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I am a mother of two kids,Korean-American and decided to go back to college 5 years ago. I probably the oldest person in my classes. The education level of CMU was higher than what I thought. I had to study really hard to get A's and B's. I have a 16 month old baby and 8 years old daughter. It is very intense to go to school for full time, doing my assignment and the taking care of my family. I am going to be a senior on next school year and hope everything goes well on my school life.

It's in a bit of a cow town, so that sucks. Overall if you want a quality education from CMU and you know where to look and who to take, you can make it happen.

Just the right size...not so big that you get lost in the crowd, but not so small that you practically know everyone. Most of the professors i've had so far are pretty good at their jobs and always willing to help. The only things that are hard for me to handle are: the size of the town, and the fact that it does not have a real mall or commercial, working airport (you have to drive to Flint, Lansing or Grand Rapids). There also isn't much to do in Mount Pleasant, in the way of fun. You basically do all there is to do in your first year, and then do the same thing over again next year. So basically, CMU is a great school in a not so great town.

Just the right size...not so big that you get lost in the crowd, but not so small that you practically know everyone. Most of the professors i've had so far are pretty good at their jobs and always willing to help. The only things that are hard for me to handle are: the size of the town, and the fact that it does not have a real mall or commercial, working airport (you have to drive to Flint, Lansing or Grand Rapids). There also isn't much to do in Mount Pleasant, in the way of fun. You basically do all there is to do in your first year, and then do the same thing over again next year. So basically, CMU is a great school in a not so great town.

CMU's student body portrays a strong sense of school pride, especially during the fall football season. Now I did not attend one football game this year, nor did I face any criticism for my decision to focus on academics and volunteering. Football is just an outward facet of CMU, it has so much more to offer! CMU has an AMAZING volunteer center that offers incredible opportunities for students such as alternative breaks, lunch buddies, ssp, and more. I spend most of time during the week on campus, meeting with professors, going to class, working in my hall, and studying in the library. But on the weekends I am either on an alternative break, working in Detroit for my philanthropy committee, or attending a conference somewhere in the US. I am by no means confined to Mount Pleasant during the academic year. Recently there has been strife between the faculty and administration over the faculty contract, but the semester has progressed fairly normally despite faculty strikes early in the semester.

Its too small and all the people that couldnt get into msu go here

I think CMU has the perfect amount of students. Not too big that you have to get a bus across campus, but not too small that you don't get the full college experience. There's enough people here to give you new faces every time you're out, but the city itself is pretty much in the middle of nowhere, which limits your weekend activities. You want to know why CMU parties hard? Because there's not much else to do here.

If all you are worried about is having a good time, then CMU might be a good choice. Theres enough going on during the weekend to have fun. The classes are not too hard either, but this is probably because they are catered to a less intelligent group. CMU really doesn't discriminate who it takes in, and this becomes really apparent in small classes. A lot of my classmates are idiots. And the administration treats the students like children. tl;dr: if you wanna have fun, Central will give you a decent time. But don't expect to get the best education.

There is a lot of school pride on this campus. Everywhere you go you see people wearing school colors and shirts that say "Central Michigan" in some different version. I once had a friend come stay with me for a weekend and they said that they were so suprised that everywhere they turned they saw someone wearing Central Michigan clothes.

I love central. I really enjoy the campus and the student body. The campus is so beautiful and the classes are very easy to get ahold of professors and get help if you need it.