I think that the best thing about Central Michigan is the students for sure, all the way. Without the students, this school would be nothing. Well, any school without students would be nothing I guess. But I mean its the kind of people and students that we have here that matters. This school is just the right size. Sure, you obviously won't know everyone, there are a lot of students that go here. But at the same time, you make so many friends. And then those friends know friends who know friends, and eventually you meet a ton of new friends. I love it because I meet new people here all the time. I am always making friends. But you keep those friends and see them everywhere: in your classes, on your way to classes, in the dorm halls, in the cafeterias, at the different events going on around campus, etc. As far as the town goes, well its really not much. Mount Pleasant seems to really be in the middle of no where. We don't even have a mall here. The closest one is about 40 minutes away. But we make do. The stores and restaurants that we do have are still great and you can still make do with them. It's actually kind of cool because it makes you appreciate the things you have back home, and it also helps you learn how to live on your own and how to make do with what you have and ignore what you don't have. The people in Mount Pleasant that do live here are great. They are very friendly and helpful and I've never really had a problem or complaint at all with them. The town is pretty easy to get used to because you have one main road which is Mission, and it is right parallel to campus and is the main central point of the town. It gets you where you need to go, and its easy to remember and locate. The dorms are great, probably the biggest and best dorms that you will find in the state of Michigan. Dorm life is amazing, your dorm halls get really close and become great friends with each other. Security in the resident halls is awesome too. Not too strict but at the same time, they make sure that everyone is safe and take care of anything that slightly looks "fishy" to them. School spirit is not like omg CENTRAL! But the student's still love the school, no matter if the sports succeed or fail. They still support the sports teams, but its definitely not over the top like Michigan. The stadium is awesome, and students love going to all the football games. Tailgaiting is so much fun too, and everyone always has a good time.
When I tell people that I go to Central the responses that I get are 50/50. Some are like, "Why would you want to go there?" Some are curious, some positive. I guess it just depends. But I always tell them that I love it and I think everyone should come here. Because I do! It's really an amazing school, and if you come here and don't like it then you aren't trying hard enough to make friends, get involved, and have fun. Central makes it easy, all you have to do is put some effort into it. As they always say, college is what you put into it.