University of Colorado Boulder Top Questions

Get high. Hike. Board. Eat all the amazing food places that you cant find anywhere else.

Buying season tickets for football are a must. The games are a blast. The weekend tends to start Thursday. There is always something to do, whether it be hanging with your friends on campus or going up to the Hill for a party, or going down to Pearl Street for some good food, or 29th Street for a movie. CU has a pretty good selection of intramural sports, and more clubs than you can count. Greek life is kinda big but definitely not the only choice.

Boulder has always been known for it's parties. A few years back CU was ranked the #1 party school. CU has a wonderful social life and you can always find yourself a party on any given night of the week. If someone isn't in to that scene Boulder offers a ton of other things to do and that includeds all the outdoor activities, movies offered free on campus, bowling, camping, rec center activities, intramural/club sports and much much more.

greek system is huge, and its really fun, there are always events, parties, and competitions between the various frats. everyone goes to football games, yet few attend any other sporting events. there are always people walking around the hill looking for a place to party, and at any time of the day, you can probably find a party companion. You definately need to know how to manage your time, but its nonstop fun, if you learn to do so. being in the greek system is not crucial like at many schools. some of my best friends are not greek, and tehy have just as much fun as I do. There are always tons od concerts in boulder and surrounding areas, so those are a blast as well.

This is definitely an outdoors place. Not saying that you have to be hard core about anything, but many people have an active lifestyle.

The majority of CU students seem to be budding socialites -- the greek system is huge, and it's rare to see those "lone wolf" types stalking about campus, although it's sort of a catch 22 in that people here seem to be really clique-oriented, so you're either immediately in a group or you're on your own. A lot of people were either friends in high school or got to know each other through a sport or club and form their cliques that way, but for a transfer student like myself it's hard to find a "group". Since Boulder's population is pretty big, there's almost always good turnout at any sort of event and there's a wide variety of interests among the student body.

"The Hill" to the west of campus is one of the main student hang outs with cheap places to eat, coffee shops, and other random stores geared to students. It is also the big party area of Boulder, if you're into partying you can usually find something going on any night of the week by just wandering around. The Fox theatre, also located on the Hill, is great for seeing live rock bands, indie music, and other concerts. Check out Half Fast Subs, for some of the best subs in Boulder, cool student hang out, and if you're 21 awesome Strong Islands! Illegal Peet's is a local chain that has delicious burritos and other Mexican Food. Pearl Street is another fun place to go. It's a walking mall filled with restaurants and shops. Here's where you'll see families as well as students come enjoy the evening and nice days. This is also the main location of the bars and other nightlife in Boulder. It's also where most students go to shop. The 29th street mall is a new addition that also has shops, restaurants, and a new movie theatre. The places here with the exception of the movie theatre tend to be pricier than shops on Pearl Street. For the outdoors: Chataqua and Mount Zanidas are two nice hiking places. For rock climbing the Boulder Rockclimbing Club (BRC), the Spot, and the Cu Rec center's gym are good indoor areas, Boulder Canyon, and Eldorado Canyon have tons of outdoor climbing, there's good Bouldering up Flagstaff Road as well, you'll be able to find tons of guidebooks, other info, and hear by word of mouth the good places to go. All the main Colorado Ski Resorts are about an hour and a half away from Boulder. There's so many outdoor activites!

Being in the Greek system is a huge majority of the student body, and they are also a group that criticizes everyone and is usually a center of gossip. But it is easy to find people that are like you because of the classes your in. Athletics at CU are a toss up, football is HUGE, but girls sports are far far less attended and the club sports have little fan base. On a tuesday if i am awake at 2am im usually at a party or hanging out with friends. The dating scene in Boulder sucks! haha, unless you can go to the bars there are very little oppertunities to meet people to date.

I was just elected President of the Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity at Boulder. It's a fun group of aspiring law students, and we are planning on getting involved with some good volunteer projects this fall.

-Boulder is the most active place I have ever seen. No matter what time of day or weather conditions, people are constantly hiking, biking, running, and staying fit. There are also a lot of organizations like intramural teams, club team, sororities and fraternities.