Colorado State University-Fort Collins Top Questions

CSU is big but not too big. As long as you join a club or find a group of friends that you enjoy it helps take way the overwhelming feeling that CSU is so big. People dont have much reaction when I tell them that I go to CSU they just say "oh thats good", i think its because its a state school and most think its just an ordinary school that is like all the other state colleges, they dont know about it unless theyve gone there. there is a lot of school pride, i wish there was more promotion of the games because i dont even know that they are going on but when i do go to a game there is a lot of school pride in students.

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Fort Collins is a growing community with a small town feel. Old Town in amazing! I love how we are located right against the foothills, it makes for wonderful views walking around campus. Being in Colorado you get all the seasons. I really like the size because it is big enough to have the resources for good programs, events, and infrastructure. Also, within your particular College it is a small feel because it is less than 2,000 students and even less within your particular concentration. CSU has an average amount of school pride - the CSU vs. CU game is always great CSU is very well recognized in the Denver Job Market!!!

I love that the school feels like a loving community.

I think that CSU is a great school. It is just the right size for me. I love that it feels like a community, which is very important to me coming from a really tight community. I love that students are respectful of others opinions, and seem to be open minded in general.

Fort Collins has been made a college town by CSU. It is a very cool town to live in.

When I first came to Fort Collins I wasn't a huge fan of the city, but I did love the school. Now that I have lived there for almost 3 years the city has really grown on me and I have more Ram pride than I did as a freshman. The city is great, definitely a college town, there is always something to do and always somewhere to eat. I really love the location because its not too far away from home but it still feels like I "went away" to school, its a small city but the mountains are easily accessible and so is Denver. The school itself is a great community and the campus is gorgeous! There are a lot of students and a lot of people assume that you will never see the same person twice, but that isn't true. Once I got into the College of Business and involved in other activities I always see people that I know or have had class with. Being involved really helps bring down the size of the campus.

CSU is in Colorado which is a fabulous state! It is very environmentally focused and cares a lot about increasing our use of wind-power and improving recycling programs. I would change the way the buildings on our campus look, they are not very attractive. For me the school is too large, it was hard to adjust to the lecture halls and not having my teachers know me anymore. A lot of my friends go to small private schools in other states, they all respect my decision to attend CSU but a lot of times they look at it as "just another state school" or "the easy option." Many adults in my community really have a positive reaction when I tell them where I go to school. When I am on campus I spend most of my time in classes. If I am not in class I am either hanging out in the student center eating lunch and listening to someone play piano or studying in the library. This is definitly a college town, there is a cute downtown that has plenty of bars and a popular night life. This is not a sleepy town and people expect there to be college kids everywhere.

When I tell people I go to CSU, I typically get a good respons unless they attend CU or are current Alum of CU and they would rather just be rivals all their life. For the most part though people see CSU as a good school and a great place to get a college education.

The best thing about CSU is that despite the large number of students here, it still feels like home. I can go anywhere on campus and see people I know. When I first came here, I was worried it'd be too large of a school, but being here for 3 years has definitely made me feel differently. If I could change one thing, it would be our athletics program. It has struggled for a while and I'd love to see an amazing season from football and basketball before I leave. Nobody reacts with surprise when I tell them I go to CSU, unless they're from CU, but that's expected, we hate them. On campus I spend most of my time in Rockwell Hall, which is home to the College of Business. If I'm not there, I'm usually at the Lory Student Center, which is right in the center of campus and is the most widely populated part of campus throughout the day. There you can grab a bite to eat in the wide variety of restaurants, meet with your friends, schedule and attend special events, watch a movie in the theatre, etc. Fort Collins is an amazing place to live. It was just recently voted #1 place to live in America. The atmosphere is a great mix of everything. Old Town is awesome on the weekends and provides the perfect place to hit the bars and enjoy the night with your friends. The city itself is not that large, making it easy to get to and from pretty much anywhere, no matter what side of town you're on.

Overall CSU is a great school, very friendly community, and there are many volunteer organizations to help less fortunate people. I have met some the nicest and best friends in Fort Collins.

I love CSU and the arcitecture. One thing I would like to change is updating the residence halls. The size is a little bit too large, but it is ok.

The best thing I have found at CSU so far is that everything is "as advertised" when I was applying. I like the size of 25,000, because there are tons of resources and lots of activities always going on. However, I would not like for the school to get any larger. Fort Collins is an excecllent college town, with plenty of fun things to do, lots of resources available, and Denver is only an hour and a half drive to get to some of the biggest events in the state. Fort Collins has a nice mix of college but also normal residents, kids and families, as well as businesses. The most frequent student complaints are related to current proposals to increase tuition.

I think that CSU has a great campus and is a good size for a college. I think the town really supports CSU and that CSU students represent the area well. I think the admisitration is alright. I feel like our advisors should be a little more personally conected with their students.

The community in Fort Collins seems to be extremely supportive of the Univeristy! Everywhere I go, it's "CSU this" and "CSU that". It's nice to know people and businesses in the area support us as students and athletes. I feel like the size of CSU is about perfect. I don't feel like a part of a statistic here. I feel like teacher and faculty are more than willing to help with any problems you may have. I attended UW last year and CSU is more welcoming than the other univerisity even though UW is smaller. However, I do not like paying the huge amount of out-of-state tuition required to attend CSU. Though I realize it takes a lot of money to run a school like this, I feel out-of-state tuition has definitely gotten a little outrageous...

I have to say that I absolutely love CSU. I am not originally from Colorado and ever since I moved ot Fort Collins I fall in loved with the town in its people. I think the school size is perfect, it is not too big but it is not too small either. While on campus I spend most of my time on the college of business and at the library. I think that the CSU administration is doing a good job but there is definately a room for improvement, specially in recruiring more diverse students. CSU has opened me the doors to many opportunities and I am really proud to say that I attend Colorado State University.

Csu is a large campus with beautiful scenery and strong character. Everyone has a great, laid back attitude, and a strong sense of acceptance. Right now our football team sucks which lowers our school pride; something we need to work on. As for spending time, old town has alot to offer, but my passion is in horsetooth. Go there during the day or night and you will be awed. Aside from horsetooth i spend alot of my time with my fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon. I beleive joining a fraternity has made my enjoy college much more. Mainly from meeting new people and creating networks.

CSU is just right for the size. People react normal when they nowthat I'm in CSU. I spend most of the time in the library. The most frequent student complaints about the high expectation for the open option students seeking either engineering or business. They make a lot o effored in having a high GPA but the classes are not helpful in giving them the grades that they deserve.

I like the spread out feel of the campus and the people who appear to be extremely nice. I would maybe upgrade the dorms in some areas and in particular the bathrooms. My school is just right. It has 25,000 people so it is great for me. I get either really great cheers from former graduates or I get the Go Buffs response to fellow Colorado graduates. I spend most of my time in class or at the Lowry center. Fort Collins is more of a college town. I believe all of the administration is here to help you in the best way possible. I have nothing but positive feedback about my classes and professors. The school sponsored newspaper editor allowed to print an explict comment about President Bush. I would say the people that go here are extremely proud not to be a buff! There is nothing ususal about CSU that I know about. My first day moving into the dorms. It was exciting and yet scary. I would say the weather because it gets pretty cold here.

I would change the impersonal help and service about this school. it seems like everyone is helpless at times. I spend alot of time at the library which I happen to like alot because it has plenty of resources. I also like the campus, but the parking problems and parking tickets are enough to drive you to find education else where. School pride is great, you see everyone wearing CSU stuff and the college town is perfect and mostly safe for everyone. CSU is in a great location and has alot to offer, I just think that there should be more information and help out there for students.