<p>Spent Friday and Saturday at Butler with daughter for a camous visit. On Friday, we took a tour of the campus with a couple of other potential students and their families. We got to see most of the campus including one of the freshman dorms (pretty decent sized rooms coparable to other schools we have visited), the student union (perfectly adequate, but somewhat dated), Buther’s performing arts theatre (quite impressive), the student recreation center (really impressive) and the field house (kind of like Wrigley Field, but for basketball–very nostalgic), and the main libaray (nothing special, but I am sure it completely functional). Daughter sat in on psychology class, and thought the size was ok (20 kids) and enjoyed the material presented. We came back on Saturday for an open house where they served pizza, and then we went over tot eh field house to watch the Butler mens’ basketball team take on Loyola. Great atmosphere—fun place to watch a game. My daughter is not much of a sports fanatic, but she had a really good time. Butler is the only school she is applying to with Division I sports—I really thought that she wouldn’t care much about that aspect of college, but she really seemed to like the idea of having the chance to be a part of a major sports program (as a fan). The students she met all seemed like decent midwest kids—down to earth, friendly, focused on their studies, but all with a lot of outside interests. My only major issue is that the campus seems to be pretty much smack dab in the middle of a residential area, and the students I spoke to all seemed to think you needed a car to get anywhere, even the local McDonalds. But overall, seemed like a decent place to spend four years. Daughter is still waiting on a few more admit letters, but I think she really liked Butler.</p>
<p>Thanks for the review. We also liked the campus and have heard good things from kids from our town who go there. They were not as generous with their merit aid/scholarship money as some other similar schools, so they have slipped lower on our list. A really nice option though!</p>
<p>great in depth review of your visit! I can’t wait to be visiting Butler on Tuesday</p>
<p>One thing I would add is that you should make a trip to the Broad Ripple area of Indianapolis—maybe 10 minutes from the campus by car. Lots of restaurants, bars—kind of like a smaller version of Gerogetown. I am told a lot of the Butler kids spend some time hanging out here–I can see why. Fun atmosphere. Plan to spend money parking or looking around a long time if you go on a weekend evening</p>
<p>I visited Butler on wednesday for a simple tour guide and info session. Although it was raining it seems like it would be a beautiful campus. I seemed to notice more girls than guys, we actually went through an all female dorm, the dorm room was a decent size as said from stephenandrew. I was also impressed with their rec center and the pharmacy building, they were nice.</p>
<p>It’s what you expect from a small school, it also looks like a lot of greek life with all of the greek houses lined up there. The one thing that I didn’t really like too much is that in order to do anything off campus, you must drive at least 10-15minutes to anywhere special and you must drive into Indy because there is no other transportation to take you there. A car seems like a must. Other than that, all seems well.</p>
<p>@NYJ3TSFAN – I may be mistaken but I recall our tour guide mentioning that Butler offered bus transportation into Indy on weekends, so I believe there is some basic means to get students out and about. However, I basically agree with you—ther school is surrounded by a residential area, and a car would certainly make it easier to have some occassional off campus fun. If our daughter goes to school there, I think we may let her take a car.</p>
<p>60% girls, 40% guys.
It would make sense to see more girls. :p</p>