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I liked the campus. There is alot of open space to relax. A huge complaint is that many students go home for the weekend which is true. The professors at Rider know there stuff and are very helpful. The only problem is that Rider accepts alot of dumbasses. The school is way too expensive. It is a rip off. If you are rich and like to spend then Rider is a great place. On the other hand if you are poor, then it is a good place as well due to there EOP program. The students in this program get to attend Rider for almost nothing. However, if you are middle class you will end up with a funny amount of loans and are better off going to a public school.

I love the sense of community at Rider. Its small, but not too small. The people are so nice and faculty truely want to help.

Best thing about Rider is the fact that you are able as a student to get to know your professros and admins well. Which leads to me saying that Rider for me is just about the right size, if anything I wish it would be a little bit bigger. HOwever this summer they are building two new residence halls so, we are becominga bigger campus. Also a lot of people who go to Rider don't even know that we have two campuses. Rider's campus is in Lawrenceville and we have our West Minster Choir College (of Rider) on our Princeton campus. One thing I dont like is when I tell people I go to Rider they look as though I go to a second-rate school. But much to their dismay Rider is a top school in New Jersey and highly ranked by many college magazines. Rider, academically is a good school. One maojr down side to Rider is that Rider is not located in a college town. About 7 miles down the road is Princeton, which is nice but right off our campus borders is a residental area. OUr last big controversy would be when Gary DeVercelly died from bige drinking the spring of '07. Then following that their was another tragic death of a West Minster student, Justin who died from a heroin injection. Yes this is all bad publicity but it doesn't affect academically our school. Because of the death of Gary there have been many drinking policies tha thave been changed along with our policies. Rider does have a lot of school pride, we may be on the small size but small hardly sums up the pride we have for Rider. Basketball is the biggeset sport on campus and the games are always filled. We won the regualr season of our conference and got second in the post season. Chartered buses filled constatnly to drive up to albany, ny to watch Rider compete in the post-season. I went to one and that was one of my greateset memories. The most complaints from students refer to there not being enough to do on weekends. And I agree for the most part. RIder is trying to change the weekends but there is still a lot of improvement that is needed.

I love the size of Rider. It is big enough that I am always meeting new people, yet small enough that I never feel like I'm roaming the campus alone. I always bump into people I know wherever I go. Furthermore, since the classes are small, every teacher knows my name, and I get individualized attention because of it. I also love how the campus is mostly student-run. All the programs and events that go on, are put on the by the students. This is truly a campus for the students, by the students. There are over 100 different clubs and organizations on campus, and if we're missing one that a student would like to have on campus, they are more than welcome to start the club on their own. The people are so friendly and the whole campus has a comfortable atmosphere. If someone is looking for a campus where you can walk outside and see people tossing a football, or tanning when the weather is nice, then this is the school to go to. If I had to change one thing about Rider, though, it would be to have the admissions office a accept fewer people from NJ and more people from out of state. 70{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the students at Rider are from NJ and therefore the students tend to go home, even for just a day. If there were more students from out of state, then there would be fewer people going home on the weekends. When it comes to Basketball at Rider, it is one of the biggest sports we have. The Bball games are AMAZING and so much fun, especially when they are televised!

I think Rider's population is just right. You pretty much know who everyone is, but at the same time always meeting new people. It isn't really set in a college town but as long as you have a car you are set. Princeton is 5 min to the left and Trenton 5 min to the right as well as New Hope Philly NYC AC are all just a decent drive away. As long as our sports teams are doing well there is school pride.

Rider has an amazing campus. Everything is within 5 minutes walking distance. You could live on the opposite side of campus, and get to the other side easily. And in the middle is the Student Center, Dining Hall, and Bronc Diner. It's made so easy. The size is just right.

The BIG picture with Rider is that it's not very BIG at all. It's a small campus and after a few months everyone's face is recognizable. I love that part of school though, being able to walk to class and saying hi to 10 different people. And most everyone at school is friendly, sure there are some assholes walking around thinking they are hot shit, but most people are pretty laid back. The best days are the sunny warm days where everyone is outside hanging out. Nothing beats hanging outside, using the campus grills, and having a few drinks in the sun before you head over to the best place on campus on a Thursday night, the Rider PUB!

You're kind of in the middle of nowhere. It's nearly impossible to find a good off campus party or bar or club. There is a pub on campus, however you can't really do much. If you don't own a car- you'll find it hard to get to a grocery store or get out at night. It's really expensive to go to Rider- and they don't offer full academic scholarship, only full athletic scholarships. The dorms are pretty much run down. If you're unlucky, you'll end up in a dorm without air-conditioning and have to survive the summer/beginning of the fall semester on your own. There are only a couple new buildings which people fight to get into. However, the rest have old furniture, most of which have already started coming apart. The dormroom I walked into when I first came to Rider, two words: Jail cell.

I feel as if Rider is the right school for me for many different reasons. However, the size of the campus and classrooms are what really won me over in the end. Rider was my first choice school because it was close to home. The campus is big, but not big enough to truly get lost. The classes are smaller and more personal which is something I feel comfortable about. All of my professors have been amazing so far, with some small exceptions. They take the time to get to know you as a student, not just another body in a seat. The campus is beautiful all year and finding my job as student manager for Rider's catering company on campus has been a rewarding experience that I will never forget. From the professors to the students, to the overall atmosphere of Rider's campus, this school has changed my life in the past 2 years alone.

The best thing about Rider is the people. From faculty to students, if there is ever an issue you have there is always someone there to help you. Rider is a small school, but with the increase of acceptance of freshmen, Rider has started to build itself. Many people from my hometown actually have never heard of Rider since most of the student body is from New Jersey. Activities to do on campus vary. From what I have noticed the most active people are the people that take part in organizations or clubs, then they develop friends there. If you choose not to take part in anything, it is going to be harder for you to make friends and there will be times that you will be isolated to your dorm room. With Princeton a few minutes away, many Rider students will take the 10 minute drive to walk around Princeton. Rider's biggest controversies are Greek Life, the drinking issue, and dorming. After the incident last year in Greek Life, Rider has taken action to make it a safer place for students, and have implemented many rules about drinking-- and many students have been fined do to these rules. Like I mentioned before, Rider has started to increase to amount of students that they are accepting, and that has caused a dorming problem with upperclassmen. many 5th year seniors, seniors and juniors have had to move off campus--- we were told that we were going to have housing all 4 years and now it looks like students might not be able to have housing. There is a mix of school pride. Students either love Rider or hate it. Many of the one's that love Rider are the ones that have taken advantage of what Rider has to offer.