University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Top Questions

Their desire for success after college is a large part in the work put in throughout the education program. Resources for internships are given, career fairs are advertised for those interested, and in some majors, an internship is required for graduation. The university offers a broad search tool to look for interships locally and nationally. They are focused on post-graduation for the undergraduate student helping the student find their later full-time career position after graduation.

There is a lot of green space outdoors that makes the campus feel very "natural."

The atmosphere of the University of Minnesota TC is drastically different from other colleges in the area. At the U, there are so many students from all around the country and many other countries in the world. Having this much diversity in college is important because it allows students to get different points of views from other people. In addition to the diversity on campus, the U offers a wide variety of study abroad opportunities on six continents to allow students to go to countries that are vastly different from the US, and engage in foreign cultures while taking classes.

The University of Minnesota educated over 50,000 students this past Spring, 2014. Amongst these is somebody of most or every race, religion, vocation, interest, belief, passion, and purpose. Unique here is that there is a community for everybody. Each person has the freedom to pursue their interests AND find a community that will accept them just as they are at the end of each pursuit. Find your direction AND travel with others going the same way. In this way, each of these 50,000 can unite with others to challenge and encourage one another to become their very best.

I am tempted to string a tale about state of the art facilities and dedicated professors. I could rip off the University's advertisements and talk about athletics and study abroad programs and the fact that every credit after the thirteenth is free. I chose this University because of the people. I came to this state three years ago without a true friend in the world. I was at the end of my rope and I truly believed that I would never belong anywhere. I chose U of M because Minnesotans made it clear to me that I belong here.

The University of Minnesota has an excellent study abroad program. The Learning Abroad Center can find a way to get just about every student to study or work abroad at some point in their college career. You have to plan early, but the U of M is really helpful and encouraging. The University of Minnesota also offers a big campus atmosphere with the class sizes of a small college, particularly when you get into your specific degree classes.

Minnesota was really unique in that they actually seemed to care about the students as people, and that they really wanted the students to come their school. They were really warm and inviting. In a lot of the other schools I considered, they treated students like a list of numbers and seemed to take it for granted that there would be students there no matter what they did to them. It was pretty frustrating to say the least.

There is alot of student groups that allows you to interact with both students, staff, and other people from surrounding schools and communities.

It's a huge research institution with lots of different majors to choose from. The other schools I applied to didn't have nearly as much variety.

University of Minnesota is unique compare to other schools because unlike other schools the U of M has many programs that aim for service learning, to help develop us as college students. Unlike many schools, the Univerity of Minnesota is very diverse and consists of many organizations which holds cultural event so that students can learn more about the different culture, race, and religion in which surrounds them.

This school felt very warm and welcoming. A huge perk for me was that even though it is so large in size it felt like a small town just for college kids, almost like a special communitiy.

I believe one of my university's strengths is the amount of diversity within the community. It allows students to interact and work with other students from all different walks of life that they might have otherwise never come in contact with. This helps newer students like myself feel more welcome and thus become more engaged and involved with their college community. The qualitity of diversity makes the University of Minnesota truly unique.

The University is the largest of all of the schools I considered. It is very culturally diverse in every aspect. It also has the largest emphasis on research.

The College of Biological Sciences within the U of M offers an Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior major which perfectly suits my interests. Though I had seen similar programs elsewhere, this program seems ideal because of its excellent rating, the University's close proximity to me, and the comparitively low cost. In addition, the large size of the University allows many opportunities for employment, involvement, and research. Research is of special importance to me because after my freshman year (or perhaps during second semester of freshman year) I plan to be continuously involved in some type of research.

One of the unique qualities of this school is that it is located in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. The campus is so large, you really get a feel for city life and get to experience a lot of public transportaion. It really helped me learn how to travel and manage my time efficiently.

Attending this university had such a profound effect on my entire life. The opportunities made available for me by attending a large university were limitless. I explored interests that I didn't even know existed, just by having exposure to them. There are so many majors to choose from, clubs to belong to, and the study abroad programs could take one to nearly any country in the world.

The thing that is the most unique about the University of Minnesota is its research capabilities. Almost all of my professors are conducting their own research while they teach the classes that they are assigned to teach. Although this can make them seem unaccessible sometimes, it is extremely interesting to be taught by the author or the textbook your class is using or a famous geneticist. The professors that conduct research are an amazing addition to the University.

We have a real sense of community that other schools don't always have. Everyone is really nice and willing to help each other if need be. There are lots of clubs and things like that so there is something for everyone.

There is a lot of activism, community service and volunteering among students. The student community is very diverse in terms of racial/ethnic demographics, age range of students, poltical and religious beliefs and extracurricular opportunities.

The University of Minnesota feels like college! Walking around campus makes you feel what being a college student should feel like.