The community is small and well connected. The people are friendly and always ready to help. The teachers and students are always ready to interact and get involved.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Sign up for everything and then tone it down. It's a lot easier to juggle things freshman year, and then tone it down when you find something you like.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
The classes are tough, but forgiving. There are plenty of resources to help get you through the course, and the professors are very respectful when it comes to life outside of school.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
Dorm life can be what ever you want. Morris has different dorms and floors with different focuses. Some have a focus on world culture, others have a focus on the environment. You can choose what ever interests you the most and have fun with it.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
The food in the dining hall isn't the best in the world, but there's a restaurant on campus, and a few more in town, including a Subway. The campus favorite is Don's Cafe, which has amazing burgers and fantastic toast if you ever go there for breakfast. Yes I said toast, it's so good, people often request their burgers without buns, and with toast instead. It's crazy!
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
There's always something going on. If you're ever bored, you could just take a walk around campus and join in what ever looks fun. One time, I wound up joining a club that had fake gladiator fights with padded swords and shields. Another time, I played Quidditch, yes Quidditch, the sport from Harry Potter.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
The cost is kept pretty low, but it has all the advantages of a larger university because it's on the University of Minnesota system. So it's the best of both worlds at a great price.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
During orientation, each orientation group goes to the local thrift shop and the orientation leader buys a toy that the group selects as a mascot. Mine was a strange hippo thing.
Another notable location is this large grass circle in the middle of campus. We call it the mall and it's where people hang out when the weather is nice. It's also where people go to watch movies projected on a big screen.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Any student that wants the advantages of a large university but wants to have a small community that's tight knit and supportive.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
There's pretty much clubs for everything. If you're feeling a little nerdy and lazy, you can join up with the Doctor Who club and sit around watching the Doctor save the universe. If you're still feeling nerdy but want to get physical, there's a gladiator club with fake padded swords and shields that you can play fight with. If you're feel like gardening, there's plenty for you to do with the gardening club. There's honestly something for everyone, from campus ministry to frisbee.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
While campus security makes their presence known, they also don't have much to do. The biggest thing they've had to deal with in my time here is getting people out of a dorm that had a fire alarm go off. It wasn't even bad, someone just burnt something in the microwave.
The community is small and well connected. The people are friendly and always ready to help. The teachers and students are always ready to interact and get involved.
Sign up for everything and then tone it down. It's a lot easier to juggle things freshman year, and then tone it down when you find something you like.
The classes are tough, but forgiving. There are plenty of resources to help get you through the course, and the professors are very respectful when it comes to life outside of school.
Dorm life can be what ever you want. Morris has different dorms and floors with different focuses. Some have a focus on world culture, others have a focus on the environment. You can choose what ever interests you the most and have fun with it.
The food in the dining hall isn't the best in the world, but there's a restaurant on campus, and a few more in town, including a Subway. The campus favorite is Don's Cafe, which has amazing burgers and fantastic toast if you ever go there for breakfast. Yes I said toast, it's so good, people often request their burgers without buns, and with toast instead. It's crazy!
There's always something going on. If you're ever bored, you could just take a walk around campus and join in what ever looks fun. One time, I wound up joining a club that had fake gladiator fights with padded swords and shields. Another time, I played Quidditch, yes Quidditch, the sport from Harry Potter.
The cost is kept pretty low, but it has all the advantages of a larger university because it's on the University of Minnesota system. So it's the best of both worlds at a great price.
During orientation, each orientation group goes to the local thrift shop and the orientation leader buys a toy that the group selects as a mascot. Mine was a strange hippo thing. Another notable location is this large grass circle in the middle of campus. We call it the mall and it's where people hang out when the weather is nice. It's also where people go to watch movies projected on a big screen.
Any student that wants the advantages of a large university but wants to have a small community that's tight knit and supportive.
There's pretty much clubs for everything. If you're feeling a little nerdy and lazy, you can join up with the Doctor Who club and sit around watching the Doctor save the universe. If you're still feeling nerdy but want to get physical, there's a gladiator club with fake padded swords and shields that you can play fight with. If you're feel like gardening, there's plenty for you to do with the gardening club. There's honestly something for everyone, from campus ministry to frisbee.
While campus security makes their presence known, they also don't have much to do. The biggest thing they've had to deal with in my time here is getting people out of a dorm that had a fire alarm go off. It wasn't even bad, someone just burnt something in the microwave.