Quinnipiac University Top Questions

The best thing about Quinnipiac is that it is beautiful, and very well-kept (no trash, etc.) It is also very safe. The only thing I would change is that the school is becoming extremely overcrowded (in regards to housing, and commuter parking). The food is WAY too expensive, and goes by a dollar basis and not by meal. On the upside, Quinnipiac offers a lot of extracurricular activities through student organizations like free midnight breakfasts, movies, hypnotists, speakers, etc. The entire campus is also wireless. These should be taken advantage of! The campus is small enough that you know most people or see them around, but it is not too small that you see the same people in all your classes, unless you are in a smaller major. It is really nice to sit outside when it is nice out. Commuters spend a lot of time in lounges/the library/cafeteria/etc. Residents spend a lot of time in/around their rooms. The gym is nice but fairly small and usually very crowded. The biggest recent controversey on campus was the discontinuation of the campus newspaper which people are pretty upset about. I don't know what was behind it. There is a lot of campus pride at hockey and basketball games especially, and the new TD Banknorth garden offers free student seats (but they are hard to get and sell out quickly). Upperclassmen don't really get any seniority in regards to events or parking, which sucks. The most frequent student complaints are parking, computer/printer problems in the library, and the strict visitor policy.

The campus is gorgeous, well-groomed. The faculty are well-trained and most have high reputations and degrees, outside of QU. On campus, most social life occurs in dorm rooms, but people are somewhat exclusive and clique-y. Off campus, most social life occurs in houses. On Thursdays and Saturdays, social life happens in nearby New Haven, where kids go to clubs. Bars are not aspopular til junior or senior year. There are several in Hamden but they are relatively strict about IDs. Hamden isn't much of a college town - no walking streets, cafes, little shops or small restaurants. There's the typical TGIFridays, Applebees, WalMart, grocery stores, Marshalls, TJMax, Old Navy. Most complaints are about the trendy-ness, cliquey-ness, and expensive cost of QU.

One thing I would change at this school would be it's focus on extracurricular programs. They put a lot of effort into the sororitites and frats. but seem to lack giving funds to help stop sexual assaults on the campus which are becoming more and more prominent. QU also has an awful meal system that allows you about $10 a day on food when a sandwich with a soda is $6 alone. Besides the lack of funds for food the options are very poor and have little nutritious value. It litterally gives the students who have eating disorders here to continue and is also a big reason why eating disorders are so rampid here.

Quinnipiac is a second shot at High School. Weekdays are learning, Thur-Sat are drinking on campus or in New Haven's clubs. The girls are plenty and good looking. The school will rob you of every penny you have and don't care at all about its students.

QU is a fun school, i have made tons of friends, and learned a lot, i think it definitely has many stereotypes, true or false, but QU has a friendly and close knit campus, its hard to meet someone you have never seen before, or someone who doesn't know a friend of yours. However i feel its pricey, they need more food selections, and needs to focus more on students than the appearance of the campus (even though it is absolutely gorgeous), our health services are ok, the doctors sometimes don't know what they are talking about, and the cafeteria workers are mostly insane, but in all i love this school and have had the best 3 years of my life here so far. I am not in a sorority, but a lot of my friends are, if you want to get involved, def join in and it will be much more rewarding, i know tons of people who love Greek life here even though there are not sorority and fraternity houses.

The school doesn't care musch about its students...just their parents wallets.

I love Quinnipiac. I have had four amazing years and I wouldn't trade my education that i have learned here. the campus is beautiful. most people when i say quinnipiac, usually say what or they have heard us because of the polls, which we conduct. we are gaining more team spirit with the opening of TD Banknorth which is our sports arena where our basketball and hockey teams play at. Quinnipiac, i have made amazing friends which i will treasure for the rest of my life.

Quinnipiac is the perfect size, not too big where you don't know anyone, but small enough where you see your friends constanty. The hockey games are a lot of fun to go to, and everyone gets really excited and into them. Night life consists of going to New Haven on Thursday and Saturday to the various clubs and bars, and Friday night is usually a night most stay on campus. Most people stay on campus for the weekends and don't go home, but it is easy to get home if you need to and don't have a car by going to the New Haven Train Station.

The education department at QU is great. One major problem that I have with Quinnipiac is that it is almost impossible to get anything done regarding schedules, grades, etc. without having your parents call. I feel like the students aren't taken as seriously as they should be.

Quinnipiac seems very clique-y. The majority of students live on campus, and for the few who don't (like myself) it's very hard to get to know people. I've even heard people who do live on campus say there are too many separate groups. In one of my classes, people said students are all part of the Quinnipiac community, but we're also part of sub-communities that get most of our attention.