CUNY Queens College Top Questions

Being a commuter school, the campus is about as dry as can be. No classes meet on Mondays and Wednesdays for an hour, Free Hour, during which every active student organization meets and holds events. This is also the ONLY time most events are held, so most students can't be too involved. There are kids who party and kids who don't, and they find each other. The dating scene is pretty awful, especially if you aren't Jewish. Frats and sororities? What frats or sororities? There are a couple, but they're pointless. No one sticks around long enough for traditions to take root. It's disappointing how old an institution has really no personality to speak of.

once you join a team or a club, you have friends for life. the best thing i did was become a peer counselor, it will put you in a circle of some of the nicest happiest and most commited people at QC. the amount of events that take place, workshops and guests and fun stuff is incredible! you have a wealth of activities at your fingertips!

There are no dorms in Queens College. To put it very simple, it's a commuter college.

There are many activities on campus here at Queens College, both fun and educational. There are monthly club events, CLIQ Events, parties, and special seminars.

There doesn't seem to be a big party at QC. Most students that I speak to don't party hard (for long periods of time) often. The activities aren't attended by most of the campus and that is due to poor advertising on behalf of the school for the clubs available to students.

Because QC is a commuter school, there are no dorms (as of yet), so you can't hang out in your dorm room with a bunch of friends. It makes it a little harder to meet people when there are no dorms, but that doesn't last for very long. There are so many clubs that you'll eventually find one that fits you. There are academic clubs, such as the political science club and the Italian club, but these aren't just academic clubs. They hold events for the rest of the student body, such as soccer games and discussions about different domestic and foreign controversies. The Italian club offers tutoring to anyone who wants to learn the language. There are other clubs such as the Knight News and the radio station. I'm involved in the Ambassedor Club. We introduce prospective students to the school, giving them tours. We also help out at events such as Alumni Day and Commencement.

the most active club on campus is the political science club. they always have events about so many different and unrelated topics. i'm involved with the sds, students for a democratic society. they try to remind the students here about serious issues like iraq's 5th anniversary and the palestinian struggle by holding a week's worth of activities.

i am part of the Freshman Year Initative. we mentor incoming freshman to life on campus at queens college. athletic events are not too popular on campus. i met my closest friends while being part of the freshman year initative where i was in the same classes with the same kids. there are a lot of events that happen traditionally at school. the halloween parties and the spring festivals are always fun to attend. there are quite a few fraternities and sororities on campus... i wouldn't say that they are important or have an overwhelming presence.

QC has a LOT of clubs. If it doesn't exist you are free to make it exist. If the sport isn't there and there are people who want to play it, we will make it a club team. QC has been the "if you can dream, we can make it happen" type of college for me. While there really isn't that general feeling of QC togetherness, a lot of that goes back to the fact that we don't have dorms, which they are also working on to get done in the near future. In terms of friends and my love life... I've met my closest friends on the swim team and I couldn't really tell you about the dating scene, because I've been dating my boyfriend since High School. If you want to party, there's always a party going on, and if you aren't into drinking, then you can probably arrange to go the movies or bowling with people.

they're are a lot of clubs on campus i would recommend getting involved in some it will make the school much more bearable. there are rarely parties on campus and you could find some off campus every now and than that are usually thrown by the frats and sororities and there aren't many bars nearby for so if your interested in that kind of thing this isn't the place for you.