The campus is gorgeous if you love greenery and the outdoors. The science building is great - circulated air every 25 minutes and industry standard equipment. The students and professors are driven and realistic: they wont drag you along but they wont let you drown either.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
Your professors will love you if you attend the office hours, but they'll hate if you show up unprepared. Never say "I don't get X" instead show up and say "I've worked through the problem sets, here are the questions I've had trouble with, and here's what I understand about the concepts in those questions"Go to the SI sessions, whether you think you need it or not.Do not ignore studying for the first few weeks or you will get in a rut you can't get out of. Don't spend your B's/C's freshman year.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
I only know the honors college, but Whiteside is incredibly nice. The restrooms are cleaned by maintenance, and there's one for every 4 students. The room's are a bit bigger than the standard dorm, and they come with a standing closet, dresser, desk, bed, and a vanity to share. The desk's have power plugs and USB charging ports on them, a fabric picture pin board, and 2 integrated upper book shelves. The dressers have one drawer which is able to be locked by a combination lock you provide, but other than that they're standard. Same with the wardrobes. The vanity is higher than the desks, unmovable, near outlets, and have a nice granite top. The bed's are also standard, and I believe you can loft them (they're pretty tall for storage regardless though)I super recommend talking with your roommate ahead of time and picking a layout and color scheme just to make it more homey. Whiteside uses a cyan blue/lime green style poppy scheme for reference, but the dorms are pretty plain color wise.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
Food is alright, Brenda's sweets are amazing and the common's bistro has some good food and some great frappe's. However, in my opinion the people here complaining were coddled by their parent's food. It's perfectly find food.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
There is a cliff side near campus where you're facing away from all the light pollution and the stars look absolutely gorgeous. Also, the terrace outside of the Lyon building 2nd floor business library is a stellar place to have lunch or study outside in the quiet.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Ambitious Nerds
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
As far as I can tell they offer every club you would want.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
The campus is tiny, and because of this you can call campus safety anytime & anywhere on campus if you need a ride back to your dorm because you feel unsafe. All the buildings require ID to enter as well.
The campus is gorgeous if you love greenery and the outdoors. The science building is great - circulated air every 25 minutes and industry standard equipment. The students and professors are driven and realistic: they wont drag you along but they wont let you drown either.
Your professors will love you if you attend the office hours, but they'll hate if you show up unprepared. Never say "I don't get X" instead show up and say "I've worked through the problem sets, here are the questions I've had trouble with, and here's what I understand about the concepts in those questions"Go to the SI sessions, whether you think you need it or not.Do not ignore studying for the first few weeks or you will get in a rut you can't get out of. Don't spend your B's/C's freshman year.
I only know the honors college, but Whiteside is incredibly nice. The restrooms are cleaned by maintenance, and there's one for every 4 students. The room's are a bit bigger than the standard dorm, and they come with a standing closet, dresser, desk, bed, and a vanity to share. The desk's have power plugs and USB charging ports on them, a fabric picture pin board, and 2 integrated upper book shelves. The dressers have one drawer which is able to be locked by a combination lock you provide, but other than that they're standard. Same with the wardrobes. The vanity is higher than the desks, unmovable, near outlets, and have a nice granite top. The bed's are also standard, and I believe you can loft them (they're pretty tall for storage regardless though)I super recommend talking with your roommate ahead of time and picking a layout and color scheme just to make it more homey. Whiteside uses a cyan blue/lime green style poppy scheme for reference, but the dorms are pretty plain color wise.
Food is alright, Brenda's sweets are amazing and the common's bistro has some good food and some great frappe's. However, in my opinion the people here complaining were coddled by their parent's food. It's perfectly find food.
There is a cliff side near campus where you're facing away from all the light pollution and the stars look absolutely gorgeous. Also, the terrace outside of the Lyon building 2nd floor business library is a stellar place to have lunch or study outside in the quiet.
Ambitious Nerds
As far as I can tell they offer every club you would want.
The campus is tiny, and because of this you can call campus safety anytime & anywhere on campus if you need a ride back to your dorm because you feel unsafe. All the buildings require ID to enter as well.