University of Connecticut Top Questions

Yes, they are all right on.

Yes. At least in my day, the University's mission was to supply state industry with engineers (United Tech, Electric Boat, Perkin Elmer), insurance professionals, nurses and farmers. I actually view this as the correct mission.

somewhat. there are actually alot of cats from log island and jersey

it depends on who you are/what you do- if you belong to a frat or sororitiy you probably have pretty consistent nice parties

yes

It has probably become only about half true lately. Within the last three years, there has been much more enforcement towards underage drinking and overly large parties. We still love to party here, but we're just more careful about it.

1. Yes. Most people seem to drink a bit. 2. No. 3. Some definitely are, some definitely aren't. 4. Quite a few do by the time they graduate, or at least fall out of shape. 5. Some people totally hate it, but really, it's not too terrible. You learn how to be a more discriminatory eater to avoid food poisoning. It also depends on the dining hall. 6. Yes, and it's pretty overwhelming. 7. Yes. There's a Walmart and a couple restaurants you can walk to. But most of your life will be on campus, unless you leave for the weekend. 8. No.

this is not entirely true although every weekend there is quite a bit of partying and spring weekend is, well, spring weekend

Every student does not drink & party every day & go overboard. Every school is a party because they all have parties on campus that have alcohol & drugs, but because UCONN is a bigger campus it seems like we top all other schools. Many students study & try to achieve their best because they learn when its time to have fun & party & when they should calm down & study. There is not a large community of minorities on campus but each year the school tries to reach out to us & offer more culturally diverse events on campus.

No because I know lots of people who are from all over the country and even the world. Also, while the school may be located in a rural area, there are enough people to make up a big town. There is plenty of things to do and it is not far from the mall.

for the most part, yes

Yes and no, but in reality, all school's are party schools.

Well, we like to have a good time, but that isn't all that UConn has to offer. We are known for being crazy on Spring Weekend, but the majority of arrests are actually people who are just visiting UConn. As for the rest of the year, we work hard and play hard.

yes

Not at all. UConn is an extremely prestigious school. And while the social life is great, it is far from just a "party school".

Not for everyone. You can find that if that's what you're in to but you don't have to. Most of that happens off-campus and staying on-campus can be pretty quiet, depending on where you are.

Yes

1. Although the drinking on campus, especially on Spring Weekend, can get out of control, a student can find others who have the same values and actually go to class and don't drink. 2. Most of the times I think that they only care about building big buildings and not doing much for the students. There needs to be more student centered initiatives, and the millions they spend on building, should go to scholarships.

The cow country part is, and it's true that a lot of students go drinking on weekends because they THINK there's nothing else to do - but that's true of any college across the entire US.

i'd say so