Indiana University-Bloomington Top Questions

There is a lot of opportunity here.

the school is sized just right. i spend most of my time on campus at the frats, the dorm, the football/basketball game. Bloomington is the original college town. biggest controversy is the firing of coach Sampson. there is tons of school spirit. the dorm living is an experience you will always remember only complaints is not the best food

The best thing about IUB is the people you get to meet. I've met so many wonderful people who share common interests as me. It's large but the large campus allows you to explore your many oppurtunities. When I tell people I go to IUB they automatically assume that I'm a huge partier, which is far from the truth. I spend a lot of time in my residence hall hanging out with my friends or studying. Bloomington is a very lovely college town. That's what made me come here in the first place. Kirkwood is a really neat place to go to get food, hang out, and shop. There is a lot of school pride here at IUB. There are plenty of fans at the sporting events and people seem to rally well for certain events. The IU Purdue football game in 2007 is a memory that will never leave me, we won. Smoking on campus is a huge complaint, something that was supposedly aboloished, however, students still smoke on campus.

The best thing about IUB is the beauty of the campus. Although most of the school years is in the cold, winter months, the tall limestone buildings against the towering green trees make for a magnificent walk anywhere on campus. Although very large, IUB is the perfect size for me. I love walking to class with thousands of others, having a great variety of friends from every neighborhood, but still be able to have relatively small class sizes. IUB is a great place to come to if you want to be in an amazing college town. The surrounding area really caters to the students of IUB and therefore everywhere you could possibly want to get off campus to, is within walking distance!

IUB is amazing because there are so many diverse people. I love the comrodery that IUB has with all of its sports and just the spirit in general.

The best aspect of IUB is our size. There are so many opportunities and groups to be a part of. The risk, however, is that if you are not an out-going person it can be hard to adjust during your freshman year. But, most people find their niche and enjoy all four years at IU. Another plus about IU is Bloomington--by far the most liberal and cosmopolitan town in Indiana. With great restaurants, entertainment, shopping, and bars, if you're ever bored at IU (not likely) all you have to do is take one step off campus and enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of Kirkwood (the main drag in Bloomington). The only thing I would change about IU is its reputation. True, it is a party school, but even the partiers here have to study and work hard. Don't come to IU if all you want to do is drink--have higher ambitions.

I think IU is a little too big for me, but that's personal for everyone. As far as a college town goes, Bloomington is pretty nice: Lots of good restaurants and shops. The traffic is terrible and takes a lot of getting used to though. There is definitely something lacking in IUB's administration as a whole. They seem to like to make things as difficult as possible and no department talks to the other so it's is incredibly, and almost unbelievably easy to get extremely wrong information if you go to the wrong place which is very easy to do. I think there is a lot of school pride. Pretty similar to all of the Big Ten schools. The most frequent complaint I hear as a freshman are about the dorms, which truly are terrible, especially in the Northwest neighborhood. Most that I have been in are old and definitely showing their age. For the most part the rooms are big though which is a plus if you don't mind the occasional three to four inch cockroach, excessively hot temperatures, and nasty bathrooms.

The best thing about IUB is the campus. While some people think it's too big, I like how it's laid out and how beautiful the architecture is. If I could change one thing about IUB it would be the number of busses. While it seems like there are already a lot of them, I still find myself not getting onto a bus, or standing on top of someone because it's so crowded. When I tell people I go to IUB, depending on where they're from or what other college they attend, the response is either "WOO! PARTY SCHOOL!" or "Man, fuck IUB. GO PURDUE!!" When I'm on campus I normally just hang out in my dorm. There's school pride everywhere. When people go as far as buying red and white umbrellas you know they love their school. One experience I'll always remember is the first time I went to a party. Students were jumping out of windows. Shit was out of control.

The best thing about IUB are the choices. But the one thing I would change would be equal financial aid to programs. I believe some programs, such a business, recieve more money, whereas other programs do not get that same luxury. I think IUB is a little too big, but this fact does not bother me. When people find out I go to IUB they are suprised becuase most people imagine me going to a small fine arts school instead. I spend most of my time in my dorm and classes. I go out on weekends but I stay fairly close. I have a problem with the administration and the weather here. There have been many days that school has continued even when there is a thick layer of ice on the ground and people are falling and hurting themselves. The most recent controversy on campus has been the scandal and firing of Kelvin Sampson, the boy's basketball coach. There is a lot of school pride here. Everyday I will be walking to class and notice a bunch of students wearing IU shirts.

The best thing about IUB is the fact that there is always something going on and plenty of fun things for everyone to do. I also love the college town feel that Bloomington gives off. If I could change one thing about IU I would eliminate all 8am classes. IU is perfect in size, because although there are lots of students it never feels overcrowded or overwhelming. I love the fact that Bloomington is a very college oriented town. The bus system is great, and everything is so close together that it is convenient to get anywhere. One experience that I will never forget about IU is all of the friends that I have made. I have met so many people here and the girls that live on my floor have become my family away from home.