College of Charleston Top Questions

The best thing about CofC is Charleston! The city is a wonderful place to live, with something old and beautiful everywhere you look. It's great that CofC is located right downtown with restaurants and shopping just a couple blocks away. The only downside about a campus in the middle of a city is that the students are not very unified. There's no football team to ignite school spirit and there's really no central place that all the students go to hang out. Everyone just does there own thing, which makes it difficult to meet people.

I went on a tour of the schools I was interested in on the east coast the summer of my sophomre year; my top choice was UNC-Chapel Hill. I was determined to get in there; however, my mom said that she had heard about a school in South Carolina with a really strong marine biology program, so we decided to make a detour on our trip to visit the College of Charleston. When we showed up in Charleston I was immediatley amazed by the beauty of the city. I was really excited when I found out that the beautiful historic buildings were part of the college campus. I could tell right away that this was the place I wanted to live for at least 4 years of my life. My mom and i decided to stay for the whole day and skip a different college on my list, and take a campus tour. The information I recieved on the tour only confirmed my sudden urge to attend this college. I was worried that I might not get in, being an out of state student the selectivity of the school was that much greater, but I worked really hard in my last two years of school so that my trascript could look as slick as posible. I took challenging courses, and even thought I didn't get an A in the class, I believe the admissions commitee saw my attempt at hard work. So as you can see I got in, and I really enjoyed my freshan year. I am happy and proud to say that I'm a cougar.

The best thing about Charleston is by far the location. It is extremely close to the beach, and close to lots of nightlife, which the students defiantly take advantage of. I believe that the school is the perfect size. Charleston is defiantly a College town. The surronding downtown area is mostly students who rent out houses. Most people tend to do there own thing, so I dont really know of any huge controversy's that have taken place.

There's a really good variety of students and just enough people so you'll see people you recognize and people you've never seen before every day. Charleston is a really historic city and it's not really built around CofC but it's grown with it for the past 200+ years. There are plenty of college student restaurants and bars but big city shopping too. College of Charleston is totally unique, you won't find any other college like it.

One thing I would change about C of C would be the time in between classes. Ten minutes is not enough time to walk from the J.C. Long Building to the Bellsouth building especially if you have to stop at the crosswalk on Calhoun St. Also, the parking situation sucks! $400+ to park per semester is rediculous. As far as the school size goes, I think it just right. Not too small, but not too large either. I spend most of my time at the Addlestone Library (both inside and outside) because of the cheap coffee (cheaper than Starbucks anyways) and the gorgeous view (both in terms of the women and the scenery). C of C's administration is top notch. They'll pretty much do thier best to help you if they can and the situation warrants it. School pride is non-existent I think. Maybe it is because we don't have a very large sports program and the fact that we don't have a football team might be a part of that. I just don't feel that same pride as say the USC students do. I'll always remember the women at the College of Charleston. Most of them are very sophisticated, educated, but have this wild side that comes with being a college student. I realize that not every female student at the college likes to go out for a night on the town, and that's not really what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the wild side that makes us follow our dreams, to not give up, and reach those goals we set for ourselves. But, the girls at the bars downtown are really wild!

The school is just right, it allows the teachers to know who you are and what you are capable of doing. This also allows them to better evaluate your work and help you in whatever way you need help. Its much easier for one on one assistance. You can spend your free time enjoying diverse entertainment on campus, beach scene, Night life, and cultural experiences.

I love the liberal arts environment of our school. Both the school and the community have great arts programs, and though we're certainly not a big city, if you're coming from a smaller town, it's a nice change. On a more superficial note, I love the College because of how beautiful it is; just walking to class every morning, you're surrounded by oaks, Spanish moss, and century-old architecture. Even the newer buildings are aesthetically pleasing.

i love the size! its perfect, every professor i've ever had has learned my name and felt it a priority to include every student in the class. charleston is super touristy, but its a college town at heart. people and businesses all over town are vey accepting of that and are constantly thinking of ways the college students can become more involved in the community.

I absolutely love the College of Charleston. Being from the Charletson area, I frequently walked past the campus and the several buildings spread throughout the downtown Charletson area. I like that everything on campus is within walking distance. This is not only good for getting from one class to another quickly but also because parking is so limited. The parking situation is the biggest complaint I have and that I have heard form others. Free weekend parking lots like K lot have been taken away to build new classrooms and have either not been replaced or have been replaced by parking garages that require money (sometimes a lot of it) to park there. Parking in the entire downtown area, whether on or off campus, is extremely expensive and unfortunately so are parking tickets from the college's public safety ($20+ for one violation). Other than this I have never found any problems with the college. The faculty and staff are great and always willing to help. The librarians at the state of the art Addlestone library are extremely helpful and easy to get in contact with through telephone, email, instant messenger, or in person.

CofC is the perfect school for me. 10,000 kids means you definately see a lot of the same people around which is a great and easy way for starting up conversation at a party or something, yet its big enough that you are constantly meeting new people. The only thing that I think CofC lacks is a lot of school spirit for our sports teams. I think it has a lot to do with the lack of a football team, but our basketball teamis great, and we're getting a new arena this year. When I tell people that I go to the College of Charleston, they either have never heard of it, or they tell me how much they love the city, but no nothing about the school. It doesn't get much publicity up in Ohio yet. I go to Marion Square probably every day that it's nice out. There are always tons of kids there throwin the frisbee or football and trippin over the unending amount of girls laying out there. The city of Charleston kicks ass. It's so much fun.