Missouri University of Science and Technology Top Questions

The main focus at MS&T is academia. You are there to learn, study, go to class, and then study some more. Several of the degree programs are very challenging and require hard work. The degree is worth it in the end because of the opportunities that a degree from MS&T offers. Most classes are small and in my experience professors are readily accessible outside of class. Most people in Missouri recognize the high academic quality at MS&T. However, outside of this, MS&T does not have much going on. Outside of the professors, the administration and various personnel keeping MS&T running make you wonder how they could be hired. Stupidity and ignorance rules from these local "natives." You will have to get things done for yourself because you cannot expect any administrator to help you with anything. The social scene consists of most people heading to the frats and sororities on the weekend to get wasted. For people who don't drink that heavily, these parties are a little too much. Some students have school pride, but I don't know in what. The sports teams are terrible except for the women's basketball. The general feeling in town is that nobody knows what's going on at any time. General incompetence pervades the town. My friends and I have come to just say "That's Rolla," when something goes awry, which is frequent. One memory I will always have is threating the local realty business with legal action when they wouldn't let me out of my lease on an apartment infested with fleas that they wouldn't take care of. It took three months of them breaking the law before they let me out of my lease. They didn't pay any of my money back.

Missouri S&T is a nice, small, comfortable campus with students who are there to learn and have excellent job opportunities when they graduate. We are also known for our St. Pat's celebrations. There isn't much pride in the school's sports teams, and the town doesn't really feel like a college town, but it's easy to feel apart of the community.

Best thing is as long as you keep at least a 2.5, you're pretty much handed a job when you graduate assuming you're an engineer. There really isn't much to do in Rolla, so most people take to partying to playing video games. Oh, and there's hardly any girls, which kind of sucks, but thats why you go to MU on the weekends occasionally.

I think the school is just the right size for what they offer. It's an engineering school, with a very engineering attitude. Class sizes remain small, and there's usually plenty of opportunity to get help in the subjects you need help in. It's a hard damn school though. If you don't plan on working your ass off the whole time until you graduate, you are either a genius, or you're going to drop out.

I enjoyed the feel of the smaller campus, I believe it was just the right size (as long as the student classes grow, keep the same student/professor ratio). The Community was nice and safe. Most people don't recognize the school name when I tell them I went to Missouri S&T, but most people recognize UMR. The most recent controversy was the namechange (love it or hate it)...... I would say there is a lot of school pride. Pride in our education (not our sports teams), Pride in our drinking levels, and Pride in our traditions (ST PATS!!) The biggest school complaints are the male/female ratio, and not having anythign to do in the boring town of Rolla except drink.

There are two things about MST that suck: the misbalanced gender ratio, and the new name change from UMR. The school has a pretty strong reputation for its guy/girl ratio that anyone that goes to the school to meet chicks is an idiot. Everyone there is there to for the educational aspect, not the social. Strangely, the school is one of the top "party schools" in missouri for the reason that most people are so stressed from the classes, that they want to cut loose as often as possible. The party scene is only enhanced by the campus-wide annual celebration of St. Patrick's day which is one of the largest celebrations of the holiday in the country. One of the densest gatherings of intelligence and brainpower in the mid-west and during the week of march 14th the adjective that can describe the entire campus population accurately is drunk. In regards to the name change... the aforementioned reputation is one built on three letters: U-M-R. In science and engineering circles, Rolla is nationally recognized. When the unneccesary and unwanted name change was proposed, it was the idea of an administrator who clearly wants nothing more than to be remembered for change whether that change was good, bad, hated, foolish, costly, etc. There was a time when saying, "I'm going to UMR" meant that you were joining a community of excellence and high standard. Saying, "I"m going to Missouri S&T" simply means that you're going to have to explain where your campus is located.

When I tell people that I go to Missouri S&T, most people say "Wow, I hear that is a tough school. How are you doing there?" Missouri S&T has a great reputation for preparing its students for a profitable, enjoyable career.

The school is a good size overall. It is not too big and not too small. It is the size of campus where you will run into people you know. Most students stay in their respected departments for classes and studying. Some venture into the library. It is difficult to meet people in other departments. The biggest bar near campus to hang out is right down the street. It is a hole in the wall. I've been twice. The other two bars are on the east side of town and they are pretty good. Thursday night is a big night to go out. St. Pats is the biggest event occur at MS&T. People come in from all around to particpate and celebrate. Students commonly complain about course workload. The cirriculum is pretty rigorous so be prepared to study.

The campus is lovely; I feel right at home. Even though we are situated right on the highway, there is a peace about the campus. There is an endless supply of things to do, places to go, people to meet. If you are bored, you aren't getting out enough. Some people, who come from large cities, don't like it because they claim there is nothing to do. Ha! All you have to do is go out and find some people. Do something. Almost everyone is always up to go find something to do. And between the Greeks, GDIs, and Student Union Board, there is always something going on. More recently, the name change has been a huge controversy. Many students love our former name, University of Missouri-Rolla, and you only need bring up the topic and you can hear all about it, including the statement that "we came to UMR."

Very few people wanted the school's name to change, but the powers to be cared very little about what the students and alumni thought.