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I think that Villanova is the perfect size. You can walk from west campus to south campus in 15 minutes. And with the medium sized student body, Nova feels like a community. The professors here are fantastic. Their first goal is to make you an intellectual person. It's distance from Philadelphia is perfect and the facilities are amazing.

Villanova is great because it is near a city, has good academics, and good athletics. It is the perfect size. I would tell people to come here for these reasons. It is not really a college town but some of the bars are good. Tons of school pride, good sense of community.

It's got it all...Villanova has about 7000 undergrads, so on any given day you can always see people you know walking back and forth to class...but at the same time, you will never know everybody. It's located in a safe, suburban neighborhood of Philly, but you can easily hop on a train on campus and you're in the city in 20 minutes. We're minutes from the King of Prussia Mall (2nd biggest to Mall of America), and the Lancaster bars (a favorite for Nova on weekends). The basketball season is a lot of fun, everyone gets really into it and games are always rowdy and loud. The faculty couldn't be more helpful, they want to see you do well, they don't want to fail you. Finally, it's the kids that make Villanova what it is, and people from all across the country have meshed together to make Nova a true family.

I think Villanova is the perfect size. It is large enough to see a new person everyday, but small enough to see a couple friends on your way back to the dorm. It is also located in the perfect area. It's on the main road or "main line" of Villanova. EVERYTHING is on Lancaster Avenue, but it's still a town setting. Don't like the town? Hop on the train (there are 2 SEPTA stations ON campus) and take a quick ride to Philly. It's so easy to go from the sub-urbubian setting of Villanova to the urban Philadelphia. I think the main aspect that cannot be overlooked is the school spirt. It is IMPOSSIBLE to walk 5 feet on campus without seeing someone wearing some type of Villanova apparel. The pride on campus is fantastic.

I think Villanova is a great school. Its the perfect size and is located in a beautiful area close to many major cities. Its well known for its academics and Villanova's Buisness School is one of the top in the nation. The class sizes are small making it easier to get to know your peers and feel more comfortable sharing your opinions. The professors are all very helpful and willing to go the extra mile to help the students. Villanova also expresses the importance of community service and hosts many activities and events so that people can get involved. Some of the most frequent complaints have to do with the laundry situation and the lack of washers and dryers in the buildings.

Great community atomosphere- really hot girls. Perfect size large enough to blend, but small enough not to get lost. Perfect location, beautiful suburbs with public transit access. Well respected. Great bar scene around 7 bars supported by about 1500 kids. Brownie's happy hour prolly the best in the area. Campus ministry and mission trips are great way to meet people and really eye opening. Great school pride lots of nova gear around campus. Consistantly good at b-ball. A lot of positive momentum and construction all over campus. Once a Villanovan always a Villanovan. Great pathway to Wall Street

I love the atmosphere. there is so much to do in the area. it's the perfect size school. big enough so that it doesn't feel like a large high school but small enough to let you interact and get to know a lot of people. people think villanova is a very prestigious school. when i tell them i go to school here, they are impressed.

My favorite part of villanova is the singers. we are the premiere all male vocal group on campus, and i have met almost all of my best friends through this organization. it is like a fraternity without all the stupid pledging and hazing. i think villanova has a ton to offer in terms of extracurriculars. there is definitely something for everybody here. when i tell people that i go to villanova, usually they are pretty impressed, especially in my hometown. where i'm from, kids usually go to state schools in new york and stay close to home. most kids don't go to big name prestigious schools. if there is one thing that i don't like, it's the fact that a lot of the freshman science and engineering professors absolutely suck at teaching. they're obviously here for research because they all have their PhD's, but that doesn't make them a good teacher. they can't relate to students at all, and it's too bad that we're paying almost 50 thousand dollars a year for such shitty teachers.

Overall, Villanova is great. It is the perfect size: not so big that you feel lost or just like a number, but big enough that there is always a million different things going on and thousands of course offerings, etc. Villanova is certainly not a college town, but it is situated on the main line which has tons of restaurants, shopping, bars, etc. You can also hop on the R100 or the R5 and head into Philly where there are tons of things to do. Villanova is definitely a more conservative campus, partially because we are uber-Catholic, but that doesn't mean that everyone is pushed to conform. I think the greatest thing about Villanova is the feeling of community that pervades the campus. There is also this great involvement in community service which is great because you can always find something through which to serve others.

Villanova has lots of good looking students, which is a major plus. If you are looking for someone to date, you've got a lot of options. However, on the flip side, the school is very conservative and if you are gay you may find that people will not accept you for that reason. That the on thing that I would change is to open student's minds to the diversity of people that exist outside of the school. Some students are close-minded have had little contact with people who are not like them. This size of the school is perfect. Just big enough to get lost in the crowd, but not so big that you'll never bump into the same people again. People usually react to me when I say that I go to Villanova by saying one of three things 1) where is that, 2) oh, that's a great school, or 3) your basketball team was awesome this year. Most of my time on campus is spent in the classrooms. Once you finish with your classes you tend not to linger round too much and just return to your dorm or home. The town of Villanova is quite small, however, just outside of the school is the "main line" which links a number of schools together with bars and fancy eateries. People who live along the main line are said to make lots of money, which is probably why there are some expensive car dealerships just down the road: Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and I think Ferrari. There is definitely a lot of school pride, go VU, especially at basketball games and in any way related to men's basketball.

I think that Villanova's student body is at just the right amount but possibly getting a little to big for the amount of resources -- like study places available -- for the influx of students it is getting. I wish there was an easier way to get off campus though if you don't have a car. Sure there is the shuttle, but it is normally not consistent and it would be nice to get off campus for a night and not just resort to watching a movie or drinking in a dorm room. I think that there is a fair amount of school pride, but only during basketball season. Granted, our football team isn't very good, but it would be nice for our school to hype it up a little more and somehow create incentive to go to the games perhaps. One of my biggest complaints about Villanova would definitely be how hard it is to get involved in the big organizations on campus such as Blue Key, Ambassadors and even committees for Special Olympics, etc. I understand that there needs to be some sort of process to it, but I don't think it is evenly distributed across campus. Villanova is about who you know and if you know the right people. And that annoys me.

It is a great academic and social atmosphere, and truly feels like a real college experience. We have school spirit and there is a strong sense of community.

The best thing about Villanova is it's active campus. There is always something to do. When I tell people I go to Villanova they are very impressed. I spend most of my time on campus outside running or at the gym, or just hanging with friends.

The best thing about Villanova is the professors. They're all really knowledgable, intelligent people who are enthusiastic about teaching. I've only had one bad experience, and it turned out the next year she was let go, (or she moved on herself, i'm not sure which). Besides her, every professor I've had has been excellent. The students come in at a close second place. For the most part the students are all very friendly. The third best thing is the basketball team. This year a new excercise facility was finished and it is really great, I envy the incoming freshmen who will get to use it for all 4 of their college years. I feel the school is a perfect size, although they are steadily growing the size of their admitted class. The biggest problem at Villanova is a shortage in housing. I think most freshmen are tripled which is an extremely difficult and annoying way to live for a year. Also Seniors who aren't nurses or presidential scholars can't live on campus. The area surrounding Villanova is a very rich suburban neigborhood and commercial shopping district. The people who live in the surrounding area are sort of hostile in some ways to the University and the students. There are some nice bars frequented by students, but they're located a far walk away from campus. There is a train that goes from campus to stops very near these bars, but the fare is expensive and I believe the last train leaves at around 12:30. The bars are also relatively tough on ID's.

i wish we could expand to make it bigger b/c then we could get more resources for students, better labs, etc. when i tell people i go to nova, i get either - where? or thats a very prestigious school or is it villa-no-fun? its not a college town. good administration. good school pride which drew me to go to nova. there is ZERO diversity which is very sad. most students that go to nova, have never had ANY diversity before in their classes.

The best thing about nova are the teachers and small classroom size. You probably will never no everyone, but its cool to walk around campus and see familiar faces. We are very service orientated and there is a very religious undertone, I mean there are crosses in every classroom. We are spoiled with great housing and food----which can create a bubble of safety and a non-real world experience.

The size of Villanova is perfect. We have great academics and most people are either impressed to hear that I attend Villanova or dont know where it is. Socially, it just seems to be a drinking school because there isnt much else to do. Even though there are many schools in the area, it still isnt a college town.

I love the school. The people are so nice, and the campus is so pretty. I wish there was more of a college town atmosphere, but the school does a good job of keeping students busy and entertained on campus.

The best thing about Villanova is the strong community feeling generated between great people. Everyone is very involved on campus, especially in service activities, and there is definitely a unity among Villanovans. I think Villanova is the perfect size--you will always see people you know around campus but there are always opportunities to meet plenty of new people. Villanova is located on the "Main Line" of Philadelphia: a string of wealthy suburbs. It is not a college town, but there are plenty of cute restaurants, good shopping, and enough 'college bars' to satisfy the students who are of age. Villanova's new president (as of last year) is Fr. Peter Donohue and he's awesome. At basketball games, the students will sometimes chant his name; he is a visible and beloved figure on campus. He has office hours each week that any student can go to. I feel that with each incoming class, it is getting more difficult to get to know Fr. Peter. Unlike the classes before, I never had the opportunity to have him as a teacher and only know him as the president. I spend most of my time on campus in the Connelly Center and some nights, the library. Villanova always has an intense school spirit, and with our basketball team advancing to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament this year, it was even better.

villanova is awesome