Nicholas
Football, hockey, and basketball are the most popular sporting events. Football games are fun, hockey games are crazy, and basketball games are exciting. There are so many student groups to get involved in. It's hard not to get involved with at least one. Student doors are usually open and many students walk right in even if they're closed. Minneapolis is right next door. It is one of the most vibrant and exciting cities that I have ever visited. Uptown is my favorite place to go.
Eric
The advantage of a giant school is the amazing number of groups, clubs and activities. Go to random club meetings. Go see bad kung-fu movies with Trash Film Debauchery. Talk about what you can do to improve people's lives at Engineers Without Borders. Go to Colorado with the collection of drunks that call themselves the Ski and Snowboard Club.
Casey
The social life on campus is amazing. There is something for everyone. Gophers after Dark, clubs and student associations, the Greek life and tons of other things.
Andrew
There are SO MANY activities I was overwhelmed when I first came to the U of M. I wanted to try so many things I was stressing myself out! But finally I just found a couple things that especially intrigued me and I focused on them. I didn't want to just pad my resume with a dozen fake extracurriculars, I wanted to really get involved with something special. It consumed a lot of time, but it was something I had a passion for and that is what made college great.
Sarah
The campus is close to downtown Minneapolis which has a big club and bar scene. Dinkytown (in Minneapolis) is right next to campus and has a lot of things for students.
Some students party a lot, while others don't party at all. It is what you make it of it.
Kevin
I'm not too involved with the umn social activities. I am a part of the American Institute of Architects - students and we travel to cities all over the country twice a year. I've been to Boston, Milwaukee, Chicago, and this year we are going to Denver. Next year, Minneapolis is hosting the convention which is going to be awesome. I never lived in the dorms so I'm not sure how that whole scene works out. The bar scene is always fun. The best college bars are in Dinkytown and the best bars are Blarneys, Burrito Loco, and Downtime. Downtime has the best live music ever. The student activities people also host free movies in the movie theater at the student union just about every weekend, for the straight edge kids. I go there every once in a while cause the movies are free and they are movies that are still in theaters. The girls in Minneapolis are awesome. I have not had any luck myself with the ladies, but that's just me.
Brian
Colleges Against Cancer, and Campus Crusades are among the most popular groups on campus as well as Greek Life. Athletic events, theater, are popular but not as much as I thought they would be. The dorm life is great because you meet many people and there is always something to do. The dating scene is fun because of the resteraunts and things to do.
Jenny
I was only involved in the Pre-vet club but I really enjoyed it. I lived off campus so I was never really involved in anything else on campus. There are many things to do around campus and off campus. The student center has bowling and movie nights which can be a lot of fun. There are also many restaurants and movie theaters near campus.