Colorado State University-Fort Collins Top Questions

I am really really sick of people asking me to sign petitions and answer questions on the plaza...especially when I am CLEARLY too busy to talk to them. I love Fort Collins.

Colorado State thus far has been a great school for me. It is located just over an hour from Denver which means it's far enough from home (Lakewood, CO) but still close enough to drive to the mountains for some snowboarding. Fort Collins is a great college town that is continually expanding and advertises the most restaurants per capita in the United States which adds quite a bit of variety. The size is just right for me having enough students to branch out but not enough to be overwhelming. The school itself has also been pretty good to me. Being just a freshman, I am taking two or three intro level classes which are taught by grad students rather than professors but I figure that as I progress in school, that will hopefully change. The only problem I have really encountered is the students. I truly expected to come to college and leave all the drama and immature kids thinking they are tough like they did in high school. But in reality, college has been just like a continuation of highschool where we are at the bottom again and get looked down upon by upper classmen. People really haven't matured at all and hopefully that will change too.

The best thing I would have to say about this school is the wide variety of programs that they offer. The one thing I would change is renevating the clark building. I spend most of my time in the library on campus. When talking about CSU to others outside of school many think this school is a joke. For the college town, I would say the party scene is super overrated, and it just reminds me of a bigger highschool. I think that the administration is doing the best that they can do. The biggest controversy thus far, I would say was the F*** bush scandal in the newspaper. I would say that comparing other school pride, CSU is lacking.

A lot of school spirit from some people - like the student government. People seem to take pride in the school and the campus grounds

the school is a good size, i spend most of my time in my dorm or in class. Foco is definately a college town. The bike cops are a joke there are plenty of other things they could do with there time besides writing me a ticket for riding my bike the wrong way on a one way street that no one uses.

i def. think that Colo state needs more parking and i think that it should be administered to all students. i know that it is difficult becasue our campus had a large lawn but i do not think that it should be turned into a lot. i think we need an underground parking structure.

I love the campus!!!!!! every thing connects to each other not like CU, but we sure need a better food court!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The best thing about CSU is its commitment to excellance. The school is just about the right size, although I think I'd change the parking situation. I hear its going to change, just not in time for me to use it. Most people don't react negatively when I say I go to CSU. I get a mostly neutral to positive response from people. Most of my time is spent in the Moby complex, as most of my classes and my on-campus job are located here. Fort Collins is definitely a college town. Surrounding businesses are very supportive of CSU and the students. I think the administration is mixed between people who don't really care and are just doing a job, to those who really care about the impact they have on a student. The biggest controversy would have been the free speech issue over a headline in the student newspaper. That one stirred up national interest. There is a lot of school pride. You can see it everyday, walking through the plaza, or at most major events.

CSU isn't too big or too small, its just the right size. Our football team sucks, the amount of money we put into our football team could support 100 other, more interesting sports such as Rugby, hockey, etc. not to mention how much money we put into the stadium for our crappy team. i also believe that raising money for a parking garage could be done in other ways that giving $30 parking tickets to college students.

CSU is a great enviroment. It has a welcoming and accepting enviroment. It is not too big and not too small. People i tell thatI'm going to CSU are impressed. I spend most of my time on campus in classes or in the student center. Fort Collins is a fun college town to live in.

I feel the best thing about CSU is that it is a bigger school, but doesn’t feel like it at all. Some bigger schools seem overwhelming in their numbers but I don’t think CSU has that feeling; you can make the school as big or as small as you want to. Being from Illinois, people usually react in a positive way when I tell them I am attending CSU. Colorado has a great reputation of being a great outdoor adventure, and here at CSU, it really gives me the chance to fulfill that interest.

I think the best thing about CSU is the town. I think Fort Collins is a perfect college town. It's very bike friendly. Old Town is fun during the day and at night. There's always something going on. I think that Fort Collins in general is a huge supporter of education and CSU.

The nice thing about CSU is it is a big school but it does not feel overwhemling. To me it feels like just the right size. One thing i would change is to have poeple more invovled because it seems like alot of people just don't care about what is going on. I spend most my time on campus in my classtooms. I think there is a reasonable amout of school pride but i wish that there was more.

CSU is a pretty cool school in my opinion, it's layed back, the students and staff are easy going, and it is a fun place to be. This might be because of the city it is located, because Fort Collins is considered one of the best places to live in the country, and there is a lot of local support for CSU in the community.

The best thing about csu is the very green grass around the whole school, also how fort collns is very clean.

I love Fort Collins and the college community here. It is a 25,000+ student university, and yet, I feel like it's my small hometown. I grew up in the South, so compared to those schools, CSU does not have a lot of school pride, a characteristic which shocked me and I am still disappointed in. My biggest complaint would be with the administration which seems so distant from the student body. I feel like we have a lot of issues that they could help, but rather do not have the best interest of the students in mind.

CSU is a pretty average state college. There are a lot of people but most classes are too big. CSU has a good name, especially in Colorado, so most people think that it is a great school when I say that I go there. When on campus, I spend most of my time either in the library or in the Student Center. Fort Collins is defiantly a college town. It is small enough that it is mostly populated by college students or previous students of CSU. That is what I love about it so much! School pride is slowly slipping away and I think it is because our sports teams such!

i think the size of csu is just right. ppl seem to respond well when i say that i go to csu.. its a respectable place to be. i split most of my time between campus and my apartment.. nothing exciting. overall i'm not into any controversy but i do notice school pride.

Make houseing closer, more of a college town not a family town

the best thing about csu is the people. the people are very diffrent from the people in texas in many ways. CSU is a little to big for me for i grew up going to a fairly large high school but everyone still new everyone. there is tons of school pride here at csu which I enjoy for it makes me proud to go here.