<p>I'm re-looking at University of Minnesota- Twin Cities... and would like to know it's environment.
How active is the campus?
Is there a college town?
Is it a commuter school/ have high commuting?
How is the school spirit?</p>
<p>Base off my questions, if there is anything else you think I may be interested in knowing... please say so.</p>
<p>-Thanks</p>
<p>(University of Minnesota- Twin Cities almost remainds me of University of Washington- Seattle, though campus more small.... not much space as Seattle, and closer to Michigan)</p>
<p>I’ve lived 10 mins away from the campus since I was a little kid, so I guess I’m pretty qualified to talk about it! I’m pretty sure the campus is just about the same size as the one at the University of Washington. You have to remember that UMN has another small campus in St. Paul, where some of the classes are held (there’s also a dorm there). </p>
<p>However, UMN has a way larger population. UW has 27,200 undergrads and 14,200 grad students. UMN has 40,600 undergrads and 25,500 grad students. HUGE difference. </p>
<p>No, I wouldn’t consider it a commuter school. UMN has 11 residence halls/apartment buildings…and they’re basically always full. Upperclassmen will generally live off campus, but nearby for sure.</p>
<p>The “college town” would be Dinkytown. That’s where you’ll find all the coffee shops, yummy Vietnamese restaurants, and hip clothing stores. But honestly? All of Minneapolis is like that. Uptown is where I live (~10 mins away from campus or a 20min. bus ride), and it’s basically where all the 20-somethings live. </p>
<p>I can’t say a lot about the campus itself. I’ve been there plenty of times, but not as a real student, so I don’t really know much about the school spirit and stuff. I know we have some decent athletics, but that we’ve been having some problems with our football team. They used to have to play at the Metrodome, this stadium downtown that NO ONE liked. It was really crappy. But they’ve just finished building a new stadium right in the middle of the campus, so I think that will really raise school spirit.</p>
<p>Anyway, let me know if there’s anything else you’d like to know about. I don’t know a ton, but if there’s something you really want to know, I can ask some of my friends who go there now.</p>
<p>University of Washington- Seattle feels much larger, though that may be because the campus feel more traditional… or at least feel more like a campus… though University of Minnesota- Twin Cities campus is nice ( just not as Seattle, or at least from what I’ve seen on google street view).
Well basically a brief discription from your friends about the school student body ( such as stating they have much school spirit, active etc… would help).</p>
<p>I live about 10-15 minutes away from the U’s campus and basically my whole family went there (Dad, mom, grandpa, grandma, uncle). I used to live in Seattle although that was a long time ago but I do remember Husky football games being fun (but they were good back then haha). </p>
<p>I guess I’ll go down the list of questions:</p>
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<li><p>The campus is pretty active and leans considerably to the left I would say (as does the MPLS/St. Paul area). There is a lot of political stuff that goes on at or near campus.</p></li>
<li><p>There is dinkytown, but Minneapolis is, as a whole, college town-esque (espesially uptown). There are many, many things a college student would be able to do.</p></li>
<li><p>There are many commuters (my dad commuted for 3 years), but there are FOURTY THOUSAND undergrads, that means there are gonna be people on campus all the time. I don’t think you would ever feel alone.</p></li>
<li><p>School Spirit is great. There is a new football stadium on campus for next year and you definitly will have fun at basketball and hockey games. If you have never had any particular interest in hockey up to this point, I would highly reccommend attending a gopher game in the student section, you will be hooked.</p></li>
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<p>As for everything else, expect what you would from many flagship state schools across the country. If you are in the Carleton school, IT school, or the psychology department, expect top-notch academics as well.</p>
<p>The Minnesota Campus is amazing and although it doesn’t look like much on Google or the internet, it is a lot better in person. You can’t see the mall or the main areas from the street so if you visit the campus, you would get a lot better feel for it.</p>