the others in Indiana. However, Muncie is trying to improve this by redeveloping areas that students gravitate to, like the Village, which is currently under construction. I love the odd locations on campus like the Naked Lady, Benny, the whisper wall, Frog Baby, the scramble light, and the fly swatter. The most frequent student complaint is about bike lanes. The campus doesn't have any at the moment, but with a large amount of people complaining, I'm sure they'll fix that soon. The amount of school pride depends on the student and his or her experiences here. Overall, I would say the school pride is average. Two experiences I'll always remember are the immersive projects that I have had the privilege to work on. Immersive learning is unique to Ball State. I haven't heard of any other schools that have programs like these. Immersive learning courses immerse you into the real world; students work with community partners and professors to learn while producing some form of product. For example, I was involved in the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library immersive project, which has given me incredible contacts and work experience that will set me apart from others in the field. Immersive projects are centered around many different subjects, so there is an immersive project for every student's interest. If you would like to know more about these projects, please ask. I would love to tell you about them.

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The one thing about this school is they always try to keep you involved. There are always students outside with different activities to participate in. Your email is always updated with the important things that a student would want to keep track of. I like that i always know the presentations that are going on, along with other activities i would want to participate in. The amount of students at Ball State seems fit for the size of the school, as a student i have never seen an overcrowd of any sort. Most of the time i am in the Architecture building in my studio on the sixth floor, and i love it i can look out onto the campus from the class room, and its so interactive and fun. I have known many people from other big schools and i believe our school spirit is not as big as other schools are; I haven't been to many sports games but in general i never really see a big support system.

Overall, I would say that Ball State is a great school. The students are pretty nice to eachother, I haven't seen very many people fighting or anything like that. Everybody seems to honestly be focused on doing their own thing when it comes to classes and schoolwork. Ball State is large enough where you won't have everybody in all of your classes, but you will see them around more than you think, just walking around campus. As far as school pride goes, I see a lot of that. Especially the "Nest". Everyone dresses up in red and they hold up giant posters of celebrities' faces, it's really fun. The only complaints that I have really recognized at Ball State are the freshman dorms, sometimes there are complaints because the elevators in Lafollete only go up to the sixth floor, and sometimes they break down, which is never fun. But overall, I think that Ball State is a great school.

Nice school, great atmosphere - clean, well kept, contemporary, nice scenery, nice buildings. I love the environment. I feel many people are friendly! And they way they set up dorms is a great way to meet new friends

Overall, my opinion of this school is positive. I had hoped to attend a larger university because I wanted a greater variety of classes to take and this university certainly delivers. While some may worry that this would only result in large and chaotic classes, the university does rather well in keeping classes reasonable. Only a few core classes reach exceptionally large sizes and even then, the classes usually also split into smaller groups so that students have a chance to receive more personal instruction. In all honesty, the one major downside to the university is the lack of culture off campus. The town the university resides seems to reject the notion of becoming a "college town" and so activities are limited when traveling too far away from campus. However, the university more than makes up for this deficiency by having copious amounts of clubs, activities, and functions that are on campus.

I absolutely LOVE it here at Ball-State University! There are about 15,000-20,000 students that attend Ball-State each year making it large, but not large enough that you will feel overwhelmed. Another nice feature is that the campus is not extremely spread out. Usually a student can walk from one end of campus to the other in about 10 minutes. The class sizes are good as well. Most of the classes I have been in only have around 20-30 students. One of my favorite aspects is that the University works hard to provide students with several entertainment opportunities each week. For example, each Friday night the University Program Board shows a movie that is out of theaters, but not out on DVD yet. Then on Saturday nights this same organization will host a big party called Late-Nite with all kinds of fun activities such as bowling, dancing, games, and more! Finally, Ball-State has gone out of its way to make sure that students always have access to necessary technology and transportation. Many sources, have reported that there is a 1:1 ratio of students to computers. So no matter when you need access to a university computer, you will be able to find one available! There are also several shuttles/buses that can not only get you around campus, but also around Muncie! Muncie has allowed Ball-State students to ride their public transportation (MITS buses) for free allowing students to get what they need off-campus with ease whether they have a car or not!

The best thing about the school are the resources available and how nice and well kept the school is. Ball State is always building and expanding. The new workout facility that they built two years ago is phenominal. The school size is just right. Everything is in walking distance for the most part. You don't have to worry about 40 minute walks on campus. The furthest walk I had while living on campus was no more than 15 min.