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What is unique about my school compared to other schools is that the classes are small size classroom.,the campus itself is small.

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Watch out if you are walking alone during the night, some incidents of violence have happened around the town. But the adrenaline makes it interesting after all! and there is a service for safe walk provided by the university in which they give you a ride all days and they take you from any party to your home (as long as it is in town).

Avoid the upstairs cafeteria when you can. Sometimes they have decent food, but it's more miss than hit. Downstairs you're better off - you can get subs, paninis, burritos, chik-fil-a, burgers, fries, smoothies, and even pancakes. There's also a cafe in the Pit that serves decent coffee and bagels/pastries. Once you turn 21, Landmark is the place to go. It's the closest and classiest bar (Mainstreet Bar is pretty skeezy, in an awesome way, but is closing sometime this year). Don't be afraid to speak up to someone if you have a problem, and utilize your advisor! If you don't like your advisor, or he/she isn't helpful, go to the head of the department and ask to switch. They'll be more than willing to accomodate.

The Greek life at Rowan sucks. Many of them (not all) (especially sororities) are stereotypical greeks. I am in a fraternity from another university, and the way Greeks are around campus are not the same. Their presence is not known unless it's Greek Week or they have some crazy party where someone gets hurt or they get kicked off campus. They don't do any service as far as I can tell and really, they are kind of a waste here. I don't mean anything personal – those are just my observations.

Housing: freshman dorms kind of suck - but they probably do everywhere. After freshman year it's kind of a scramble to get the right number of people together for apartments since most people don't want dorms again. Rowan's leasing new apartments for next year so hopefully housing will be easier in the next few years.

The one thing I hated as a freshman was not being allowed to prop my door. It was a big safety hazard because of a fire another college had a couple years ago. Although, if you get a cool RA you can kinda get away with it. You just have to be aware of when the other RA's come around for rounds. Another thing that kind of gets me is the Friday classes. I've never had a Friday class since I've been here (3rd semester) or an 8 a.m. It is possible! But the provost is trying to advocate Friday morning classes to prevent excessive partying. Most of the time you can get around it. It might not be that big of a deal for freshman who are used to going to classes 5 days a week, but it's annoying for us who have gotten used to a luxurious 3 day weekend! P.S. we have a sweet gym and a lot of exercise classes!

Most colleges that I've seen in New Jersey are located in major cities or rural areas. There's very little in-between. Rowan University is one of the only colleges I know located in the suburbs. Its a very nice environment to study in.

Rowan has a good student: faculty ratio with classes small enough to engage you and not just be a number, but is big enough to make the social scene interesting for all four years without feeling that you know everyone and need a change in scenary before you graduate. Rowan is a place where a lot of different people come together and coexist and become friends. The students are accepting and relaxed; you will find a lot of different people coming together without much effort. The school offers a strong education for little money and is continually growing and improving.