We live in Northern California and wondering what living in Boulder is like.
Housing looks similar price to here and while the weather is much colder, they claim 300 day of sun.
What is the public transportation like?
What are the dorms like?
Is it a big party school?
Jenn
I don’t think the weather is a lot colder than in northern California (I’ve spent a lot of cold days in SF). There will be cold and snowy days, and the cold days include some of those 300 days of sunshine, but not nearly as many cold days as warm and sunny days.
CU is know for having really good food on campus. The housing is pretty good too, with a lot of choices from the older dorms in the center of campus to Willie Villie, which is a very large housing complex southeast of campus. Traditional dorms, suites, honors housings.
Students get access to regional public transportation (included in student fees) and can take any bus around Boulder or to Denver. Once in Denver, the students can use all public transportation too, go to Golden, to the airport, downtown to all the professional sports venues or theaters or concerts. Most students don’t use it around Boulder much because it’s an easy walk to downtown.
Yes, it is known as a big party school. Also as a big outdoor activities schools, a top engineering school (especially aerospace), great music school, etc.
BTW, free application on Oct 15!
I think the free app is only for instate students. Weather in Boulder is really not a big deal - yes it snows, but it melts quickly and with the low humidity a sunny day in Boulder feels warmer than a foggy day in NoCa despite being 20 degrees colder. You should anticipate your student being out of the dorms after freshman year - so I would spend more time understanding the Boulder rental market than worrying about dorms (which I hear are fine, but it’s going to be a very small part of their experience). Public transportation is decent, but Boulder is actually pretty compact. CU is a large school and you’ll find no shortage of students partying, but it’s also large enough to have large chunks of students with varying interests and study habits.