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I cannot say how much I miss the atmosphere at Denison. The campus is beautiful, the professors care, the majority of the students are intellectually engaged. I didn't really appreciate it at the time, but now, looking back, I was damn lucky to have gone to school there.

This place is pretty small, it's definitely not helpful that granville is pretty boring. There are a couple of cool places mainly restaurants Goumas Chocolates and the Junto club. Everyone is obsessed with Whitts but I don't understand why, they only have like 3 flavors at a time and it's certainly not the best ice cream I've ever had. So over all the place is really suffocating. You spend almost all your time on campus, which is on a hill so even going into granville seems like a hassle. There isn't much pride but you recognize a lot of faces and know one each other roughly by appearance, but the student body is very clique-y. It's a pretty well ranked school but noone has heard of it.

i like the size of denison. lots of familiar faces and a sense of community. BUT there is not a lot to do outside of school, like there's no "college town" atmosphere about Granville, Ohio. there was a huge controversy this past year dealing with racism and homophobia. It was good that people finally got to speak their mind, but i don't think there was much of a change.

Denison has something for everyone, a group to fit into for every type of student, activities and events to everyone's taste, and is one of the most beautiful places I know. Denison faculty and staff really take care of their students and actually work to ensure the most successful experience possible. It is a little oasis of learning and living that provides students with the skills to navigate the world more effectively. I met the most influential people in my life at Denison and would not have changed my experience there for anything. I love what I learned there and how I learned it, through experience and in the classroom, and what kind of a person I have become as a result, a thoughtful, questioning, and understanding person who can converse intelligently about anything and handle any life circumstance with grace.

One thing I think is the best about Denison is how small it is. Coming from a small high school, I would have probably gotten lost at a big state school and Denison is perfect. You know everyone or have heard of everyone and you know almost all of the faculty or at least one person in each department. Having the small knit community gives a feeling of belonging which is something important for a college to have. I also like that Denison is a town within a village. There is so much to do on campus and you make a ton of friends that going down into the village of Granville is like driving to Columbus.

The best thing about Denison is the liberal arts environment and the scholarships that give those students who deserve to be in college a chance to pursue their education. I would change the location of the school primarily because of Ohio weather. I think Denison is just the right size. Denison is a really prestigious institution and therefore people are very impressed when I tell them that I go to Denison. I am actually everywhere on campus but I think I do spend a lot of time in the library and in Slayter Hall. In my opinion, Denison has an excellent administration. The biggest recent controversy on campus was the racial discrimination that was a result of some posters that were put up with images of nooses. On the outside, I think that there is a lot of school pride but when you talk to some students personally, there seems to be lack of school pride when they tell you that they are not happy at Denison and certain things like that. I will always remember the forum that took place regarding racism.

The school is way too small, a big complaint, and there's really nothing for the students to do in such a small town if you do not have a car on campus. However, academically we are challanged and the faculty is great. Though our body has issues with race and sexuality.

Denison is a tiny liberal arts college -- having only around 2100 students. This was one of the things I looked for in my search for a college. Because it is so small, I never have had issues finding profs after classes (most give out their home phone numbers on the sylabus). The town around it is tiny and quaint, with most of the residents eager to invite a lost student to dinner or offer a bed off campus if you really need a vacation (I've been here for only one year and both of those things have been offered). But if you need a big city fix, downtown Columbus is an easy twenty five minute drive off campus. Every weekend my friends and I go to clubs on high street (the gallery district that has GREAT shopping and places to chill).

The school size is just right and the best thing is the tight knitted community with other Denisonians and the faculty. Gaining a Denison a great accomplishment. Biggest controversy was the racial, sexist, homophobic and social issues that occurred during November of 2007. The administration is great especially the faculty...there of course are those who have their issues that are in the administration. The most difficult thing is parking on campus and the town of Granville is not used to different cultures but they get used to it. There is school pride.

Great education and relationships with professors- if you make the effort. Education is a two-way street. No one will beg you to come in and get help; but they shouldn't have to if you are paying $41,000 a year to go to school there. Many people think its segregated, and it is- just like every other aspect of American culture. But it doesn't have to be. For the most part, it is segregated for people who choose to segregate themselves. Myself, as a white male, made more friends from more areas and dispositions than I could have ever imagined before going to the school. But I made this happen of my own volition. I wanted to see what else the school had to offer. Diversity is there if you want to embrace it. Granville is not a college town, but you can work around it with the right friends and the right attitude. There is no such thing as a perfect college- if there was, everyone would go there. It is a small school; and you can choose to use that to your advantage or disadvantage.