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Queens College is the ideal school for someone who is looking to for a beautiful campus with a diverse student body from all over the world. The classes are a good size and there is help provided for everyone that might be struggling on a particular subject. The environment itself is relaxing.

Queens College offers a great education for a great price. It's location in NYC attracts great professors and internships for students. The student body is very diverse. Ethnic and religious clubs are active on campus and the surrounding area has a plethora of Asian and Kosher eateries.

Queens College has a lot to offer, the problem is that most students do not go out of their way to see the great things it has to offer. There are about 100 student-led clubs and organizations out there, a bunch that are outstanding, yet students do not want to take the time to go to a meeting or event. I am the president of a club and I love it, I spend most of my time in the Student Union building because that's where most club activities take place on campus. There is also plenty of academic advising that I feel that students do not utilize. The administration are also great people if you take the time to get to know them as I have. Because of people not taking advantage of Queens College, I feel that there isn't enough school pride. It seems that there's a split, either you are really involved or you only go to school to go to class. The size of the school is good and comfortable, you get to meet a lot of people but at the same time, you see the same people around all the town. One experience I will always remember is stepping up and becoming the president of Circle K at Queens College, it opened the door to the greatness that Queens College had to offer.

Queens College is a quality school. It provides a great education for an affordable price, many faculty and staff members love it when students show an interest and desire to succeed, and the campus is quite pretty. There are lots of students - I think around 17,000 - and the campus is great if you like a campus that is big enough to get lost in but small enough to figure out within your first month of attending. It takes about 10 minutes to walk from one end to the other both width- and length-wise. It's surrounded by homes and stores of residential Kew Garden Hills / Flushing, but it's not too difficult to get to the city from there. There are a lot of jobs available on campus, which is great. There isn't usually too much campus-wide controversy that happens at Queens College because controversy is usually limited to within a particular department or group. The largest controversy recently was the CUNY tuition hike protest, and that wasn't so tremendously large. I was on the fencing team and one thing that's great about being an athlete is that they really take care of you. The athletic administration hears you out if there's a problem, and they want to make sure you maintain a certain GPA as well as academic performance and give you the tools to do that (study hall and extra tutoring and stuff). However, the majority of the student body (because of the commuting thing) doesn't necessarily care all that much about school pride or how the _____ team did last week. Overall, the education is more than worth the price, and there are opportunities for every kind of student.

Queens College has a small, but beautifully landscaped campus, with a view of the Empire State Building. The dorms are two years old and are equipped with a full kitchen, living room, and two bathrooms to share between 4 people. Many students complain about the lack of nightlife (mostly students living in the dorms) because the school is mainly a commuter school. QC has a wonderful Music Department and Education Department with very dedicated and brilliant staff members. Although tuition is currently very reasonable, there have been spikes almost every year. There are many clubs and sports teams at QC. The students who come to class and leave right after are typically the ones who do not enjoy their time at QC. Those who join clubs and are willing to meet new and diverse people are the students that truly enjoy being a QC student.

I find Queens College to be amazing. It is the ideal school for me. There are all sorts of ethnicities and activities for everyone to participate in. The college organizes many events to encourage students to get involved.The school is not too large. The classes are a good size and there is help provided for everyone that might be struggling on a subject or lesson. The environment itself is relaxing. It is a clean campus full, of green and vibrance. There is a lot of school pride and a lot of support from all the school's administration

it is a really awesome school with students from every spheres of life,and varieties of cultures.Academic excellence is our first priority

Overall, I have a good opinion about QC and my experience there. The best thing about the school is that it is like a community-like a family. Even in the classes where I don't know anyone, people are willing to help each other and take care of each other. It's not as disgustingly competitive as I expected college to be. QC is the perfect size because its not overwhelmingly huge, but at the same time has a nice amount of students- which is really just more opportunities to make friends. I spend most of my time on campus in either the cafeteria or the library- that's where everyone goes to socialize or study. Otherwise, when the weather is nice, I spend my time on the quad because its just nice to be outside and get some fresh air in the center of campus.

Overall, I have a good opinion about QC and my experience there. The best thing about the school is that it is like a community-like a family. Even in the classes where I don't know anyone, people are willing to help each other and take care of each other. It's not as disgustingly competitive as I expected college to be. QC is the perfect size because its not overwhelmingly huge, but at the same time has a nice amount of students- which is really just more opportunities to make friends. I spend most of my time on campus in either the cafeteria or the library- that's where everyone goes to socialize or study. Otherwise, when the weather is nice, I spend my time on the quad because its just nice to be outside and get some fresh air in the center of campus.

The best thing about QC is that everyone is working hard and looking out for each other. It's a beautiful campus in the middle of a busy borough, and sometimes it's nice to sit next to the fountain outside the QC library. This is a great place to relax and look out at the actives on the quad and have a gorgeous view of Manhattan almost forced on you. The teachers are very dedicated and like to build personal relationships, which is something I'll always appreciate. While everything on campus is great during the day, the nightlife is lacking. This is because most people commute to Queens College, so most people are gone by 5:00. It takes away from the community a bit. A few years ago, Queens built a beautiful dorm on campus, but it is overpriced and small. I hope that within the next few years there are more alternatives so more people live on or around campus and the community grows.

This school and its diverse liberal education programs convinced me that this was the perfect school for me. Not only is there an conservatory-level music program, but there is an acclaimed linguistics department as well. Every department has a collection of great faculty, and while the financial situation the school puts the students in has been a rising issue, nonetheless, the students here have the option to choose whatever they love to do here and still receive a high-level education in that field.

the best thing about queens college is DEFINITELY its greek life. in high school, i was a complete bookworm, nowhere close to its "in crowd," and sigma delta tau, a national sorority with its beta zeta chapter at queens college, has really changed my life because i feel like i finally belong somewhere. everyone has this stereotype about sororities, that they're full of dumb blonde sluts...now, i'm not going to lie and say that not all greek organizations are like that because i'm sure there are, but we have pre-med majors and girls graduate with honors every year. it is really one of the most enriching experiences i've ever had, and i've met such amazing people through it. most of my time on campus is spent in the cafeteria with my sisters and our brothers from TEP, and it's really like a family. queens college is pretty small, but that's really the way that i wanted it to be. in lecture halls where professors don't know my name, i fall asleep because they can't see me in the crowd of 200 students. in queens classrooms, classes are so based on discussion and analysis that it's really beneficial to my way of learning.

When I tell people that I go to QC they say "you drive that far?" The one thing that I would change is the parking situation. More spots on campus or less cops off campus giving parking tickets. Most of my time on campus is spent in class or the library. There is no "college town" because it is in an urban atmosphere.

Queens is a public, commuter college with about 16000 undergrad & grad students. People think that b/c I go to a commuter school i dont get the "real college experience" But who is to say what the real experience is? So many people go to all types of schools, colleges, univeristy, and I think Queens is a great school with very good Prof. The administration isnt as good, but everywhere you go in life youll find bureacracy issues.

it has a nice campus. however, there is not much campus life. very good professors for the most part. the administration isnt very helpful though and they will send you all over before you are where u really need to be. the appeal office is no help

best thing is very diverse. i would change the food. just right. they tell me that they want to go there, i tell them to do it cuz queens college is awesum. student complain about the food.

Queens college is alla bout studying. its not a typical college campus experience even tho there are clubs, organizations teams and events. there are no dorms, and since its a commuter school you rarely know who any of your classmates are. you go to school and you head back home to sleep or to work. I wish there was free parking on campus,which isnt available to students or visiters since you have to pay and grabbing a spot is hard. there arent places to eat and there isnt a meal plan and food is pretty expensive at school,not to mention they dont take credit or debit in the cafeterias. The school is a decent size, at least we have grass and trees. Some people think im smart when i tell them i go to queens colllege and other people think im beneath them,even other CUNY schools such as baruch, since its not in the city. On campus im usually in the theatre shop, the cafe is alright but its the onlyplace to really go when its cold. The biggest controversy on campus was the school spending $120,000 for good charlotte to play at our school, which $10,000 was used on Misc. things. There isnt much school pride, its really not considered cool to have queens college pride, its just a place u go to learn and thats it. they try to make campus life fun by having random cows and sheep on the lawns sometimes..but it just doesnt live up ot the college experience of other schools.

Queens has a beautiful campus which is what sold me on them in the first place. I spend most of my free time in the cafe but there are a number of place to sit and hang between classes, like the many benches around campus, the grass on the quad, the library, the student union. I think Queens is just the right size. Its hard to get lost on campus, inside the buildings is another story. I love the school paper. Keeps me current on campus developments and world developments too. School pride? I guess you can say that its portrayed on campus. I love Queens but you'll see a lot of other schools rep'ed here too. The food is pretty good, but its expensive. I'll always remember just hanging wit friends and enjoying my experience at Queens College. Its a great school.

food sucks if you're a vegetarian you have very few opptions