University of Minnesota Campus Visits: Share Your Tips & Recommendations

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Did you recently visit University of Minnesota? Share your experience with the community! Post your review in the comments below.

Some ideas for what to share:

  • When did you visit?
  • Where did you stay? Would you recommend it?
  • Where did you eat? Did you try any local specialties?
  • How did you get there? What’s the best transportation mean to get to-from the campus?
  • What was the campus vibe?
  • What did you think of the dorms?
  • What are some must-see things in or around campus?
  • How were the school facilities?
  • Did you like it more or less than you thought you would? Why?
  • Did anything surprise you?

We’d love to hear any tips or recommendations you can share for people planning their visit!

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Visited in late March. No snow on the ground but glad we wore heavy winter jackets and boots as the temperature was right around freezing. We ate at the Hard Times Cafe, which was a fun dive with solid vegan food, and Kimchi Tofu House, which was a tiny but total amazing Korean restaurant. Flew into MSP International (nice airport!) and took an Uber to and from campus. It’s about a 15-minute ride. Campus vibe is a solid mix of traditional and urban features as the school is set right in the city but occupies a well-defined area on both sides of the Mississippi. The public transpiration options are amazing. Only saw one dorm, which was very standard issue; definitely no frills and very cozy. Some must-see stops are the very impressive fitness center, Northrop Mall, Walter Library, Weisman Art Museum and crossing the Washington Avenue Pedestrian Bridge over the Mississippi between the East Bank and West Bank campuses. Check out the Shoe Tree on the West Side where grads throw a pair to celebrate finishing their degrees. Classroom buildings seemed well maintained. While most are traditional, the classrooms in Bruininks Hall – with a lecture at the center surrounded by round tables equipped with laptop hook-ups and screens around the room – show a move toward experimenting with new models that take advantage of technology and a more collaborative style of lecturing and learning. The U definitely exceed our expectations. It’s big but they do a good job of suggesting ways to make it feel small.

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