<p>My college's campus is nice sized, it's urban and slightly under 150 acres. I can reasonably walk to any place on campus in perhaps under 15 minutes. But I know there are colleges with campuses that are thousands of acres. Just wondering, but how do students get to certain places on campus when this is the case? I know there is a shuttle system when the campus is that big. So how does it work when you are trying to get to class and miss the shuttle? Or when you're signing up for classes, if the campus is big do you have to take into account how far you have to travel?</p>
<p>Where I go to school, kids have to rely on the bus system between campuses (at my school, we have 4 different campuses). Usually if you miss one bus, the next bus comes in 5-7 minutes. Other kids use bikes as well, but that can be a hassle at time, so they might resort to riding the bus as well (the buses are equipped to allow cyclists to place their bike in the front on a rack attached to the bus)</p>
<p>When you do sign up for classes, you definitely need to take into account the distances between campus. If your next class starts in 10 minutes and you are on the opposite side of the campus, chances are, you should choose another section. In my case, when I sign up for classes online, I get an error if the class following it meets on a different campus in less than 20 minutes, thus I need to choose another section. Maybe your school has something like that? =</p>
<p>But the big campuses are doable if you get used to the bus systems.</p>
<p>I go to school on a pretty big campus. It’s basically the city.</p>
<p>You don’t take classes across town that are 10 minutes apart. No way around that. But the advantage is that a big campus usually means a big school. Which usually means tons of class selection every semester. Just because you can’t choose one class doesn’t mean you won’t find 50 other ones that help you fulfill your degree requirements and are interesting.</p>
<p>Yes you will have to take travel time into account. At the University Of Minnesota most of my classes are concentrated on the east bank which makes travel very convenient. But if you find yourself in a position where you are unsure of your ability to make it to class on time, it is often best to choose a different section rather than risk being late every day. just my 2 cents.</p>
<p>My school has a ridiculously large campus. Nearly everyone owns a bike, otherwise we would spend an hour or two a day walking to and from everywhere. Also, you either need a bike or a car to get off campus since the university owns a massive amount of dead space in between the school and the city next to it.</p>