Quinnipiac University Top Questions

Quinnipiac is one of the greatest Universities in the Northeast. It is a beautiful campus with a great asset across the street, Sleeping Giant Mountain. The university definately needs some more space which is something they are currently working on and will be done in about 2010 or so. The school is a perfect size, it does have a large majority of women though. This school has a great student center and a lot of activities to be involved in, I highly reccomend getting involved with something, I personally chose Greek Life, and Student Government. The administration is very secretive, but mean well with all of their decisions. The town is decent with a lot of necessity shopping, like Stop and Shop, Wal-Mart, and some nice college bars. A nice feature is being only 15 minutes away from New Haven where there is a great club, dining, and shopping life. The school just built a beautiful new sports arena for the hockey and basketball teams. With that they are building all new dorms on their second campus. I will never forget the friendships that I have created here at Quinnipiac. Students often complain about parking and food.

The size of Quinnipiac is just right, it's not too big so you do see familar faces when you're walking to class but you don't know everyone at the school by face or first name. The best thing about Quinnipiac is atmosphere. Most of the time on campus is spent in the Quad, the dorms, the classes, and the lib. Hamden is not really a college town because we're the only college in the town, but many local business are centered around QU. Local places have special offers and deals for QU-students. Q-cash is taken at a variety of local places, and the shuttle can take students to New Haven for shopping, eating, clubs and bars, North Haven for shopping and the movies, and Hamden for shopping and eating. Their are bars in Hamden that students can go to that have Sr. nights, and on these nights you will see a lot of people from school there. At QU everyone is proud to be a Bobcat in some way, a lot of people walk around campus in their QU clothing, and everyone likes to go to the Hockey games.

The best thing about Quinnipiac is the student body. There is a friendly atmosphere about the campus and it's easy to make friends, especially freshman year when everyone is in the same situation. I would eliminate the core classes; by the time one gets to college I think most people are well-rounded and should focus on classes pertaining to their major. Quinnipiac is just the right size- not too big to feel lost in the crowd, but big enough to make friends and get the college experience. When I tell people I go to Quinnipiac they usually haven't heard of it and ask where it is. Others recognize it and are impressed that I go there. I spend most of my time on campus in my dorm. The biggest recent controversy on campus is racial issues and diversity. There is a good amount of school pride at Quinnipiac; alot of students get into sports, mainly basketball and hockey.

The schools has about 5500 undergrads, and an additional 2000 graduates, so the school is actually a good size. you can meet lots of people and see familiar faces without always seeing the same faces and having everyone know everyone's business. Hamden is up there in uninteresting. The only reason to go is for shopping or maybe to a middle class restaurant like Applebees and Chilis. However, the school is near New Haven. and the school provides bus service to the downtown, where there are nightclubs, museums, nice restaurants and some very good pizzerias, art galleries and theaters (for those of you who are into those things), and of course Yale University, where they provide other forms of entertainment. While Hamden is the opposite of a college town (in fact, many residents have a bad opinion of the school), New Haven is a great place to go if you're bored. The school has been expanding its health science and Journalism departments, but the administration recently got into trouble for trying to silence the student media. After the president was criticized by the newspaper editor, there was a whole case where the editor almost lost his position and students rallied around him and for the free speech that the newspaper is supposed to stand for. In fact, the story made the New York Times and other local media outlets. The members of the student newspaper voted in fact to create a newspaper independent of the school after the president's administration tried to seize total control of the student paper.

The best thing about QU is the size. Everyone on the campus is close and you almost always see a familiar face. There are tons of activities to do too.

I would say that the biggest thing my peers would say about Quinnipiac is that it is a very pretty campus. I know thats a major reason to come here for a lot of people. It is pretty small, and I see people that are in my classes very often just walking around campus. The biggest controversy that I have heard of on the campus have been racial slurs that have apparently happened before, happening in some of the freshmen dorms. I'm really not sure what happened with those, but I know that it was a very big deal to the administration and a lot of the student population, as it should have been. I think most of the complaints from Quinnipiac students is the prices at the cafeteria being too expensive, as well as the school itself being pretty high in price range as well. I know personally, I would love to see more recycling facilities in the dorms and cafeterias.

quinnipiac is located in hamden right next to new haven where there are clubs and restaurants to go to. there is a mountain across the street so you can experience the city life and the nature life.

i spend most of my time either in the organization offices in the studnet center or in the lbirary. I do all of my studying and homework in one of these two spots.

The school is academically amazing and the campus is beautiful, if you choose a small major the people you connect with are awesome but everyone goes home, its typical college town everything is 21 and over and there is no diversity

The best thing about Quinnipiac is the energy that the campus possesses on a sunny day. On a 75 degree day, you'll find yourself on the Quad with 500 other students. The girls tan while the guys play football or ultimate frisby. The Sleeping Giant mountain across the street is awesome to hike with your friends and once you reach the top, you can overlook the entire campus and see as far as New Haven. Every Saturday night is a blast at Quinnipiac. The school provides shuttles that brings the students to Toads, the greatest nightclub in Connecticut. The club is large enough to fit the 600 students, and the specials are great. For those who aren't 21, New Haven has bars to compensate. Most bars, such as Gotham or Hammerjacks, are 18 to enter.

too expensive, too many students for the facilities, poor food in cafeteria. beautiful campus. whats up with all the irish famine art? cant we spend our money on something that has a broader appeal and of more importance!!! what reason can be given for the tuitoon to be over 40,000$??

I think the best thing about Quinnipiac is that not many people can say they've had a bad time there. While there might be a lot you don't like about the administration, or the problems on campus, most people leave having had a positive experience. While Quinnipiac is not very progressive socially, it is actually nice to be an activist on campus. It's not like you're at a school thats already completly progressive, you actually feel like your making your campus a better place. I think that Quinnipiac does have a long way to go in dealing with racial issues, classism, and homophobia. However, as a gay student, I've never been personally attacked. There have been times where homophobic things have been said in my presence without regaurd for my feelings, but for the most part I have felt safe there. I think one of the biggest controversies our school has dealt with have been the racist and homophobic attacks written on school property. These are qualified as hate crimes, I think most students feel as though they are not appropriate but there was not much protest against them. I would feel more comfortable if there was a bigger outrage against these acts, but I also recognize that I am surrounded by a lot of people who are simply apathetic to it.

It is a beautiful campus with a view of the mountain across the street. Well kept. Everything is always new or being re-done to look like new. You can see where your money goes. Food is decent. They just redid the cafe. Hamden has all the necessities, certain areas of New Haven are great for nightlife, shopping, food. Shuttles run to and from these places. They expanded the parking lot because the students were complaining...so they do listen to student issues. They are now building a senior campus down the street in order to provide senior housing for the incoming freshmen.

Quinnipiac is a great school in many ways, although there are some flaws. One major flaw that incoming freshman should know about is the QU Seminar classes that the administration speaks so highly about, but you would be hard pressed to find many students who agree. These three classes are required for all majors, and they take up valuable (not to mention expensive) credits that you could be using on classes of your choosing. Quinnipiac is very worried about the image they portray to outsiders, so much so that the school printed newspaper is being discontinued by the administration, to be available only online. Quinnipiac's recognition around the country is growing, and it is considered by many review magazines to be a young Ivy. I'm looking forward to getting more respect than i deserve in 15 years for a Quinnipiac degree. Quinnipiac is a pristine campus, and it is kept looking incredible at all times. There's a joke among students that Quinnipiac controls the weather, because on big tour weeks the weather is always perfect and the campus looks like paradise. Just a couple weeks ago there were about 200 people hanging out on the gorgeous quad for all hours of the day playing frisbee, doing work, or just hanging out.

The best thing about Quinnipiac is the academic excellence and growing reputation. I just transferred this semester from a school that also has a great reputation, but I've found that I've learned more at Quinnipiac in one semester than I did in three semesters at my last school. Administrators and professors are extremely helpful, which is a nice change as well. It seems like a very organized school and there is always someone to help you in any problematic situation. The only thing I can honestly say I would change is the amount of parking. I know Quinnipiac prides itself on its beautiful landscaping and aesthetic value, but they really need to building a huge parking deck. The size is perfect, you're always meeting new people but it's not so big that you're overwhelmed and never see a familiar face. Another great aspect of the school, is the high involvement in activities on campus and sports events. My last school didn't seem to have any school spirit whatsoever. It basically turned into a glorified commuter school where everyone went home on the weekends, but there is always something going on and there are always tons of people around.

Quinnipiac was not what I expected college to be. It was clique-y, boring, and unfriendly. I was not happy there but I stayed because every year they gave me scholarship money. I did like the academic aspect of it; the professors, for the most part, were great. I didn't feel like there was a ton of school pride when I went there, mainly apathy but that was a few years ago. The dorms were small and not very nice and the food was pretty bad. I thought that the school needed more diversity, both racially/socio-economically/and just in general.

"quinni-wha?" is the usual response but its really a great little school, the classes are great, the campus is unbeatable, and i appreciate my fellow students. hockey rocks, we're usually top 15 in the nation

I'm just gonna go off the list provided to make things simple: The best thing: AMAZING campus, location could be better though. Size: just right. not to big, not to small, individual attention from every professor. reactions from people: I get mixed reactions. there are a lot of my friends who know this is a good school, and didn't get in. there are others who actually yelled at me to leave, screaming about how awful a school it was. time on campus: on campus, anywhere. there's a lot of cool little places when it's warm out. college town?: haha! not really. i mean there's uconn and Yale. thats about it. Admin: they're very overbearing, but if you don't bug them, they don't bug you. controversy: racial slurs written on a girl's dorm room. pride: a SICKENING amount of school spirit. so much so, I almost detest it. unusual?: yes and no. it's a very basic college, but it seems like a summer camp. experience: hmm...I honestly can't say. There are many opportunities to do great things here, personally, i'm really involved with the film society, so I suppose that would suffice. complaints: room sizes, housing situations, parking situations, RA's, Res Life, noise complaints, ignorant masses.

A beautiful campus to walk around and call home. somehow the way the school is run seems to lose the importance of the student. It seems to be run more like a business to make money, and less liek an institution of higher learning where students are treated like responsible individuals who are attending school to learn and develop careers. the Residential life and security staff frequently overstep their boundries and leave little room for students to voice their opinions.

Quinnipiac is pretty small, with about 8000 undergrads, and coming from a small town it's a perfect sized campus for me. Quinnipiac is becoming a more popular college choice for high school students in my town so when I tell people I go here, they usually have a lot of questions. Most of my time on campus is spent in my room or in the library, but when it's nice out, I sit outside with my friends to do work outside my room or on the quad. When it's nice out, the quad is usually filled with students on blankets doing work or just hanging out. The only thing bad I have to say about Quinnipiac is that the library is not big enough to fit everybody, and on weeks such as finals week, there is no room there to study and do work. The law library is usually full also. One amazing aspect of Quinnipiac which I have yet to experience before I leave is Sleeping Giant Mountain. There are trails, which range in difficulty, which lead to the top which looks over our campus and is a gorgeous view.