Blanche
No! I know tons and tons of people who willingly choose to come to UL for many reasons, and I'm one of them. I also know many people who leave LSU to come to UL because they were not happy there.
Dustin
Absolutely not, read above.
Steph
Well, im not saying that everyone there should be going to college, because there are some people i wonder how they did manage to make into college. As far as UL being dirty and old, it is. The buildings that have been there forever are old, and dirty. But the newer buildings are okay.
Tiffany
People in Louisiana need to face the fact, our lives don't evolve around LSU. What kind of education does LSU have? UL has some of the best programs in the country, including nursing, engineering, architecture, and computer science. Not only that, but the people are much nicer. The main perk about UL is its price. Okay, so our football team may not be the best, okay they are really bad, but the baseball and softball teams were both ranked in pre-season polls and the basketball team just won its division.
Julie
UL does have many students from the Lafayette area, but there are many many other states and countries represented
Since being a student at UL, I have been very pleasantly surprised with the "top notch" academics. The classes and professors are by no means second rate.
It is true that the student population at UL parties a good bit, but if clubbing is not your thing, they are still plenty of students who do not.
Robert
There are a good portion of students who have lower self-esteem, but not nearly all of them. Lafayette is the fastest growing town in the state. UL is good bang for your buck as far as cost and education is concerned.
Mallory
If you go to college anywhere in the U.S. there will be partying; Its college!
UL students are just more experienced.
UL has some of the top colleges in the Nation. Our Nursing,Engineering,Education, and Art are among the top 10 in the nation. Our faculty and staff consists of some of the greatest professors available.
Alex
I do not feel that this is accurate because there are some very bright students, as there is everywhere. For example, I could have attended LSU if I had wanted to but I chose ULL instead!
This stereotype is partially true because although students do go out and have a good time, there are numerous students who stay home and study. Lafayette is an expanding town which offers many distractions to students, but I feel that just because Lafayette is an entertaining and fun town that its students are still very productive and well educated.
Jamie
We may party a lot but everyone that I know and has associated with still take their school work seriously.
Ryan
for the most part, but it is also two competitive departments on our campus.