Michigan State University Top Questions

It is a really big campus. It's beautiful but really annoying in the winter. I usually have a 30 minutes walk just one way to class and in the winter it is almost unbearable. Most people kind of associate MSU with wealthy, smart, or party people. There is a lot of school pride, football games are really fun. Campus is crawling with cops almost all of the time, especially during football games and welcome week.

MSU is just right in terms of the population. While it is definitely a big school, there are several opportunities to have large, medium, and small classes. The advising to excellent within each degree, and there are plenty of resources and people who are willing to help.

MSU is a wonderful place to network and meet a lot of people. It is a large campus, and you will definitely want to get a bus pass. Walking from Brody to Shaw hall is actually impossible- short of being a cross country athlete. The winters are terrible, and walking through the snow to get to class was an adjustment. The people are absolutely amazing. Keep your door open all the time your first year, thats how I met everyone on my floor. MSU is widely known as a really good school, and the people there are very laid pack. Wherever you go, someone will either have gone to MSU, have a brother that went to MSU, or works for someone that went to MSU. The alumni network is just so expansive, you are always running into people that graduated from there, even outside of Michigan. Football and basketball games are very fun. Although the basketball team usually is better, the football games are fun to watch. We cheer for all of our teams, no matter the score, and thats what makes us different. School pride is everywhere, just shout "Go Green" anywhere around campus, and you will get 50 people shouting back "Go White!"

I like the large school, it offers a lot of nice amenities. There is a very nice library, a good amount of visiting artists and other speakers on varieties of topics and cheap movies. My program caused me to spend time in the school of art and the college of education. The education administrators can be tricky to deal with. The people in the art school are great. The school in general does have a lot of pride. I have never seen more school tshirts on any other campus. Things I didnt like is that the gym costs money, the actual downtown area of East Lansing is small. It has nice stores and restuarants and bars and such but its just a bit more limited that some other areas.

East Lansing/MSU is the best place to spend your college years! Whether you are on or off campus, you will always feel a strong sence of Spartan pride and belonging. The size of MSU is also amazing. To some this may seem overwhelming, however you'd be surprised how quickly you get aquainted with the area. MSU also offers so many clubs, groups, and social opportunities that shrink the feel of the campus.

The family you acquire while attending State is unparalleled. No other school gives you such a strong sense of comradery; you can find a fellow Spartan anywhere with a quick "Go Green!" Although MSU is a large campus, it becomes your home; after your first semester, you lose the feeling of being lost and gain a strong sense of familiarity as you do when returning home. One thing I love about our Spartans (current and alum), is that we are good sports. Even when we lose, we show up to the next even ready to win. No matter what the outcome, we all remember having a good time.

MSU is a pretty big campus and unless you've been before, you will be lost for the first week, but it becomes really easy after awhile. The bus schedules were kinda hard too, but also something you get use to. I spent most of my time in my dorm room(AHH hate it) and out at grand river. Uh, there is a LOT of school pride here. I grew up a Michigan fan, but now that I go here I have loyalty to my school, as does everyone else. I would def say this is a college town. Some older folks actually moved to East Lansing because they liked the college atmosphere. I would say def go to your counselor and make sure your schedule is good and you get some gen ed stuff out of the way first. Alsom try and get as much info as possible on the classes and the professors. Don't worry if you don;t know anyone in clas, chances are you'll meet people. Besides, it is very high school to try and make your schedule like your friends. Everyone has different priorities and goals now that they are in college, so don't make it your goal to always be around the same people. I really didn't like the actual dorm room, because I hated living in a box, but you have to and it's a good experience (relating to meeting new people and stuff) to have and plus you have to live in the dorms first year. One more thing...Halloween is HUUGGEEEEE at state. So start thinking now of about 3 costumes you want to wear for the festive weekend.

I do not go there to MSU. It is only a summer class in my hometown of Troy, MI.

While the town of East Lansing itself isn't the most exciting, the campus of MSU is large enough and eventful enough to keep students entertained. There are plenty of clubs available to all people, which I highly reccomend looking into. The spirit of the campus is also very much alive and highly contageous. If you're looking for a school that you really would like to "be a part of", MSU is the place to be.

It's a huge campus! I like a huge campus because I can meet new people all the time. Parking is bad on campus, but there is a nice bus system that services all of campus. There is lots to do on Grand River. The campus is gorgeous and I love walking through the gardens during the spring and the fall. Football and basketball games are an absolute blast! I'd recommend getting season tickets to both. And then to comment on Cedar Fest: Cedar Fest was caused by people who don't go to MSU. The small faction of the MSU students at Cedar Fest do not represent the entire university. Many of the students that weren't at Cedar Fest were embarrassed and/or outraged that Cedar Fest even happened because it cast a bad light on our university. That's not what MSU is all about.