<p>Keep in mind however, these are OVERALL numbers. Depending upon your major, you could be out-numbered by gals (CHASS, Textiles, or Vet School), or find that the guys are overwhelming the classes (Engineering, Natural Resources). </p>
<p>We need more women in the STEM fields, but the fact is, male interest in those majors still outpaces female interest. It’s no surprise then that at STEM-heavy NCSU, the men still outnumber the ladies. But note: The overall ratio is getting better with every passing year. </p>
<p>ok, those don’t look too bad I suppose. I am not too worried about what the gender split in classes will be. I am well aware that in my Comp Sci major most of the people will be male. Its mostly just the idea of the campus life. The idea that campus is male by a significant margin.</p>
<p>That being said, these stats look better than I thought. I am deciding between here and Chapel hill for the most part, in Comp Sci major. I know these shouldn’t really be factors, but I am looking at the div 1 athletics and the campus life on each campus. If I am living there I want to enjoy myself outside of class.</p>
<p>You aren’t necessarily in Scholars if you are in Sullivan. Scholars is only certain floors.</p>
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<p>As a female in engineering, the gender difference is noticeable occasionally in classes. Sometimes I’ll be taking notes, look up, and realize “I’m one of five girls in the 30 person class!”. But I think around campus the difference is not noticeable.</p>
<p>Hincstatefreshman! Here’s a question which I don’t know if there’s an actual answer too but…
I was wondering about housing and dorms. I applied to my dorms today because I was just accepted the other day. Is it difficult to get the dorms you want? I really like the exterior breezeway dorms on east campus, and then I made my third choice Metcalf. Do you know if these are difficult dorms to get or if any dorms are harder to get than others? I didn’t apply to any Living&learning Villages. </p>
<p>Also does it take a while after you reply to find out what dorm you got? Like several weeks maybe? Or is it different for everyone?
Thankyou! :)</p>
<p>As far as I know, housing assignments should have already been distributed. I feel like I remember getting mine around May. Applying this late would make it pretty hard to get the dorm you want, but there might be openings! It depends on the year.</p>
<p>Does anyone have insight as to housing assignments?</p>
<p>Hi NCStateFreshman! We will be visiting campus in a few weeks with our son. Other than the things arranged through the school, what should we see or do to get a good feel for life at NCSU? Any recommendations on places to stay, eat, etc.? Thanks!!</p>
<p>I wish you could visit during the school year. Keep in mind that things will be slower due to it being summertime.</p>
<p>I would go to Centennial Campus and spend time in Hunt Library, regardless of your son’s major. I’m an engineering major but I had no classes on Centennial this semester; I spent over 40 hours in 3 days in Hunt studying for exams. It was absolutely beautiful.</p>
<p>Besides that, I would just walk around and check out buildings. SAS Hall is really pretty, and a lot of math classes are there. The Brickyard is basically the center of campus, but any tour you take will take you there.</p>
<p>Thanks! And yeah actually, do you know anything about math courses and teachers? I really hate math and I’m not that great at it. I need a mathematical science and I was thinking about statistics 101 or MA 114 or MA 107 but I’ve been hearing a lot of bad reviews on NCSU math classes and teachers. Are the math teachers and classes really that bad?</p>
<p>I’ve taken MA141 and 241 here at NCSU, and I’ve enjoyed both of my classes. I think, like at all schools, there will be some teachers you connect with and some that you don’t. Websites like Rate My Professor can be good for picking the best teacher, and you can also look at grade distributions so you can learn who gives the best grades.</p>
<p>Take Rate My Professor with a grain of salt, because I’ve enjoyed teachers with “bad” ratings.</p>
<p>Jobs on campus can be hard to come by, because I know that most of them are reserved for work-study. However, I do know people with jobs on campus! One friend worked in the CNR library, one for Outdoor Recreation as a Trip Leader, and one worked in the gym.</p>
<p>There’s also a LOT of jobs close to campus. We have tons of places to eat near here, which means a lot of places to work.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for answering my questions! Does anyone know anything about Avent ferry? I got this room as my second choice and while I was really happy about it at first because of the individual bathrooms and the space. I didn’t realize how far from classes it was. I mean I really don’t mind walking but it’s also right off campus. Is that safe? Raleigh can seem a little un-safe in some places. I’ve only been to Raleigh a few times. I really like the dorms themselves and I really don’t want to fight for a bathroom. Is it a really far walk to campus and is it in a safe area? Also are suite style dorms that bad? I mean is it hard to get a shower? I’m thinking of applying to a living and learning village to get out of Avent.</p>
<p>Most people I know that lived in Avent Ferry actually liked the location a lot. Most people took the bus onto campus, but some walked and it wasn’t that far. Probably a 20 minute walk to most classes, but buses will get you there quickly.</p>
<p>It’s definitely in a safe area. I wouldn’t walk around alone at night, but I wouldn’t walk around some places on campus alone at night anyway. </p>
<p>I lived in suite-style last year and I really liked it. I never found it was hard to get a shower. I think a few times there would be two of us wanting to shower, but we figured it out civilly. If one of us needed to go somewhere soon, that one would shower first. No big deal!</p>
<p>What do you know about Syme Hall? I’ve been assigned there. I have heard that it is lacking in freshman residents, is that true? On the other hand it does seem to be on the more scenic part of campus.</p>
<p>I’m sorry, I don’t know anything about Syme Hall. It is in a beautiful part of campus, but I just wasn’t over there much. Can anyone else give some insight?</p>
<p>I’ll ask the question again since I’ve seen two opinions. Would you consider the NC State campus to be a well defined campus with a quad/green areas or more of a city campus? My son is interested in this school but would prefer a distinct campus as opposed to a city campus that just sort of blends in with the city. We’re going to do a southern tour and trying decide whether to include NCST or not.</p>
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