<p>Ok, I’m looking at going to college in either the big city of my dreams at what is mostly a commuter school…BUT it has nice condos on campus that are populated with out of town kids like me but for the most part it’s a commuter school. Or I can attend college at a big state university with SEC sports in a small quaint southern town…which would you choose and why? Pros and cons?</p>
<p>Which SEC school are you talking about? I’m familiar with all of them except Kentucky and South Carolina.</p>
<p>Are these colleges equal in all other respects–prestige and price, for example?</p>
<p>I attended an SEC school in a “quaint Southern town” for 3 semesters before transferring and for me, it wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. However, if you’re from the South and used to small town southern culture and shopping/dining choices (the nearest mall was an hour away), you may be happy there. Another downside for me was if there wasn’t a home football game, many people went home to hang out with their HS friends, leaving the campus with a commuter school feel on many weekends. It simply wasn’t a good fit for me.</p>
<p>I can’t tell you which to choose, only you know whether you prefer city life or small town life. Are you locked on one particular commuter university or can can you widen your search to find an urban Uni with a more residential campus feel to it?</p>
<p>I’m talking about Mississipi State and the University of New Orleans. Miss St. has better programs across the board but is a little more expensive and I want to have as much money as possible for law school.</p>
<p>I’ve looked at Tulane and Loyola but both would KILL my college fund even with scholarships.</p>
<p>Mississippi State is probably the worst school in the SEC in terms of academics if that factors in at all.</p>
<p>Overall it’s still a good school and my main goal is to get to law school…</p>
<p>My experience at Mississippi State was this: unless you’re majoring in Engineering, the academics at Mississippi State leave a LOT to be desired, even in the Honors Program. Also: there’s a reason the town is called Stark-ville. </p>
<p>OTOH, both the students and profs at State are for the most part extremely friendly. If you get into one of the new dorms, they’re great, with private baths in every room. My only problem with the residential life is that a large number of students go home on weekends, so if you’re like me and can’t get home except on extended breaks, that can be a bummer. Coupled with little to do in Starkville, and that left for some long, boring weekends.</p>
<p>If you want more info on State, PM me.</p>
<p>Go to Ole Miss instead.</p>
<p>Ole Miss is pretty bad too, It’s more of a place where kids go to party than to study, and it’s not #2 on the party school list for nothing. But, it is probably a better school than MSU, especially for law.</p>
<p>What does “Mississippi State leave a LOT to be desired” mean?</p>
<p>I am about to transfer to MS State for music and engineering. Is Mississippi state a commuter school? I know it has a fairly low enrollment as compared to UT or A&M. Is it a safe school? How is support for students - a lot of BS/empty words or is life good there? </p>
<p>I will be doing Electrical engineering and guitar. I know its a great school for me since it has a great guitar teacher - engineering I couldnt care less where I get my degree as I have experience from being a son of an engineer that knows it doesnt really matter where you get your degree.</p>
<p>What is SEC?</p>
<p>Go to UNO. New Orleans is an amazing city to be in and UNO is the most underrated school in the south.</p>
<p>Go to Vanderbilt, 10000000x than other schools in the SEC</p>