Mansfield University is set in the mountains, surrounded by the changing colors of autumn and attended by the most wonderful people one could ever meet. Everyone wants to help one another settle in and find their niche in the university life, leaving no college freshman behind as we all climb through each week of graduation. At Mansfield University, there is always something to do and someone to do things with!
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
For you students that might be coming in, here is what you need to know:
Find which professors have doctorates, refer to them as Dr. What-Their-Last-Name-Is unless they specifically say otherwise. I have one professor who prefers her students to call her by her first name.
When you are accepted, you will be contacted in some way about all of the resources you will have, once such resource being this fantastic place called WebAdvisor. The moment you know that your classes for your first semester have been set, go to WebAdvisor and check them out. Look specifically for what books they will want you to have for each class and then see if you can find them online for cheap or somewhere local. College book stores are expensive and not everyone has the money for that.
At Mansfield University, we have these spectacular individuals called Resident Assistants or RA's. If you can not settle in or if you are having issues, find them and attach yourself to them. They will help you, they will be your friend, and they will introduce you to people or programs that will help you.
Mansfield University has very many clubs. My suggestion is to not take on any more than three on top of your classes. You will not have time for anything else, I promise you.
Mansfield University has Quidditch! Join us.
Mansfield University is very diverse in sex and sexuality. Do not be afraid to be who you are here. I assure you, you will most likely find someone who is just like you.
Avoid online classes. No, trust me, they are not fun. This is my personal opinion, but it is a very strong personal opinion. Avoid online classes.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
The classes are not like the classes you took in high school. However, I have talked with other students and it is the general consensus that college life is easier than our past high school careers. The number of classes you take alter from day to day and, as I have said, everyone wants to help you succeed and exceed. There are tutors, peer leaders, advisors, tutoring programs, upperclassmen, professors, and even your fellow freshmen, all ready to help you. You could probably even go to the university president's house and ask him and his wife for help. No one here wants you to fail and no one here is going out of their way to make your classes impossible. If your classes feel impossible, then all you have to do is look for someone to help you make it better.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
We have custodians in each dorm who work hard to make sure that the dorms remain livable. There are other inhabitants who like to scream and yell at unhappy hours in the night, but this is college. Everyone is delighted to not be at home anymore even if they miss their own people and beds. Your neighbors are generally kind and your RA's are the go-to people for any problems or needs that you have. Each dorm building has a kitchen that you can use and you can borrow pots and pans from the front desk if need be. The dorm rooms themselves are equipped with two closets, one shelf in each closet, a bathroom, a lovely set of windows so you can see the outside world, a desk, a sink cupboard, and drawers for clothes. A shower curtain is supplied as well as two small waste baskets. Every room also has a thermostat so that you can control how hot or cold your room is at any point of the night or day. Everything else, you have to supply yourself. The more books you have, the more shelves I suggest you bring. The highlight of our college life, however, is the free washers and dryers! You do not have to pay to do laundry here! There is a common area on each floor with a large widescreen TV and comfy chairs and sofas, and then there are multiple study lounges on each floor. There are four dorm buildings: Oak, Sycamore, Hickory, and Spruce.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
There are multiple places on campus where you can get food. In the Spruce dorm building, there is a bagel cafe called Einstein's. In Alumni Hall, there is a small shop called Jazzman's. The main dining halls themselves are Upper and Lower Manser. Lower Manser is more select and strict, but their food is amazing. You can have your own choice of meal no matter the day. Upper Manser, on the other hand, changes their meals from day to day, meaning that your favorite food could show up maybe once in a week or two. However, Upper Manser is an All You Can Eat Buffet - once you are in, you are allowed to eat anything and everything you please. The downfall of Upper Manser is that it has set meal times and no breakfast, meaning that it doesn't open until lunch at 11:30 and then dinner at 4:30. Lower Manser is opened from early morning to late at night all week days. All of these locations do serve coffee.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
What isn't there to do? Join a club. Go for a walk! Go on a field trip. Goodness knows, someone is always going somewhere to do something. Go to The Hut, this gathering place where different things are usually going on each night - such as Karaoke, Trivia, visiting bands, comedy, dances... If going out isn't interesting, stay in your dorm building and just go down to the game room or whiteboard room (by whiteboard room, I mean you get to draw on the walls of a room because they are whiteboard. I swear, it's fun, and you usually are not doing it alone). Go cook something maybe, or attend dorm activities! The RA's host different activities throughout the year according to their dorm's theme and the season. You are allowed to attend any of the dorms' activities, no matter where you live. Or you can go watch a college sport! Someone is always practicing or having a game. The Quidditch team itself has practice five days out of the week with intramural games and then off-campus tournaments. If none of this sounds fun, then just ask what your friends are doing. If fun to you is a study group and quiet time, there are study lounges and designated quiet areas in the library just for you. The library itself is a fun time because of its large book selection and, if it doesn't have the book you want, you can get an interlibrary loan and receive the book from another library within just a few days. Chances are, though, whatever club or fraternity/sorority you are in will be fun enough. I certainly haven't had much of a chance to be bored since I got here!
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
In all honesty, Mansfield is not cheap. It is not terrifyingly expensive for everything it offers, but it remains expensive nonetheless. To save on money, it is getting rid of amazing programs, such as the Anthropology/Sociology major, the Education major, and the Business Management Major. It is a terrifying time to be at Mansfield right now because we do not know who they might try to cut next for the sake of retaining any wealth left. Nonetheless, I am choosing not to leave because the professors and the people and the classes are so amazing and incredible. No one wants to cut these classes and the true show of the Mountie spirit is in how we have fought and still fight these choices. Of course, one doesn't pay to have a Mountie spirit, but one does pay for everything else. The meal plan is worth it in my opinion, though the dorm rooms are incredibly expensive per semester. I have heard that it would be cheaper to rent a house off-campus. Despite that, I really would like to stay in dorms for the rest of my college career - it is so comfortable and fun here. The professors are, themselves, generally top-notch. I do hear complains about different teachers, but I hear more praise than anything for the majority. The programs excel in my opinion, and turn out incredible human beings ready for the work force. All in all, it could be a little cheaper here, but I still chose to attend, so maybe you will think it worth your money as well.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
Mansfield University in itself feels delightfully unusual to me, but that could be every college. In Quidditch, one of our unusual traditions is to, whenever the referee yells out, The snitch is loose!, yell back, Yeah, he is!. Or, when the referee yells, The snitch has been released!, we yell, See ya, snitch! In Quidditch, we also make a large deal of intimidating our enemies by chanting very loudly with all of our pre-game energy. It works every time.
Other than that, I can not really think of anything too terribly unusual. Everyone and everything, again, feels unusual to me. I would not be here if it did not, I revel in unusual. The people are weird in the best possible way and every club has its own traditions that are quirky. The professors themselves are a bit quirky. My FYS (First Year Seminar) professor brings a tea pot and cup to class every day and my Psychology professor likes to stare into your eyes as he talks to the class until either he or you looks away. Everyone here is a bit strange in their own way.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Mansfield University is not in the city. Again, we are in the mountains. There are hills everywhere, flat plains do not exist. Outside of the campus, there are not many places to go and we generally operate out of a Dollar General and a Walmart. The campus itself is not very large and the population is relatively small. Do not come here if you everything I just explained does not appeal to you because I swear that I am not lying. This is a small, rural area, with the closest towns of any important being an hour or so away by car. If everything I just explained sounds fantastic, then, fantastic news! You belong here.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
I attend SPECTRUM (our college's LGBTQA club), the Social Work Club (every program has its own club), and Quidditch. Frankly, I love every one of them. Of course, other people might have their own preferences, and that is fine as well! We have very many clubs and, if we do not have the club you want, you can very easily start your own! We have club fairs so that you can get a good look at some of the choices. Do not be afraid to ask questions or attend different clubs just to try them out. You are under no obligation to stay in any club you do not like or do not have time for.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
Your FYS professor will have speakers come in to talk to you about staying safe and about how other people should not endanger your safety. We have counselors if you need to talk to someone and the professors will always have an ear open for you. There are blue lights all over campus - posts with an alarm button on them that you can press if you feel endangered that will alert police to your position and immediately send them to you - with, imagine that, blue lights on top of them so that they are easily identified. If you ask, I guarantee that you will find multiple someones willing to walk with you to wherever you need to go. This is a dry campus, so there is no alcohol allowed. If someone is drunk and bothering you, you are free to report them. If you feel endangered by smoking, all smokers are obligated to take their business outside and stand away from the dorms. No college campus is completely safe, but Mansfield University is working its hardest to make sure that it is as safe as can be.
Mansfield University is set in the mountains, surrounded by the changing colors of autumn and attended by the most wonderful people one could ever meet. Everyone wants to help one another settle in and find their niche in the university life, leaving no college freshman behind as we all climb through each week of graduation. At Mansfield University, there is always something to do and someone to do things with!
For you students that might be coming in, here is what you need to know: Find which professors have doctorates, refer to them as Dr. What-Their-Last-Name-Is unless they specifically say otherwise. I have one professor who prefers her students to call her by her first name. When you are accepted, you will be contacted in some way about all of the resources you will have, once such resource being this fantastic place called WebAdvisor. The moment you know that your classes for your first semester have been set, go to WebAdvisor and check them out. Look specifically for what books they will want you to have for each class and then see if you can find them online for cheap or somewhere local. College book stores are expensive and not everyone has the money for that. At Mansfield University, we have these spectacular individuals called Resident Assistants or RA's. If you can not settle in or if you are having issues, find them and attach yourself to them. They will help you, they will be your friend, and they will introduce you to people or programs that will help you. Mansfield University has very many clubs. My suggestion is to not take on any more than three on top of your classes. You will not have time for anything else, I promise you. Mansfield University has Quidditch! Join us. Mansfield University is very diverse in sex and sexuality. Do not be afraid to be who you are here. I assure you, you will most likely find someone who is just like you. Avoid online classes. No, trust me, they are not fun. This is my personal opinion, but it is a very strong personal opinion. Avoid online classes.
The classes are not like the classes you took in high school. However, I have talked with other students and it is the general consensus that college life is easier than our past high school careers. The number of classes you take alter from day to day and, as I have said, everyone wants to help you succeed and exceed. There are tutors, peer leaders, advisors, tutoring programs, upperclassmen, professors, and even your fellow freshmen, all ready to help you. You could probably even go to the university president's house and ask him and his wife for help. No one here wants you to fail and no one here is going out of their way to make your classes impossible. If your classes feel impossible, then all you have to do is look for someone to help you make it better.
We have custodians in each dorm who work hard to make sure that the dorms remain livable. There are other inhabitants who like to scream and yell at unhappy hours in the night, but this is college. Everyone is delighted to not be at home anymore even if they miss their own people and beds. Your neighbors are generally kind and your RA's are the go-to people for any problems or needs that you have. Each dorm building has a kitchen that you can use and you can borrow pots and pans from the front desk if need be. The dorm rooms themselves are equipped with two closets, one shelf in each closet, a bathroom, a lovely set of windows so you can see the outside world, a desk, a sink cupboard, and drawers for clothes. A shower curtain is supplied as well as two small waste baskets. Every room also has a thermostat so that you can control how hot or cold your room is at any point of the night or day. Everything else, you have to supply yourself. The more books you have, the more shelves I suggest you bring. The highlight of our college life, however, is the free washers and dryers! You do not have to pay to do laundry here! There is a common area on each floor with a large widescreen TV and comfy chairs and sofas, and then there are multiple study lounges on each floor. There are four dorm buildings: Oak, Sycamore, Hickory, and Spruce.
There are multiple places on campus where you can get food. In the Spruce dorm building, there is a bagel cafe called Einstein's. In Alumni Hall, there is a small shop called Jazzman's. The main dining halls themselves are Upper and Lower Manser. Lower Manser is more select and strict, but their food is amazing. You can have your own choice of meal no matter the day. Upper Manser, on the other hand, changes their meals from day to day, meaning that your favorite food could show up maybe once in a week or two. However, Upper Manser is an All You Can Eat Buffet - once you are in, you are allowed to eat anything and everything you please. The downfall of Upper Manser is that it has set meal times and no breakfast, meaning that it doesn't open until lunch at 11:30 and then dinner at 4:30. Lower Manser is opened from early morning to late at night all week days. All of these locations do serve coffee.
What isn't there to do? Join a club. Go for a walk! Go on a field trip. Goodness knows, someone is always going somewhere to do something. Go to The Hut, this gathering place where different things are usually going on each night - such as Karaoke, Trivia, visiting bands, comedy, dances... If going out isn't interesting, stay in your dorm building and just go down to the game room or whiteboard room (by whiteboard room, I mean you get to draw on the walls of a room because they are whiteboard. I swear, it's fun, and you usually are not doing it alone). Go cook something maybe, or attend dorm activities! The RA's host different activities throughout the year according to their dorm's theme and the season. You are allowed to attend any of the dorms' activities, no matter where you live. Or you can go watch a college sport! Someone is always practicing or having a game. The Quidditch team itself has practice five days out of the week with intramural games and then off-campus tournaments. If none of this sounds fun, then just ask what your friends are doing. If fun to you is a study group and quiet time, there are study lounges and designated quiet areas in the library just for you. The library itself is a fun time because of its large book selection and, if it doesn't have the book you want, you can get an interlibrary loan and receive the book from another library within just a few days. Chances are, though, whatever club or fraternity/sorority you are in will be fun enough. I certainly haven't had much of a chance to be bored since I got here!
In all honesty, Mansfield is not cheap. It is not terrifyingly expensive for everything it offers, but it remains expensive nonetheless. To save on money, it is getting rid of amazing programs, such as the Anthropology/Sociology major, the Education major, and the Business Management Major. It is a terrifying time to be at Mansfield right now because we do not know who they might try to cut next for the sake of retaining any wealth left. Nonetheless, I am choosing not to leave because the professors and the people and the classes are so amazing and incredible. No one wants to cut these classes and the true show of the Mountie spirit is in how we have fought and still fight these choices. Of course, one doesn't pay to have a Mountie spirit, but one does pay for everything else. The meal plan is worth it in my opinion, though the dorm rooms are incredibly expensive per semester. I have heard that it would be cheaper to rent a house off-campus. Despite that, I really would like to stay in dorms for the rest of my college career - it is so comfortable and fun here. The professors are, themselves, generally top-notch. I do hear complains about different teachers, but I hear more praise than anything for the majority. The programs excel in my opinion, and turn out incredible human beings ready for the work force. All in all, it could be a little cheaper here, but I still chose to attend, so maybe you will think it worth your money as well.
Mansfield University in itself feels delightfully unusual to me, but that could be every college. In Quidditch, one of our unusual traditions is to, whenever the referee yells out, The snitch is loose!, yell back, Yeah, he is!. Or, when the referee yells, The snitch has been released!, we yell, See ya, snitch! In Quidditch, we also make a large deal of intimidating our enemies by chanting very loudly with all of our pre-game energy. It works every time. Other than that, I can not really think of anything too terribly unusual. Everyone and everything, again, feels unusual to me. I would not be here if it did not, I revel in unusual. The people are weird in the best possible way and every club has its own traditions that are quirky. The professors themselves are a bit quirky. My FYS (First Year Seminar) professor brings a tea pot and cup to class every day and my Psychology professor likes to stare into your eyes as he talks to the class until either he or you looks away. Everyone here is a bit strange in their own way.
Mansfield University is not in the city. Again, we are in the mountains. There are hills everywhere, flat plains do not exist. Outside of the campus, there are not many places to go and we generally operate out of a Dollar General and a Walmart. The campus itself is not very large and the population is relatively small. Do not come here if you everything I just explained does not appeal to you because I swear that I am not lying. This is a small, rural area, with the closest towns of any important being an hour or so away by car. If everything I just explained sounds fantastic, then, fantastic news! You belong here.
I attend SPECTRUM (our college's LGBTQA club), the Social Work Club (every program has its own club), and Quidditch. Frankly, I love every one of them. Of course, other people might have their own preferences, and that is fine as well! We have very many clubs and, if we do not have the club you want, you can very easily start your own! We have club fairs so that you can get a good look at some of the choices. Do not be afraid to ask questions or attend different clubs just to try them out. You are under no obligation to stay in any club you do not like or do not have time for.
Your FYS professor will have speakers come in to talk to you about staying safe and about how other people should not endanger your safety. We have counselors if you need to talk to someone and the professors will always have an ear open for you. There are blue lights all over campus - posts with an alarm button on them that you can press if you feel endangered that will alert police to your position and immediately send them to you - with, imagine that, blue lights on top of them so that they are easily identified. If you ask, I guarantee that you will find multiple someones willing to walk with you to wherever you need to go. This is a dry campus, so there is no alcohol allowed. If someone is drunk and bothering you, you are free to report them. If you feel endangered by smoking, all smokers are obligated to take their business outside and stand away from the dorms. No college campus is completely safe, but Mansfield University is working its hardest to make sure that it is as safe as can be.