University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Top Questions

I came from a small town so I was a little nervous coming to a big school. I have spent most of my time on the St. Paul campus. I really like this campus and it really feels like a small community in a big city. I was never a huge fan of the Minneapolis campus but I learned to navigate it well enough to get by.

The size of the campus is just right, not too big and not too small. There's a ton of stuff to do here on campus and immediately surrounding. The options for majors is huge, except they don't have law enforcement. They really should consider adding since they have a police department and instead of students going to another school and learning there, they could take the classes here.

The campus is huge and holds tons of opportunities for anyone willing to try. Also, you are right in the midst of two amazing cities. You get the urban atmosphere and big ten feel all in one

I used to hate the campus because its pretty damn ugly, but I have come to appreciate how close to the city it is and how easy it is to get away from the campus.

The best thing about the University is the different students groups available for students. I wish I could change some of the priorities here at the U. We are a top research university, therefor certain departments are neglected, especially the foreign language departments. I'm also tired of our tuition increasing every year. I still think the University is a good school. It's a big school situated in the Twin Cities, so there are always something to do. Many people like to go to the sporting events, especially hockey and basketball games. Students here are pretty politically involved.

I think one of the best things about UMN is all the opportunities it has, both academically and socially. From politics, to sports, to arts, everyone can find something they enjoy and become involved with a student organization about that. Sometimes UMN seems a little big, but I don't think I would want it any smaller, so it's just right. There are so many activities in and around campus that you can never get bored. When it's nice outside you can explore nature by the river because it's part of the campus. Opportunities and activities are endless.

It's big but I like the independence and being able to focus on the things I enjoy. People recognize it as a great University that produces excellent students. I spend most of my time either in Rapson Hall (as most architecture students do) or else on the way to Rapson. It's not a college town but rather a University with a great location near Minneapolis. Student complaints as far as the architecture program goes is that the professors are snooty. As far as Recreational Sport Clubs go -- we get fields that have more litter and goose poop on them than grass. In fact the only grass-like plants are usually weeds. We also only get enough funding to cover two tournament fees; this is about 5-10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of what we have to pay out-of-pocket: basically if you don't get enough financial aid you can't afford to play. The exception is varsity sports - you know, the ones that are considered to be 'real' sports. Maybe instead of creating a new stadium for our football team that seems to be going nowhere quickly, they could distribute about 1{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the stadium cost so everyone else can afford to play sports.

The best thing about the University is the size ( you can make the school as big or as small as you want to make it) and the Wakeboard Team. I spend most of my time at the lake or the hill, but on campus at the art building. If your thing is school spirit, you can get into that here, but it isn't you have to get into if you don't want to. I haven't had a problem with the administration. The most frequent complaint I hear is campus is too spread out.

When I first started to go here I felt like people did not really think of it as a great institution. They would think that I could have gone to a better school. Since the time I started here and now this institution has greatly improved. It has become more of a name internationally and nationally. The students that go here are extremely proud of this school and this state. There are many tee's that are sold at the bookstore that 'dis' other school, such as Iowa and Wisconsin. I love this school because it is a large university in a large city. There are so many different things to do every night I never really get bored!!

I like the fact that this is a big school. New people are easy to get to know and hang out with. There is a lot of school pride and student involvement. Being on the crew team is the best experince by far I've had at this university. I think people overlook sports such as crew that are sports clubs and not NCAA, even though we train just as hard and are very competitive. Most students complain about the cold weather, but it's easy to get over and it makes spring that much better when it comes around.