I am really happy with the education I got from Rowan University. The professors are excellent, and will often go far above and beyond the call of duty for their students. The atmosphere is very welcoming and friendly- from my experience in the music department, most of the time people are willing to help each other out. With any school, you'll get out what you put in- at Rowan, if you invest your time and energy wisely, the payoffs will be huge.

Avoid the upstairs cafeteria when you can. Sometimes they have decent food, but it's more miss than hit. Downstairs you're better off - you can get subs, paninis, burritos, chik-fil-a, burgers, fries, smoothies, and even pancakes. There's also a cafe in the Pit that serves decent coffee and bagels/pastries. Once you turn 21, Landmark is the place to go. It's the closest and classiest bar (Mainstreet Bar is pretty skeezy, in an awesome way, but is closing sometime this year). Don't be afraid to speak up to someone if you have a problem, and utilize your advisor! If you don't like your advisor, or he/she isn't helpful, go to the head of the department and ask to switch. They'll be more than willing to accomodate.

Housing: freshman dorms kind of suck - but they probably do everywhere. After freshman year it's kind of a scramble to get the right number of people together for apartments since most people don't want dorms again. Rowan's leasing new apartments for next year so hopefully housing will be easier in the next few years.

The Greek life at Rowan sucks. Many of them (not all) (especially sororities) are stereotypical greeks. I am in a fraternity from another university, and the way Greeks are around campus are not the same. Their presence is not known unless it's Greek Week or they have some crazy party where someone gets hurt or they get kicked off campus. They don't do any service as far as I can tell and really, they are kind of a waste here. I don't mean anything personal – those are just my observations.

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Watch out if you are walking alone during the night, some incidents of violence have happened around the town. But the adrenaline makes it interesting after all! and there is a service for safe walk provided by the university in which they give you a ride all days and they take you from any party to your home (as long as it is in town).

The best way to meet your closest friends is through where you live and your classes. Most likely you will meet some of your best friends on your floor so it is important to always be friendly. Also, you will be spending a lot of time with the people in your major who have to take the same classes so you will meet many good friends there as well.

Competitive NCAA D3 school, lots of off-campus parties. Good bar scene with Landmark and Main Street bars being walking distance from campus.

Definitely. You should see the swarms walking around on Thursday nights.

If I am awake at 2am on a Tuesday, I am probably doing a paper, reading for class or hanging out with my boyfriend in his dorm. The majority of people party on Thursday nights or the weekends. If you don't want to drink yourself silly on a Saturday night, you can take a bus to Philly, go to whatever Rowan has going on in the Student Center, chat with friends over a meal at The Owl's Nest, find someone with a car and head over to the movies/mall or just hang out in the dorms.

The best thing about Rowan is the location to Philly. It's really convenient for internship purposes and nightlife. I also like the size of the campus. I thought about going to a large university for the longest time and on rainy and bitter freezing cold days I'm so thankful that I didn't! One thing I would change is the cafeteria menu on weekends- they don't offer as much as they do on weekdays, but my friends and I just save our 'Boro Bucks to order take-out on weekends. We end up having a lot of fun on those nights just because we're doing something different. On another note, don't fear the construction. We're trying to expand the campus, but it should be completed in 2010. Also, it's far enough from the dorms that you can't hear it. Most minor construction that was happening on campus is already completed. As part of the project, Rowan is building a Barnes & Noble and a Starbucks, along with other college-town stuff.

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There is a vast majority of groups on campus dealing with the different groups. No one would feel out of place at rowan. Students usually wear jeans and t-shirts or sweaters. There aren't many cliques. Financial backgrounds include lower and middle class

I'm currently in the ACS, but they don't do anything. There aren't a lot of groups that pertain to my interests.

The campus is pretty diverse, and as long as you're willing to make friends, so is everyone else. Most students dress really casual to class...pajamas are common. The student body is mostly liberal - there were people celebrating outside when Obama won the election.

The professors are Rowan are great. In my time there, I made connections with the faculty in my major and even members not within my major. They take the time to get to know you and make the experience that much more personal.