West Virginia University Top Questions

I love it here. I don't think it's too big, and I came from a small town. I think when you have a big school, things like sporting events (especially football and basketball) are really fun to go to. This school has a lot of school pride which can be really fun during Fall Fest where there are bands who come to our Mountainlair (student commons) to play for free. The town is really fun because there are a lot of restaurants, stores, and bars in walking distance. The mall is only a 10 minute drive away and there are also parks and Cheat lake if you like the outdoors. Also, there is a rail trail along the river which is nice to walk on.

WVU is the ultimate package. It is a big enough school to see different faces every day and really feel out of high school but small enough to find your comfort zone. For me, Morgantown is an hour from my hometown, so it was far enough to be away but close enough to come home whenever I wanted. The school spirit here is nuts. Students and fans pack into football games covered in blue and gold with the word "mountaineers" anywhere there's room on their outfit. Yah sure we like to party, but it is all part of the Saturday afternoon football game in Morgantown. And don't even be in town if you are a Pitt fan at the Backyard Brawl... because Mountaineer fans make you feel anything but welcome! Going to school at WVU, I can say I am proud to tell people where I go & couldn't picture myself as anything but a Mountaineer fan (even tho I was raised cheering for Penn State). Everything isn't perfect though... especially if your not real into walking or bumper to bumper traffic. The campus is pretty spread out so getting to some places can be a little bit of a walk & the town is sooo packed that traffic isn't exactly flowing. But with all that I love about WVU definately outweighs the tiny disadvantages.

You can get a great education here, but if you're serious about that, go somewhere else. It is so hard to find friends who don't party 3/4 of the time and your roommate freshman year will drive you nuts if you are studious. The opportunity is here, but it's hard to take advantage of it.

WVU is diverse in a sense that there are a lof of different types of students. Majority of the students are not interested in studying, and I would not consider the environment at WVU to be competitive. However, there are smart and intelligent students as well who do not get the recognition they deserve because they are overlooked by the stereotype that is attached to WVU. As far as size of the school, it is a perfect size. You still manage to run into the same people around campus although the enrollment is large. People think I am joking when I tell them I go to WVU because it is known as a "bad" school. There is a lot of school pride here which is a good thing, however I don't think it is pride for the school, but pride for the sports especially the football team. It is a unique college town but it is very small and often runs out of things to do. Partying is the only thing to do really, other than movies. There is no music scene or anything interesting to do in Morgantown except for drinking, which does not appeal to everyone. Morgantown is a small town that is overpopulated for it's size, and parking is a huge issue. Parking is the most annoying issue for two reasons, the lack of parking, and the exceptionally annoying parking tickets. Parking tickets are handed out by the minute, if your meter runs out and you do not make it to your car to put in more change within the next minute, you are pretty much guarunteed a ticket. Most students complain about parking.

The best thing about WVU is that it is a large school that can also feel small. It can feel large in a chemistry class of 200 students. But it feels small because on your way to class you can run into at least 20 people that you know. There is always someone new for you to meet, and therefore things never get boring. When I tell people I go to WVU, the first thing they think of are the awesome Mountaineer sports we have. Everyone loves the fact that not only does our football team do really well, but our basketball, and soccer do good as well. Everyone can appreciate the Mountaineers because we were always the underdog and now we have started to excell. The games are all really fun and the atmosphere is great! The college town is really nice. Everything you could need is in walking distance or can be gotten to through the PRT (Personal Rapid Transit). If you want to bring your car though make sure you have a place to park it because space is extremely limited, and parking tickets are a bitch.

Overall, WVU is probably one of the best universities in the country in my opinion. It is the perfect size for me. There are not so many people that you have to feel like a number but at the same time, if you choose to blend in with everyone else, there is no problem doing so. The school pride around campus is quite amazing. It is hard to look around anywhere around town and not see people in WVU clothing or flags flying and signs supporting teams and the general student body. I spend a lot of my time on campus at the Mountainlair. The Lair is the student union building and has food, bowling, movie theatre, ballrooms, and a comfertable lounge for studying. The only big problem I have with campus is the parking problems because I live off campus.

There really are a lot of things to do other than go to parties or bars, you just have to look around. I absolutely love downtown Morgantown and I love living downtown; in my opinion, the atmosphere of downtown is better than any other place on campus (Evansdale, Sunnyside, etc.) WVU is really big, but not huge like OSU or other places. It's big enough that there are a bunch of different types of people (I'm a junior and I still meet new people in my year ALL the time) but small enough that it's not rare if you run into someone you know around campus. There is A LOT of school pride - people go to the football games and belt out Country Roads and scream and yell. There's almost so much school pride that you feel weird if you don't "bleed blue and gold" like myself.

WVU is a BIG school, but you always manage to see the same people around campus and even at parties. The best thing about WVU is the school spirit. Everyone from the students, professors, and townies love the school. When I tell people that I go to WVU I get the usual "you party too much" stare, but thats not true. WVU has really taught me how to manage time and prioritize my life.

West Virginians are some of the nicest people you will meet. They are very honest and friendly. School pride is a big thing, as is sports. Due to a lack of a pro team in West Virginia, WVU is the pro team. I love it, and it's quite amazing here.

WVU is a place where anyone can come and immediately fit in.