University of Colorado Boulder Top Questions

There isn't much school pride, I wouldn't even call Boulder a college town; though everyone is aware of the school and the accomplishments that are part of CU. The Hill and Pearl St. are both fun for students. On campus there are lots of activities and hundreds of groups, the campus its self is large and beautiful.

Boulder is an awesome city, there is always so much to do and a lot of people to meet! The Boulder campus is beautiful and very peaceful to study on and just lay out and relax. Campus is large, so you always get your exercise walking from class to class, last year I had a class in the law building and it took me about twenty minutes to walk from there to my next class everyday. Everyone is very liberal in Boulder and you can tell in your classes, not all but most ive noticed. But Boulder is an awesome school and I would not have wanted to go anywhere else.

Fantastic, massive campus! Great place to meet new people, and the surrounding city is amazing because it is so focused on teh college. School pride is massive - we hate every school we play football against. We have mountains in our backyard - there is always something to do.

I love that people always seem impressed and intrigued when I tell them where I go to school. Their faces light up, their eyes get wide and they start to smile. It might be partly because I can't help smiling when I tell some one where I go to school. It might not be the most prestigious school but it certainly has some amazing people, amazing faculty and amazing experiences to go along with it.

The best thing about Boulder is the college town feel wherever you go. The coolest thing I noticed after my first year at school was that almost everywhere you go, everybody is the same age as you. It's really weird coming home from school and seeing old people in or around your neighborhood, so take advantage of getting to know people the same age as you. As for the school experience alone, students take pride in going to school at CU-Boulder. For me, it's always been my dream school, so I take full advantage of everything CU has to offer. The football games are awesome, the basketball games are a great experience, and the professors are there to push you, but also help you if you take the time to enhance your own education.

The best thing about Boulder is that there is an overwhelming amount of opportunities to challenge yourself. Between the endless amount of physical activities the mountains provide, to the laid back accepting community, there is never a moment where you are pressured to fit into a certain mold. It is a place where you can truly figure out who you are, what you stand for, and what you want to become. Personally, I love the college town environment. It feels safe, energetic, and young. The pride that comes from that is huge, which I love.

Boulder in general and in my opinion is one of the best places to live and go to school. Because Boulder is located right at the foot of the flatirons, it is a very beautiful place with great weather. We have mild summers and mild winters, we do on occasion have a 4 foot snow and occasionally see temperatures reach the 100s in the summer. If I had to change one thing about Boulder it would be the amount of parking, Boulder can be a difficult place if you are used to free parking everywhere you go. Boulder is very strict on there parking policies and I have received numerous parking violations. There is a certain stigma that follows the CU student or as most like to term the 'Boulderite', this stigma can be positive and negative given the stereotypes that attributed to our school. CU Boulder is ranked as the 11th best public university in the world and that is something that we as students are very proud of. The campus itself is surprisingly compact and easy to get around, I did have a bike my first year, but walking on foot is the best way to go on campus. Boulder is definitely a great college town, there are great local bars and restaurants, a huge party and nightlife scene, and CU Boulder is a huge football school (Saturdays in the fall are the best!). "The Hill" (located west of the main campus) is a great place to live if you are looking for the college town experience, North and East Boulder is a great place to live if you want a more laid back and relaxed residential living experience. Boulder's administration has faced major controversy in the past and has, in my opinion, overcome these setbacks with great success. The most recent controversy on campus was centered around CU's new president, what most students don't realize is that the President of a University has the sole job of raising money for the school, in terms of our new President he is a CU grad and one of the most successful fund raisers in the State of Colorado, in my eyes this is the perfect person to have as our President. This controversy and others over the years has show the enormous amount of school pride that CU students have for their University. I will always remember meeting my dorm roommate for the first time, living with a complete stranger was one of the most exciting things about college, and was instrumental in my growth as a person and a student. Overall CU has been a great place to go to school and Boulder has been and will continue to be a great place to live for many years to come.

Boulder is a small town with a big campus. You can get basically anywhere on the city buses, and I mean anywhere, so don't worry if you don't have a car, Boulder is super pedestrian friendly! Its nice to have a campus so compact, it makes walking even from one end to the other doable in 15 minutes, so you can easily make it to all your classes on time. You have to pack for every kind of weather. We get snow in april and 85 degrees in December, so be ready for anything. Since I'm an engineer, I am at the engineering center all the time. It's a great place to study. The library isn't bad, but its always very crowded during midterms/finals. The school is big, which I like! Most of the professors (in engineering at least) are very nice and want to help you succeed and they will go out of their way to help you if you ask. College town, for sure. The Hill is great to get food or hang out with friends, and always has parties going somewhere if you are into that. RENT IN BOULDER IS SO EXPENSIVE! Since Boulder has a population cap, living in Boulder is expensive! When you move off campus, consider a few things. First, start finding a place in Nov. or December (10 months in advance). You'll be able to look at all your options. If you start looking in Jan. and Feb., you'll have a lot fewer choices, and everything is gone by mid march (not kidding, EVERYTHING is rented out for the next school year by march). Second, be prepared to shell out an arm and a leg if you want to live anywhere in Boulder. If you don't mind commuting, you can get a much nicer place outside of Boulder for the same price or less. Also, parking is ridiculous. Parking permits for on campus parking are 150+ a semester, and meters are all around $2-3 an hour anywhere in Boulder. These issues are all due to the pop cap.

I don't really like boulder. This school is not too big, but the people here are very judgmental and all they care about is partying. It is definitely a college town. The "Hill" would be a very cool place to hang out if everyone wasn't always drunk when they hung out there. There is so much drinking. There is school pride but it's the wrong kind. It's dirty and drunken, whereas some schools just have plain school spirit. The only thing the students are concerned about is getting drunk or high.

Gorgeous school, gorgeous people looking to have a good time. Lots of fun to be had, although studying isn't number one on everybody's agenda. The school made the town, but the town makes the school so chill. People are generally liberal, free-thinkers and lots of people who care about nature and the environment. Overall, such an amazing place to spend four years...I couldn't imagine myself any place else.