<p>How is the academic environment for a serious student in premed/science? Are there dorms for more studious or quieter students (non party?) I am looking for any information you have.</p>
<p>I don't know how the premed/science major is. I have a friend who was premed, but then he switched to music education. Melrose is a quiet dorm with extended study hours. There are also substance free halls on campus. Cortner is also very nice and quiet, but is mostly filled up by upperclassmen pretty quick.</p>
<p>I read another discussion that said this is a party school. How would you compare it with SDSU or with another private school like Chapman? What is the workload like in the majors you do know about? Are the courses very difficult?</p>
<p>I have alot of friends at San Diego State (though my fraternity). They party much more than Redlands students do. I wouldn't call Redlands a party school. There are plenty of parties to go to on the weekends, but they aren't obligatory. I haven't been to a party hosted by the local greeks in quite some time, I mostly just hang out with friends on the weekends. </p>
<p>My workload as a music major can be pretty intense. Music education majors have the most work in the department; many of them must be here for longer than 8 semesters to complete their degree and get a teaching credential. Outside of the music building, course workload varies tremendously. A class that I'm taking now requires an average of 30 pages or so a day of reading, on top of papers and essays, but this is the only class I'm taking at the moment, so it's not so bad. But I've also had classes that were much easier.</p>
<p>Course difficultly is on a professor by professor basis as well, the best thing you could do is to ask someone that's taken the class before to get an idea of how it will be. But regardless of difficulty, I've learned alot in most of my classes, the fact that every class is exclusively taught by professors (no TA's) has helped.</p>
<p>Is there any way you can rate course difficulty? How would it compare to say, difficulty at a UC or at a Cal State. I realize each department and major is different.</p>
<p>Relative difficulty as far as quizzes, tests and papers is hard for me to judge, since Redlands is the only University I've gone to. I can say that I'm glad that I went here rather than a Cal State or UC. Underclassmen courses at the UC's and Cal States are large lectures with very little direct interaction with the professor. Classes at Redlands are small and personal discussion driven classes. The largest class I've had at Redlands has been about 20 people, most classes are smaller than that. With more professor interaction, Redlands might be easier.</p>
<p>I beg to differ regarding your statement that Redlands is not a party school. You basically won’t find 5% of the students sober from Friday afternoon until Monday morning. Drugs, alcohol, sex are rampant. It is a party school, dont doubt that. Little Johnny and Sally get to ‘live large’ on mommy and daddy’s dime. Totally not reality and a horrid way to ruin a life.</p>
<p>This IS a party school. They did a pretty good job of keeping it from us during the ‘student wooing’ period. What a shock to arrive on campus to find freshman drinking like sailors ‘before’ they go to the ‘age appropriate’ parties. Terrible disappointment. If you are not in the party scene prepare to be alone with the crickets every Fri-Sun.</p>
<p>I disagree. There are actually things to do on the weekends at Redlands that do not involve drinking. They have an amazing outdoor programs, there are a lot of clubs and activities. I have actually spent several hours there almost every weekend for the last few months and have not come across any students who are drunk, doing drugs, or having sex. I have seen a lot of students studying, sunbathing, participating in sports, working, eating, playing pool, etc. While I agree that there are students that drink and do drugs on campus, there are also plenty of other activities available if you look for them.</p>
<p>That’s just silly. There is no campus where 95% of the students drink all weekend. I know several graduates of University of Redlands who look back on it fondly and not because they were binge drinkers.</p>
<p>Um, this thread is 4 1/2 years old.</p>
<p>My daughter visited Redlands last month for an overnight visit, spending time with students Sunday through Monday. She found this school to have the most down to earth, well grounded students she has met, and that there was a definite sense of “community” at this school. It was very different compared to her other overnight college visits. They joked around alot and had fun, but alcohol was not involved. That Sunday she participated in carving pumpkins, going out for yogurt, and for 4 hours that evening, her student hosts did homework while she read a book, so she was impressed that they were “students in college” and not just “going to college”.</p>
<p>Even though this thread is 4 1/2 years old, it’s been revived and will be visible for the next few months, as more recent experiences are being added.</p>
<p>My son is a first year student at Redlands and his experience has been very positive. He met a group of students on his First Year Journey with whom he has become very close friends. He lives in one of the quiet/sub-free dorms. There were a couple of incidents early on in the year of excess trash and some partying, but things seem to have settled down at this point and if there’s drinking it happens elsewhere. When I visited one Saturday, the dorm common areas were clean, the campus itself was well-kept and quiet, and at least in this particular dorm there was no evidence of underage drinking or drugs that I could see.</p>