College of Charleston Top Questions

Our school size is PERFECT! Not 30,000 students but also not 1500. We're about 10,000 students so you're not just a number in the classroom. All of my professors knew me by name in and out of the classroom. When I tell people from home I go to C of C they immediately are suprised and a little jealous. I've heard from people that if the could change schools, they would attend cofc.

1. The most frequent student complaint: without a doubt, the food. It truly is terrible, with very little options, and this is coming from a person who thinks just about anything tastes good. The only decent place is a bagel shop, but if you're watching your calorie or sugar intake, forget it! 2. The best thing about the school: the location. Charleston is clean, gorgeous, convenient, endlessly fun, quaint, picturesque- the list goes on. It's not the safest city in the world, but just be smart about when and with whom you travel the streets and you'll be fine. Also, you're a ten minute ride from the beach and movie theater and a ten minute walk from almost ANYTHING else you can think of. I had friends at other colleges calling me saying, "I'm out of shampoo! This is awful! The nearest store is a 20 mintue ride and I can't find a ride...." I would just be like, "Really? I just get mine at the CVS down the block from my dorm." It's great. You truly never feel stranded. And since it's a city, there's always a cab around the corner you can call if you really need a ride. 3. What I would change: I would change a lot of things about CofC, but most preferably, the male-female ratio. It's getting close to the point where the school is {4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}70 female, and that can definitely make anyone feel a little off. 4. The best spot to spend time on campus: definitely the cistern. It's the gorgeous centerpiece of the campus, an elevated grassy area overlooked by an old building with columns and enclosed by iron gates. Amazing place to study. Once in a while, it's fun to do the coffee-house thing too, and go study at a Starbucks table with your coffee before a test. There are 2 of them basically on campus, they are about 3 yards away from each other- haha. 5. School pride: there is a lot of it, but if you're not in a frat or sorority, word of the latest pep rally or game or whatever might not even reach you. I only know there's a lot of it because my roommate was in a sorority and I tagged along to events sometimes. 6. CofC administration: It's a mixed bag, and you either hit the jackpot- i'm talking strike absolute gold- or end up with a class taught by your average stereotypical college prof- a boring middle aged guy in suspenders rambling on about nothing and comprising your grade of a midterm exam and a final, with nothing else. I have had both, but I would give the faculty a high rating overall. I have met some amazingly brilliant and challenging professors at CofC who made me much smarter in one semester! 7. College town or not: I would say not, only because the bars in the city are pretty tough to get into without a fake ID. Or even if you have one (which I don't, so I'm not sure) they can be strict. Other than that, it's a great and fun little city.

I think that the best thing about C of C is its location. The campus is located in the heart of Charleston, one of the oldest and most preserved cities in the South. One thing that we definitely take for granted is the architecture of the college and of the city. When I first visited Charleston and the campus, I felt like I was in an old European city. There is a lot of history here. The city withstood both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. I think the size of the student body is right where it should be. The college limits the number of students to just under 10,000, because there simply is just not much more room to expand, although the college always finds another place to sneak in a building. There are three constructions going on right now, an expansion to the arts center, basketball arena, and a new science buildings.

Best thing is the city. Charleston and it's people are amazing. I think the school is the perfect size. The city is not so much a college town, its mixed with all types of people. Another great thing is its not your typical college. Its not a frat/sport charged school, everyone hangs out together, with all types of different personalities. I believe most students including myself are proud to have gone to the College.

Smaller classes, new business center is beautiful an has a great deal to offer, Charleston is just a great city overall in regards to daytime and nighttime activities

The location is amazing. The weather is great and the beaches are close. The nightlife is really fun, there are many places to go and familiar people. THe school is 10,000 but it doesn't feel that large because the campus is pretty small. It is a beautiful city and a beautiful campus that is easy to navigate and easy to feel familiar and comfortable with. I think it is just the right size, always new people to meet but many people familar faces around campus. It is definetly a college town but there is so much to it, however I think to the students we feel like we run the city! The administration is great, I feel I can develop relationships with any teachers I choose. They are very understanding and many times I find the teachers are willing to work with the students and offer a lot of help and out of class time, all teachers have required office hours each week. There isn't alot of school pride, we all loe Charleston and that is what we are proud of but none of our sports are that big, though are basketball team is ok. You can find school spirit but you would have to want to find it. C of C is unusual because the location is so great it has eerything you could want from a college town, the beach, bars, houses, history, shopping.

Liberal Arts College with very academic approach. Lots of term papers and lots of books for each course

CofC is a great size college in a perfect city. There is no football team, but it really doesn't affect the college experience. Greek life is a small percent of the on-campus population, but within Greek life it is possible to become really invovled and devote a lot of time to a sorority/fraternity. I have never really heard anyone complain about CofC, and it has been the best years of my life.

It's a great size. You have about 10,000 undergraduate students, then an even smaller community of students within your major. But you have the whole city of Charleston, too. So you can have the big-city feel but a tight-knit, intimate social scene, too.

I would like CofC to be a little bigger, but I am comfortable with the size. People think that the parites must be great, and that we spend all of our time on the beach. There is a college community definitely in Charleston around campus, but it stays within a mile of campus because the whole city of Charleston is not devoted to the College. There is not that much school pride, but there is a basic sense of pride and an obsession with merchandise for CofC, or the Charleston area in general.