<p>I recently enrolled in University of New Haven but I'm seeing as how pricey everything has come to be and also realized ill be in serious debt after college . So I went through my accepted college mail and seen i got a lot of scholarships from university of Bridgeport and I'm currently thinking about switching. Anyone has any advice. I see a lot of bad writings about Bridgeport and it being named fourth most dangerous. Would I have to worry about that on the college campus? How is the area around UB and are there things to do?</p>
<p>Bump. Need help</p>
<p>u of Bridgeport? are you joking!
do you know the history of that place?(recent history)</p>
<p>Hi Iamhazard,
My name is Virginia and I am currently an undergraduate student attending the University of Bridgeport. Zobroward has a great point; the University of Bridgeport is a great place to be and you have to be joking that you aren’t already enrolled here! </p>
<p>First off, if you have any doubts or questions, come visit campus, take a tour, and see for yourself. Then decide on what you think about the University. </p>
<p>[Visiting</a> UB | University Of Bridgeport](<a href=“http://www.bridgeport.edu/welcome/visiting/]Visiting”>http://www.bridgeport.edu/welcome/visiting/)
-Visit this link to schedule a tour, or come visit any time and we’ll show you around. </p>
<p>To answer your first question Bridgeport is the largest city in Connecticut and is located in an urban setting. Like any city, including New Haven, there will be areas with more industrial buildings, and less industrial areas. Addressing security on campus, every student is issued a PAL (or Personal Alarm Locator) which you can press in the case of an emergency and security will know your location on campus within 90 seconds. There are security vehicles, and security officers on bikes all over campus day and night. Also you are not allowed into any residence halls and many of the buildings on campus without your UB ID. </p>
<p>Personally I am 5’3 tall, and about 125-130 pounds, and I have never had an issue with feeling unsafe on campus. </p>
<p>You can find more information about security and safety concerns on these websites:
The first providing information about other security initiatives on campus and the second providing information on our crime rate and incident reports.
<a href=“http://www.bridgeport.edu/files/5413/7167/2651/CampusSecurity-Report.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bridgeport.edu/files/5413/7167/2651/CampusSecurity-Report.pdf</a>
<a href=“http://www.bridgeport.edu/files/5413/7167/2651/CampusSecurity-Report.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bridgeport.edu/files/5413/7167/2651/CampusSecurity-Report.pdf</a></p>
<p>Now to answer your second question, because we are in an urban setting there’s a lot to do in the city of Bridgeport and in the greater Bridgeport area. Some examples include
visiting Seaside Park, which is 400 acre park owned publicly by the city which borders one side of the campus. It has picnic tables, access to the beach, long island sound, volleyball nets, and paths through the park and next to the beach that are very nice to walk through.</p>
<p>Downtown Bridgeport has restaurants, the Bijou theater that has weekly performances, the P.T. Barnum museum, cafes, etc. Then there’s the Webster Arena (Bridgeport Bluefish baseball, Sound Tigers hockey, basketball, concerts, etc.) The bus station and train station are a few blocks from campus. You could take a day trip to New York City and Boston which are 1.5-2.5 hours away through Metro North. Every student is issued a GBT (Greater Bridgeport Transit) bus pass where you can visit the surrounding area and towns such as Milford, Fairfield, Trumbull, etc. which have more restaurants, different local events going on, farmers markets, malls, shopping centers, and other historical and cultural places that you can enjoy. </p>
<p>Check out this article about all the options available in this area. [The</a> 20 Best Places for 20-Somethings](<a href=“http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/finance/2013/20-cities-20somethings/]The”>http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/finance/2013/20-cities-20somethings/)</p>
<p>On campus there are over 50 registered clubs and organizations so there’s always something to do. Clubs range from sororities and fraternities, to Student Government Association, F.L.O.H (Future Leaders of Hip Hop) which is a dance group, Gospel Choir, Marital Arts Club, UB Jewish, Gospel Choir, the list goes on and on! </p>
<p>[Clubs</a> & Organizations | University Of Bridgeport](<a href=“- KnightLife”>- KnightLife)</p>
<p>If you have any more questions, feel free to message me, call the University, or schedule or tour. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>[University</a> of Bridgeport | 126 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604](<a href=“http://www.bridgeport.edu%5DUniversity”>http://www.bridgeport.edu)</p>
<p>Bump, really having a difficult time choosing between UNH and UB</p>
<p>Why don’t you come, talk to an admissions counselor, go on a tour and see if it’s the right fit for you?</p>
<p>The enrollment deadline already passed. You can call Bridgeport and ask if they’ll still accept you with the scholarship they offered you.</p>
<p>Also, University of New Haven isn’t worth a lot of debt.</p>
<p>Actually the University of Bridgeport has rolling admissions, but the fall semester is approaching very soon.</p>
<p>Maybe you’re right, but from the [University</a> of Brigeport](<a href=“http://www.bridgeport.edu/admissions/undergraduate-students/im-accepted-whats-next/]University”>http://www.bridgeport.edu/admissions/undergraduate-students/im-accepted-whats-next/) Undergraduate Admissions page:
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<p>I already got accepted to both. For the year in UB ill only pay 10k for New Haven ill have to pay 24k</p>
<p>You should still call them. The deposit deadline has long passed, so they may not allow you to enter in the Fall.</p>
<p>I did . I called them Monday and they said yeah it’s rolling admission. So that’s what made me think I should go to Bridgeport and save money</p>
<p>First, take the above comments from vorman with a grain of salt–she’s a first time poster and it sounds very much like she’s spouting the school’s official PR lines. Is she actually a student at Bridgeport? I wonder. Second, Bridgeport is a really crime ridden, unattractive, and depressing city, no way to sugarcoat it. Third, any school that feels the need to equip its students with personal alarms would have me heading for the hills. And last, as someone who once did a lot of hiring in CT, I’d be very leery of taking on a UB grad. It just doesn’t have a strong reputation. In this case, by choosing UNH, you will be getting what you pay for.</p>
<p>I think that zobroward was referring to the fact that Reverend Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church basically took over the University of Bridgeport in the 90s. </p>
<p>Vorman, how much influence does the Unification Church have on the school now that Reverend Moon has passed away?</p>
<p>I’m not hear to debate or argue, just offer the experience that I’ve had. I am a first year student and started at the University this past spring, but I have worked in the city of Bridgeport for a few years as a summer camp counselor. I realized that Bridgeport as a city is a bit rough around the edges obviously, but honestly it has a lot to offer. </p>
<p>Last night I attended a wonderful talk at a RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award Conference) by Jason Roberts who was someone in a community that was open to change, woke up to the reality of the city he lived in, and decided rather than avoid or run from it to make an actual difference. He lived in a "not so great, or “unattractive city” in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas,Texas. He created the Better Block Project in which he and a small group of people were committed to developing projects and initiatives to create “better blocks” and neighborhoods in his community. He totally revitalized the city of Dallas and created such things as Art Centers, community parks, bike lanes, street cars, etc. Anyways the point I’m trying to make is that we need to wake up to the reality, and realize that not every place is perfect, and the people who really make a difference are the ones who stop talking how bad an area is, and actually take the initiative to change them. </p>
<p>If anyone is interested you can check out his Ted Talk here. He won an award from the white house and had dinner with Michelle Obama! He’s so crazy.
[TEDxOU</a> - Jason Roberts - How To Build a Better Block - YouTube](<a href=“How to build a better block: Jason Roberts at TEDxOU - YouTube”>How to build a better block: Jason Roberts at TEDxOU - YouTube)
<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/06/28/car-clash-europe-vs-the-us/from-commercial-strips-to-transit-boulevards[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/06/28/car-clash-europe-vs-the-us/from-commercial-strips-to-transit-boulevards</a> -NY times article to better understand what he does. </p>
<p>I don’t know why that just because I am a new member, means that my opinion is invalid. The person who begun this question is also a new member as well. If you doubt that I am an actual student, you can come to the University and receive a tour of it from myself. I can see that maybe my answers may seem to good, but alas I am a student ambassador, and was the president of my class last semester, go 2016!. I also took 2 1/2 years to travel and volunteer, so I am 21 years old and so I might offer more comprehensive answers. </p>
<p>Again, as I stated previously. If your unsure, come visit. If its not for you, its not for you. I think you should find the FIT that you feel comfortable with, and that you are very wise and realizing that taking out extraneous loans is not necessarily the best idea. But again, you won’t know until you visit if it’s something that’s right for you which is true with any college. </p>
<p>Hope that this is helpful, I apologize if I sound a bit preachy, but as someone who is trying to work towards building a better community in the City of Bridgeport I get very frustrated when people live to tear you down.</p>