Accepted but need more info

OneMom
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:08:30 +0000

Congratulations! I live near there and have a lot of ties with the place, and have gone to open house with my son who will most likely be a freshman in Fall 2011. It has a friendly atmosphere. Due to the location, the job and internship opportunities are great. I will say, though, that the freshman guys’ dorm that we saw was horrible. My son and his friend could not believe it. The building exterior was nice, and it was in a nice, secure courtyard of dorms, but the interior was awful. That aside, everything else seemed very nice there. There is a new fitness center for students only. There are nicer dorms, too- they are not all that basic. The food situation sounded good. There is a new program called First Year Experience that helps each freshman to connect more with faculty, the city, etc. It involves having a professor meet with a fixed group of students for discussions, field trips, dinners, etc on a weekly basis. We were really impressed with the academic programs, campus, support systems, friendliness, etc.