How is Xavier?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Xavier University
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<p>Well, as I said, I was NHS at the end of my senior year, and I had a 26 ACT I believe, and a 1270 SAT, and a 3.8ish GPA (I really don’t remember my stats perfectly, since I haven’t had to use them for anything after college applications), so it sounds like she has a decent chance at a Presidential Scholarship of at least $8000, if not $10,000.</p>

<p>On campus we have over 100 clubs and sports and things like that. There is usually at least one or two sporting events every weekend, and home games are free to students. There are also shows put on by our theater department quite often, and usually a few clubs have something going on as well. For the volunteer-oriented, we have a big program every semester called Community Action Day, where the whole day is dedicated to service off campus and many students participate in this event. Sadly, I have not gotten to since freshman year because they added the Spring Preview Day and for some reason both are on the same day every year. =(</p>

<p>The campus is very far from greek; we have a couple organizations that are greek organizations, but they are more like clubs than anything, structured more like the honors societies than most traditional greek societies. There are several honors societies on campus, though you have to be invited to apply then have your application accepted; they are very cream-of-the-crop type societies.</p>

<p>There are also late night movies hosted by Student Activities Council (SAC) one weekend of the month, and late night snacks, which usually take place on a Thursday night, which consists of free food catered in from a local restaurant (a different one every time) and also takes place once a month.</p>

<p>It is also highly encouraged to take place in hall activities. Her RA will plan activities for the hall, sometimes on campus, sometimes off campus. For instance, I’ve tye-dyed shirts, made my own bulletin board, made bracelets, and gone to the zoo with my hallmates in the past.</p>

<p>There is also a group called Resident Student Association (RSA) in which I have been involved since my sophomore year, and there is a hall council for each residence hall, which puts on programs and activities for the whole building to participate in. In Kuhlman, one tradition is the thanksgiving dinner program in November, though you don’t necessarily have to live in the hall to participate in that particular one (in the past, admittance has been one canned good or one dollar, donated to a local food pantry). RSA also has a giant Bingo game at the end of the first semester.</p>

<p>I would say most students stay on campus most of the time. The majority are heavily involved in clubs and sports and other activities on campus, so they stick around on the weekend.</p>

<p>Some of us, those who live closer or maybe can’t travel home for smaller breaks, even are crazy enough to stick around and help out with admissions and other events on our breaks. =P</p>

<p>If you have questions about the residence halls, I can answer about all of them except the one currently being built because all I know is that it’s housing the new cafeteria and it’s going to be our largest residence hall when it is completed. If you want, you can possibly request that I be your tour guide when you come up, depending on what time and day you are touring (to do this, just PM me that you would like to do this, and I will PM you my last name and first initial for you to mention when setting up your tour; if not, I won’t be offended).</p>

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<p>*I forgot to note, my 1270 SAT was on the 1600 scale, not the 2400. I was in the last or one of the last groups in which the writing section was not actually used in the scores.</p>

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<p>XU, do you know what percent of the students live on campus and what percent are commuters? Also, are the ones who live off campus in student houses involved in the campus life as well?</p>

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<p>I actually do not know what percent are commuters, though I could probably find out from someone in admissions when I go back to school next week. I know a few people who lived off campus last year that were involved in starting a new club, which is a big project; plenty of people living off campus are involved in campus life, though it is up to them to be involved. As long as “home” is close enough, usually the things that go on later at night aren’t as inconvenient for them as those commuting from half an hour away (which is done by some, but they live at home home, with their parents). Usually you can also find someone with a car who either lives on or off campus and will be willing to give you a ride home. This year, unfortunately, more students than usual had to move off campus because of the larger class sizes and the lack of readiness of the new huge residence hall until fall 2011, but I don’t think that will be a problem once we have 5 residence halls and two apartment buildings that are university owned.</p>

<p>If you would like me to discuss the residence halls, how they are set up (male/female, freshmen/sophomores, etc), where RAs are located, community bathrooms versus suites, laundry machine use and availability, etc, let me know.</p>

<p>I really hope I am answering all your questions well enough; there is just so much to tell about XU, and these are the things they prefer us not go too into detail on the tours about because of lack of time; they prefer us to tell personal stories rather than facts, though the things like how residence halls are set up are one of the things we’re supposed to incorporate. We’re supposed to encourage questions throughout the tour and contact after the tour because the tour is limited to about an hour and fifteen minutes maximum, which, walking around campus, is not a lot of time to spew out so much information (though I try my best to remember all these things too, sometimes I forget something and think later, dang it, I wanted to tell them this or that too!).</p>

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<p>You are very helpful, XU. I have a question about the overall persona of the campus. Many schools I have been at or visited seem like a random hodgepodge of different buildings stuck here and there over a long period of time - different styles, different visions, very little sense of coherent planning and order. </p>

<p>From the pictures and the campus map, Xavier seems to be * orderly * if you will, laid out well, and planned, with the different buildings at least being compatible styles. Does it seem that way in person, or is that just what they want us to think?</p>

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<p>I would say they have done a pretty good job trying to keep things consistent, though the new buildings they just added do look a little more modern than the rest. However, there are plans for replacing some of the other buildings (Altar Hall being one of them). Overall, though, there is a somewhat older feel to campus on the academic mall side, and a somewhat “newer” feeling on the residential side, the hub of the campus being Bellarmine Chapel, with modern and traditional aspects, which I feel pull both sides together.</p>

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<p>A clarifying note here, the side of campus (going off the maps you have likely seen) with Lindner, Logan, Albers, Hinkle, Schmidt, Edgecliff, Schott, McDonald, and Alter are considered the “academic mall” and the side with Gallagher, Brockman, Kuhlman, Husman, Buenger, Cintas, and the Commons are considered the “residential mall.” Oddballs being: Joseph, Elot, The Village, 1019 Dana, and the new business school. Joseph, Elot (Psychology and Education department buildings), The Village, and 1019 Dana (apartment complexes) are “farther away” from the rest of campus, though it’s not really far in reality.</p>

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<p>xaniamom, those stats would get huge, huge merit aid from the Unviersity of Dayton. Just fyi.</p>

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<p>My DD has looked at UD and UC, but reading all this I think she might look at XU. Does anyone know about business programs at Xavier? DD is interested in marketing, and, a minor in Graphic Arts. I know UD and UC are big in business, so how does XU stand? Arts departments now all have Macs for graphic arts, so how does Xavier stack up in this area? Thanks for the help.</p>

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<p>Shaz - I don’t have a good answer to your question but I am also interested in the response. What was your impression of UD in terms of marketing and graphic arts? My DD may have similar interest but in our investigation of UD & XU we did not look closely at this.</p>