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The best people go here. Great culture. Nearly everyone is friendly. The "colgate hello" is not a myth. It has a great reputation academically. If you don't mind the small town setting that is DOMINATED by the university this is a great place to be. Administration is ? Things are always being updated. Great new library and science center. Updates on athletic center and huntington gymnasium to come.

Colgate students are proud to go to Colgate. With its small size and even smaller town, the Colgate community is always emphasized and you really feel at home when you are here. People are friendly, and always want to have fun. WORK HARD, PLAY HARD - our mantra that comes through so clearly as you see every student cramming in the library and then out that night. The students are connected in this commmunity to each other, their professors, and the administration, and it is not strange to see strong friendships and working relationships among all of them. I have always loved and embraced this sense of community, and while I know most of the faces I see around campus, I am always ready to meet the ones I do not know. My only complaints - the snow and the Cruiser's inability to follow a schedule.

Everyone loves it here. Out of the whole first year that I was here I only heard one real complaint about the school and it was from a girl who didn't fit here and because of this she left.

The best part about Colgate is the students. Everybody seems to work really hard and get their stuff done and then have a great time, and everyone is very sociable and friendly. Also, there is a lot of student involvement, but at the same time people tend to be very apathetic to the "real world." The town is completely geared towards the student body, but its small size limits your possibilities pretty quickly. There is a lot of friction between the administration and the Greek system, but the houses are all old enough that they should be around for some time no matter what. The campus is absolutely beautiful, especially on perfect summer days and snowfalls.

I love classes here and I love the atmosphere. It is a great school!

When I tell people I go to Colgate, most people seem to know someone who went there, or have heard about it, which I always find surprising given the size. I am very proud of the fact of the size that we are that we make a very loud splash. Although I think everyone has different experiences that they will remember about Colgate, I think the friends that people make and the connections made are the most important part. Frankly, the administration could care less about the well-being of the student body, they just appear to care about what looks good for them, and what helps put Colgate higher on the US News rankings. I think that school pride has decreased, evident in the poor attendance at sports events, and the attempt of the school to shut down anything that involves alcohol. I will always remember riding down in a wheel chair at the DKE house at 4 in the morning.

Colgate has helped make who I am today. Spending almost all my time on campus in a secluded area of Hamilton village during the school time forces me to really indulge in the special environment where unlimited opportunities are offered and created. I have taken advantage of many things available at Colgate. Informative lectures, challenging classes, study abroad group, networking events, etc. I owe most of my achievements so far to Colgate. If you come here with the right attitude, you will learn from and love it a lot.

Colgate could be a little bigger or nearer to other colleges, a city- it's nice to be small and have more personal attention and see familiar faces, but at the same time it'd be nice to have the refreshing experience of meeting someone new. Despite Colgate's best efforts, there is effectively no college town here, and diversity isn't as great as one is led to believe The administration run Colgate very efficiently and do a lot to entice/reward/bribe the student population into experiencing Colgate in all ways, academics and culture. For some reason, however the administration has a very negative view on fraternity life and ... two ply toilet paper.

Colgate is a pretty small school located in the middle-of-nowhere New York. Sometimes the small town is a bit stifling, and if you don't have a car it is always a big deal to get a ride with someone else off campus. Even going to Target is a luxury. However, the smallness of it all means that the community is pretty self-contained; you could almost call it a bubble. The administration tries to emphasize how we cooperate with the community, and there are certainly many community service groups at Colgate, but from my perspective the town is very separate from the university. It serves the needs of students when we need it, yet otherwise I feel that we all ignore it. And we love the number 13. It's kind of a big deal.

The best thing about Colgate is that everyone loves to have a good time. As soon as people finish their work, everyone is looking to party and there is always something to do. Another great thing about Colgate is that everyone loves it equally. When I was abroad the Colgate kids (whether or not they were actually friends at school) only wanted to hang out with each other. We have a special bond that other schools can not relate to because we are in the "colgate bubble" and develop a certain life style that is different from other schools. Some people may think Colgate is too small, but I love the feeling of knowing the majority of people out at the bars or in a fraternity party and there are always new faces to meet if you try. When I tell people I go to Colgate they say "wow, thats a great school" or "everyone I know that goes there is absolutely obsessed with it, you guys really know how to have a good time up there. Although there are not many bars downtown, each one is slightly different and the fact that the Jug is 19 and over really allows freshman to join the scene and gives them something fun to do. The one thing that I would change about Colgate is that there is not really any school pride. You would think a division one small school would support each other but really we have very little attendance at sports games. People tailgate the football game and its really fun but then they leave when the game actually begins. Hockey games are also rarely attended by upperclassman.