Denison University Top Questions

Denison is beautiful and Granville looks like a postcard. It may feel a little small by senior year but it really feels like a tight community. In the fall, in reaction to some racial issues, we had a forum which almost every faculty member and student attended. While some were embarrassed about it, I was proud that instead of cover issues up they were discussed openly by everyone.

Denison's too small. Granville has a strict police force that loves to arrest undergraduates. Granville is boring. Denison is like prison, but with a better library.

when i tell people i go to denison, they usually don't know where it is i think its just the right size, it may be too small for some people in november there were racial tensions and there was a forum to discuss them, the administration is now trying to recruit a more diverse student body

Best thing: It's fun even though you go to school there. 1 thing I'd change: Ski-lifts to take you up and down the hill. Too large, too small, or just right: In the beggining it seems bretty big, then maybe a little too small, but you know so many people, and because of that, the school seems just right. The other thing is that, you would think you would meet more people at a larger school, have more netweorks, more opportunities... Well, at a small school, because it's "small", you end up, more like have to, one way or another, meet most of your classmates, that may just add up to a larger number of people you'd know than if you went to a big school. Reaction, when I tell ppl. I go to Denison: (1) Denison? Ok. ...Where is that? (2) Denison??!! I went there!!! [admiration, admiration, admiration] Do you like it? Spend most of the time: swimming, Studying, relaxing, talking with people. College town?: Kinda, not really. People know that denison is just up hill, but Granvillle is Granville, I mean, people live there, so it's jsut a town--So many ppl though! Aministration: Not so friendly to students, strikt, it seems they aren't concerned about students as much--I guess they are, just too many of us! But in the end, you get all the stuff you need--housing, meal plan change, etc. Biggest controvercy: WE had a big anti-racism, anti-discrimination/hatred, movement this year. People spoke their minds a lot. Scool Pride?: Yeah, there is. People wear Denison T-shirts A LOT. Sports teams are really proud. Swimming--we are really devouted to out team and stuff. Anything Unusual?: It's a small school that not many know about, but it seems it opens up so many doors of opportunity for you--so corny--but so true. Will Always Remember: Friends, Swimming, the pretty, cozy, homy campus. Frequent complaint: "Stupid Lottery!" "The Dining Halls Suck!"(They dont BTW) "Too much work." (Sometimes)

Denison has great academics but the campus environment is terrible, the environment is rampant with homophobia, sexism, classims, and racism, the administration also tries to hide incidents that occur on campus

Best thing for Denison, in my opinion, is the size. It attracts the professors who want to teach, the students who want to learn (for the most part), and the community that wants to bond. I like being able to walk to class, or anywhere on campus for that matter, and see many people I know. Needs much (MUCH) more diversity, both in ethnicity, socioeconomic, and lifestyle choices. There doesn't seem to be one main place that everyone spends most of their time aside from their own dorm, though hot spots are Slayter Union (just to stop in and check mail or get food), the library (especially during finals week), and the dining halls. Granville is a cute little town with some nice restaurants and decent bars. If you need more excitement, there's always OSU and Columbus about 45 minutes away. On weekends, almost everyone stays on campus; the parties are plentiful and almost always open to the general student body. The only exception to this rule happen during special weeks devoted to Greek life, like recruitment, initiation, and Greek week. Denison provides plenty of non-alcohol related events to attend as well. For those on the more crunchy side: check out the Homestead. Off-campus, small group of men and women who work to make the place ecologically sustainable. Features really friendly people, no bathrooms, vegetarian/vegan meals, and an experience you'll never forget and likely never regret.

Although no one is really familiar with the small liberal arts Denison University, I have found that attending this small school has been fantastic. First semester of my freshman year was a really interesting transition because I came from a high school that was larger than Denison but after getting to know a lot of kids and especially after joining a sorority, I have found that Denison is full of quality people that you will not find any where else. A kid I know transferred to a big state school after his first semester at Denison because he missed the 'big' college feel. But after only a couple weeks he was back visiting Denison and now he is transferring back because he said that the quality of people at the big state school just didn't match up with the quality of people at Denison.

For me, Denison is the perfect size, not too small and not too large. It is small enough that you really get to know your professors and they get to know you but it is large enough that you don't recognize every student on campus when you walk around. Granville, the town that Denison is in, is very small. If you are the kind of person who likes to hop on the subway around a city Denison is definitely not the right college for you. To get basically anywhere it requires a car. However, I did not have a car on campus for my entire four years and I didn't find that it really hindered me. Most of my friends had cars so I was just able to hitch a ride with them to the grocery store and things like that.

The big picture about Denison is the small picture of Denison. Denison is a beautiful, 20-25 hundred student body liberal arts college. It is in quaint Granville, Ohio and has a couple of great places to eat in town along with a great ice cream shop. You will develop a community here with the students you come to know very well. Your professors give you personal attention if desired and you can be as active in campus life as you choose to be. That is teh experience.

The best thing about Denison is the way it looks. The buildings and the lay out of campus is very pretty. Other than that, Denison is not much but something that looks good on your resume. The school isn't too small for being a small liberal arts school, but being forced to live in dorm rooms all four years makes it seem alot smaller. If I could change one thing I would change 2, I would let fraternities live in their houses again and I would let people live off campus. There is no college town and living off campus might help that. Denison's administration is awful. After an uproar in the fall of 2007 they tried to have a convocation about diversity but even after every student that wanted to speak did, nothing changed. The school is headed down a bad road if the administration refuses to listen to the needs of the students. The only semblance of school spirit is shown at lacrosse games when 15 students show up hammered and immediately get arrested by the Granville Police Dept. also known as the gestapo. The most frequent complaints are about the lack of real food at the dining halls. Again, the administration refuses to do anything about it. The biggest thing that the kids at the rabbit hole are into besides getting drunk is doing an immense amount of drugs. The average greek life member has a cocaine tolerance higher than George Jung (Jonny Depp in Blow). Other than coke, some commonly used drugs are: weed, mushrooms, LSD, molly, and ecstasy.