Colorado State University-Fort Collins Top Questions

We are a school that is accepting to all types of people. We are just the right size and I would change nothing.

The one thing that i would change about CSU is the sports. CSU is just right. I spend most of my time on campus at the library or in class. No there is no school pride in my opinion.

CSU is a school where you just feel welcome. The campus is nice and everything is close by. People are friendly and it is easy to make friends anywhere.

The best thing about CSU is the town. I love that it is so small and everything is close together.

There aren't as many hot girls as I thought there would be, but still a lot Just right size People usually respond good for you or are somewhat proud spend time on campus college town administration pretty nice and wanting to help an average amount of school pride biggest controversy was the "Fuck Bush" in the paper There's a giant stump in the middle of where people walk that people stand on and address others An experiance that I will remember is the first two weeks in the dorms most complaints are about the dorm food

the school is good i like it alot. there is tons of fun stuff to do not just watch the crappy school teams

CUS has a great campus, and it is getting better every year. The school could be downsized a bit due to the lack of 'personal' interaction you could be getting at a smaller school. I spend the majority of my time in my dorm room or in the library. The largest controversy I have seen on campus this year was when our local newspaper (the Collegian) put FUCK BUSH as the healine. That raised all hell. There really is a lot of school pride, which is suprising because it isn't that amazing of a school. You don't come across a lot of complaints up here.

The best thing about CSU would be all of the friends I've met up here, the many activities and involvement opportunities that take place, and most importantly the higher education that we recieve in such a great environment to be in.

CSU IS BIG SCHOOL WITH A GREAT OFFER FOR A BETTER EDUCATION. THE SCHOOL IS ITS OWN TOWN. IT IS A VERY NICE CAMPUS TO SPEND TIME AT. COLLEGE TOWN IS WHERE MOST OF THE POPULATION ARE STUDENT BECAUSE THE SCHOOL IS SO BIG AND HAS MANY STUDENT THE ASSIT TO THE UNIVERSITY. CSU HAS MANY SPORTS IN WHICH PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE IN. THE FACILITIES ARE WONDERFUL. IT IS MY FIRST YEAR HERE AND I LIKE IT A LOT BASED ON THE EDUCATION AND THE SPORTS PROGRAMS.

CSU is a huge part of the community. The city is also very accepting of college ways. I have loved my time at CSU. The only major complaint I have is that the school is not very good at graduating people on time. It has taken five full years to graduate and Im definitly not graduating alone. That may be the univeresitys fault or it may be that Fort Collins is such a good time that no one wants to leave, but either way its easier to tell my parents that CSU suck at graduating students. My favorite contriversy since I have been here wass just last semester when FUCK BUSH was printed in the school paper. Not only was it in the paper it was in gaint text that took up the entire editorial section. The contriversy seemed trivial to me. but it was fun to watch everyone get so excited about it.

I LOVE CSU!!! Coming from a small town in Colorado, Fort Collins in general was a breath of fresh air! I feel so at home here and walking on the campus inspires me each and everyday! I have so much pride in my new school and when i tell people i attend CSU, they react with smiles and go on to tell me how much they love Fort Collins or inform me that their child goes there as well! I was just down in Durango visiting a few friends and was so suprised to see that there is NO school pirde there what so ever! Which leads me to say that CSU students are most definatly PROUD to be CSU students! Every vehicle has a CSU sticker and everyone wears the name on their shirt, we have pride no doubt!

CSU is just right with size, the town of Fort Collins is a perfect college town. The only thing I would change is that student housing is to spread out. If your not 21 and still have to house party hop...get ready to walk! If you are 21 the bar scene here at CSU is perfect.

The best thing about CSU is the people. The school size is just right. When I tell people I am a student at CSU, they say, "good for you." I spend most of my time in the classes I am taking. There is a lot of school pride.

CSU is a good school with a good community around it. I really like Fort Collins and the people here. If i could change anything i would get rid of about half the cops in Fort Colllins there is no need for the amount of cops that are here and they are the only thing i really really hate about fort collins. They make it seem like having even the slightest bit of fun is illegal. I get to scared to do anything because i know the cops are always just around the corner waiting to bust up eveything from big parties to friendly het togethers. Whether or not alcohol is involved. I think CSU is just right.They think its a good school unless they are from CU.In the library. I dont think there is a lot of school pride because all of the sports that matter jus arent that good at CSU and no one cares about them, they are actually quite an embarrassment its hard to have school pride when your football team has one of the worst records in the country. I think that the biggest complaint is the cops. I know there need to be cops in a college town but i dont think i could find a student who wouldnt agree that they are more than a little oput of control at CSU.

The best thing about CSU is that it's a nice place and that the people are friendly. The one thing that I would change about it is to reduce the cost of tuition. Whenever I tell people that I go to CSU I've always had positive feedback. The one thing I like about this place is the town and the people.

best thing about CSU is the diversity of people you can meet and even though its huge.. you still see some of the sme people everyday. one thing i would change is the dorms.. newsom sucks. this school is huge..that is good for some poeple and bad for others. when i tell people i go here, they act surprised.yes i spend most of my time on campus and not by choice. college town for sure. the administration that i have come in contact with thus far is good for the most part, i feel there are a few administrators that are underqualified and some professors that dont teach effectively. yes there is much school pride but there would be more if the football team was better. i will probably always remember freshman homecoming and hopefully every homecoing in the future.

The best thing about CSU is the freedom you have to go to class or not to go to class... you have so much more freedom than high school. I'd change the parking situation... make places on campus to park without a permit. People think its cool that i go to CSU. i spend most of my time on campus in class. College town for sure. the biggest recent controversy is jesus. I want to see more people turned to the Lord!! There is a lot of school pride, yes.

I think the best thing about CSU is the people, the area, the school, the programs, I honestly just love CSU. I am from Maine and moving out here and going to CSU has been the best choice that I have made. I would probably change the school minorly maybe adding a few more on school activities for instance the Boulder university has a bowling ally at there school. I love the amount of people that go here it is a large number but I love people so it works. People normally just say "oh cool" when I tell them I go to CSU. I spend most of my time in my dorm room or at the library/lab. I think this is a college town compared to other places but I feel it is more "reserved" I guess compared to CU. I really do not have much to say about the administration but the teachers are awesome well, the ones I have had so far. I do not know of any controversies because I do not really pay attention. I think there is a lot of school pride I see people wearing CSU clothing all the time. I don't find anything really unusual about CSU. One thing I will always remember about this college is the day I walked around and met a bunch of people in my dorm and then went out with a random group of people one night and getting stopped by the cops for crossing the road. Most frequent student complaints are about people on their hall or in their dorm.

The best thing about CSU is it's convenient capmus.

The best thing about CSU is the people if I had to change anything about CSU I would make some classes smaller. When I tell people I go to CSU it depends on whom you say it to but if they don't go to CU they respect it. I spend most of my time around the dorm and old town but I wish there was more to do during the winter. I think the administration is good I did have a bad advisor but you can always ask for a new one. We need more school pride; it’s gone down because we are losing in the popular sports. I will always remember the nights in the dorms and free limo rides to the club.

it is welcomin, nothing in mind, way too large, strange they are like " why CSU?", lory student center, good adminstration, maybe 75{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} school pride in students.

My biggest complaint about CSU is the night life. I can never get away from the frat boys. Doesn't matter where I go I'm followed by (what seems to me) the same group of boys.

Fort Collins is a good choice to go to school. Less expensive and better than most other Colorado Universitys. On the down side it is a big college town with lost of students but too spread out

The location is the best thing. I would change the parking. No opinion about size. They react by simply stating, "oh, that's cool." In the student center or PACE. Def. College town. I do not have any experience with much of the administration. Yes there is school pride. I will alway remember how hard it is to make friends if you are an older transfer student. Again parking.

The best thing about CSU is that because of its' large size, there are so many opportunities for everyone and every interest. I have found so many clubs and organizations to be part of because there is something specific for all of my interests! I spend most of my time in the Rockwell lab because it is a great working facility and there are always people I know so it's like a mini-community that I really enjoy. I think school pride is definitely lacking, except for football games. Students just seem to care when they have the opportunity to get drunk, or when our athletics are doing really well. I really enjoy attending CSU and would recommend anyone come here! I will always remember walking to class on one of the first days of fall freshman year and looking across the IM fields and lagoon towards the mountains and thinking "this is what college is all about."

CSU is amazing. The people here have learned to leave high school drama behind and let their true personalities shine through. Students are here because they want to be here and it is rare to find someone on campus who does not like Colorado State. Fort Collins is the perfect sized town for just about every type of person, especially those who love the outdoors.

One major thing I've noticed since I've moved here and that is the "college town" is slowly fading. The "college town" aspect to Ft. Collins is changing into more of a family town. I feel the school itsn't doing doing anything to suport the students.

The best thing about CSU is that it is located in Fort Collins. I would change the amount of parking on campus. I think the size is just right. People do not really have any reaction when I tell them I go to CSU. Most of my time is spent in the business building on campus. The administration is okay, but it needs a better variety, at least in my major. The biggest controversy was about our school newspaper and something they printed. There is some school pride but it could be better. I will always remember the football games.

I'd change a lot about CSU. I wish that we as a student body respected past traditions more, or at least recognized or participated in them. I wish there was more school pride, and/or more fans to support the athletics. I wish we had a better Ram athletic teams across the whole board. I am not happy with my adviser, who apparently just got fired, so now I can't complain. I wish there would be someone who recognized the fact that the speech department needs more classes, teachers and facilities. But overall, I love the town, and the life in it. Everything is so close together and friendly that it makes it easier to go to school and be yourself. I think the school is great and has a great reputation standing behind any past, present or future grad.

i like the campus because everything is relatively close together. One thing that i'd change is a bigger student center. I think my school is too large. Many people think its bad that i go to a state school. I spend a lot of time in classes and in the library. It is kind of a college town. I think CSU's admission is fair. The most recent controversy was the presidential candidates. There is no school pride because our sports suck. My freshmen year roommate. Sports here SUCK.

CSU as a whole is a home. Classes are not too big or small. The professors and staff really make the campus "home like" by being there no matter what you need. People normally tell me that CU is a better school, but in fact I feel like CSU is a great place to succeed. Its warm atmosphere allows students to express themselves without the pressure to be the best, they expext us to be ourselves.

I think CSU is a perfect size. It is a large institution but the campus itself funnels alot of traffic to the center of campus. Next to the Clark wall or at the Student Center you are bound to see someone you know or have had some random encounter with at some party or coffee shop. It makes it feel smaller than it really is. Also, the students at CSU are a great bunch to be around. Everyone is very friendly and it is actually difficult not to find that niche campus org. or group of friends that makes you feel like you belong. The town of Fort Collins is the best town I have ever been in. No lie. I miss it terribly. There is a portion of that city that feels all your own. Its ram students everywhere, not many outsiders, and the food is fantastic. I cant even find a decent pizza in Denver that compares to the dozens in Fort Collins. Everytime I order pizza, chinese, or a sandwiche in Denver I almost cry. There is a small problem with Ram Pride I think. The football team "generally" comes across as a pretty mediocre batch of recruits with the few talented players peppered in. Me and generally everyone I know went to the football games to get absolutely rowdy at the tailgate and go home once we were down by 2 touchdowns. Generally around half so it works out.

I love the city of Fort Collins, it is a lot of fun and has a pretty good bar scene. I wish CSU had a better football program, it is pretty embarrassing that they suck so much. I like that CSU is pretty liberal, but not a hippy school like CU.

Best thing: The basketball and football teams (something to laugh about) Thing I'd change: The basketball and football teams records Size: About right i guess. Reaction upon learning i go to CSU: "Oh thats in Boulder right?" Most time spent: Classrooms College town for sure... I love Fort Collins Administration: Embarrasing (they dont know how to spend money) Recent Controversy: The printing of "Fuck Bush" in the school paper. Priceless! School pride: Whats that? Unusual: The school always is complaing about how its dead broke and is going to have to hike up tuition, but there is always some type of elaborate construction project happening. Experience to remember: Experiencing my roomate in the dorms lose his virginity in the bunk above me... Here's to you Vagonnor! Most frequent complaints: That our sports teams are horrible... and they are (and by sports teams i mean the ones that people actually go to watch: Football and Basketball). I mean lets face it, track and diving im sure is fufilling, but unless extra credit towards a class is awarded im gonna have to go ahead and pass on that grass.

of the too many to list here best things about csu, the three that stand out most in my mind as a young professional living the dream in new york city are the atmosphere on campus, the town of fort collins itself, and the wide variety of opportunities that come with being a csu ram. campus was amazing. the atmosphere on campus was very conductive to learning, to thinking and pushing the boundries and limits of your cognative abilities. outside of entry level lecture courses (example: sociology 100), class size was never really an issue. all worthwhile studying was done at the library with zero interruptions. and the chicks were totally smokin hot. fort collins is definately a college town. old town is awesome, always something going on. events such as the taste of fort collins and brewfest brought out the best in csu students as well as fort collins residents. it's geographic location is tough to beat, being an hour from denver and relatively close to most major ski hubs in the state. the poudre canyon is a short drive with plenty of hiking and biking trails, and wyoming is just up i-25. being a ram meant many things. for me, it meant getting a great education while being able to go for a climb after class, or a hike through the canyon, or skiing every weekend snow hit the ground. there are many part time jobs available in fort collins and the nightlife was off the hook.

CSU has some of the greatest people I have ever met in my life. Professors are friendly and thought-provoking, students are very sociable, and the scenery is amazing. While these all make CSU worthwhile, it reminds me of a hot club where you either have to A) know the bouncer or B) have to know a secret door in a creepy alley to get to. Counseling at CSU is the opposite of the faculty and students. They are not friendly, not cooperative, and seem unwilling to help students. The school is great, but the structure of the counseling department is like the DMV. Roughly 28,000 students attend Colorado State, making it around the same size as Virginia Tech. It offers more than 200 undergraduate and graduate programs, with 65 disciplines for Bachelor's degrees. For me, CSU size is just a shade too small. If it had 40K to 50K, I think I could spread my wings a little more. It's a give and take relationship, so I'll take the good people over more people. The campus at CSU is absolutely stunning. It's wide open with tall trees and the Rocky Mountains staring you in the face. You can breath on campus and actually have a relaxing stroll in between classes. In 1995 a flood rocked CSU damaging the majority of our buildings. Because of this, CSU had to upgrade and renovate all of structures including our library, lecture hall, and student center. Everything on campus seems brand spankin' new. Fort Collins is the fifth largest city in Colorado with nearly 120,000 people. Last year it was voted the #1 city in America by Money Magazine. Culturally, Fort Collins is a college town. The average age of a Fort Collins resident is 28.2 years, so we are a relatively young town. We have 652 restaurants, six movie theaters, 30 bars, 19 golf courses and 13 ski resorts in our area. This allows for students to do whatever they want for extracurricular activities. Last weekend I went up to Breckinridge for a day of skiing, came back and had dinner at my favorite restaurant, went to Old Town for some bar-hopping and saw a movie the next day to relax. Not too shabby. Even though CSU is a quaint, smaller campus, we have our drama. Consider us the Laguna Beach of university. Of course there was the tragic death of Samantha Spady. She was in my social circle and I knew a majority of the Sigma Pi's who found her. This rocked our campus and was a dose of reality. The school pulled together and now we party responsibly. We have RamRide, a designated-driver taxi service. We have people that hand out water bottles outside of bars and parties. Everyone looks out for each other. The other recent controversy that hit campus and made national headlines was our editorial section in our school paper The Collegian. After the "don't tase be bro," incident in Florida, our editor of the school paper thought it would be cute to have the entire editorial section read in large print: "Taser This: Fuck Bush." It was a cool, fall Friday morning when I sat down in my first class, peeled the paper open, to see those four words. While I agree with the statement, my journalism degree now was as attractive as Rosanne Arnold and Rosie O'Donnell going at it in a baby pool full of mash potatoes. This made CNN, Fox News and just about every major publication in the nation. We were trounced and bashed for the majority of it, with some liberals backing our first amendment rights. My professor for Online Journalism at the time was also the liaison between student media and the big whigs on campus. Let's just say he aged about ten years in one semester. One thing will always be a constant at Colorado State University: Our pride. We all think we have a good thing going here at CSU and will protect and defend that until we are green and yellow in the face. One experience that best conveys this is when the entire student population moseys on down to Denver to meet our archnemesis CU at Mile High Stadium. Everyone really shows their school spirit and goes ballistic. The atmosphere at a CU/CSU game is something that I will never forget.

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We have a lot school pride and it's funny how much we hate CU Boulder, it's fun to have a rivalry. CSU is the perfect size, some might think it's too big but it makes it easier to meet a bunch of new people.

I like the friendly and comfortable culture of CSU. The school is the right size right now yet is rapidly approaching becoming to large. The ability for CSU to affordable and adequate resources and services to all incoming and existing students is becoming less and less. I would change the culture of administrative decision making, student expectations and the lack of overall collaboration among the colleges and the different aspects of CSU. I spend most of my time in the Student Government offices as the student body Vice President. The most recent controversy on campus was over the Collegian, our student newspaper. There is the assumption by our administration that involving only those elected and not as many student experts as possible fulfills their obligation as they see it to solicit student opinion.

OH... Where to start. Being in the student government I'm given access to alot of "behind teh scenes" information. If I could change one thing it would be moving CSU to another state. Colorado Legislation is in the shits when it comes to high ed. The school is constantly raising tuition so that it can stay afloat. Of course we wouldnt have to do that if administration would take their head out of their ass and actually care for the studnet needs then thiers. CSU is an amazing school that has alot of potential unfortunatly no one cares except for the students, and not even all of the students. The biggest debates on school is lowering textbook prices stopping the constant rise of tuition, and the rec center. YES thats right! our rec center is fine...only if you go during the hours of 8am-2pm. Then you have to wait in line. The Rec center is asking for $34,755,000 to update it and expand. They want to add some cool features and increase student fees $35 plus some change, so beware the cost of student fees are on the rise. something that you will be shocked about once you get here is the shape of some of the academic buildings. Clark (a building everyone uses) hasnt been updated since it was built in the 60's its falling apart and no one is trying to fix it even with the concern of many students. There are a few new buildings being built a new computer science building and the rebuilding of dorms.(academic village is the place to go!!)

The best thing about CSU is the community. Although we are not a small school, it feels just small enough to know people in your classes and just large enough to avoid those you want to in class as well. Because Fort Collins is a college town, everyone assumes that you go to CSU if you are in that community, so there are no major reactions when I tell them where I attend college. In fact, most of them are Alum so they can relate to how awesome the school is. The college town feel is prominent in Old Town, which houses most of the coffee shops and bars. It is a fun nightlife setting that I have enjoyed since turning 21. Before I was 21, I rarely spent much time in Old Town, but stayed close the cluster of house parties near campus. My favorite part about CSU is the school spirit. We have a fierce rivalry with CU in Boulder and I like getting all green and gold and going to the annual game! Tailgating is a favorite pastime at every football game and CSU is one of the rare schools that serves beer inside our Sonny Lubick stadium. I will always remember sitting the middle of campus or in the oval on a sunny day skipping class merely because it is nice weather and everyone around me is doing the same thing. We have a chill atmosphere here and I like it that way.

I think that the best thing about CSU are the people and the professors. I think that the relationship between professors and students is encouraged and it makes me feel a lot more comfortable with classes and asking questions. I think that the size of the school for me personally is perfect. I've always wanted to go to a very large school: it offers me more resources. I spend most of my time on campus probably in Rockwell- the Business College. I think that the administration is ok. You hear a lot about Penley making changes to the paper and how the athletic director was shady with Sonny Lubick leaving. I didn't know much about those two topics, but because there was such huge speculation on them, I think sometimes administrators could be more accommodating and realize how much their decisions affect the student body.

The best thing about CSU-the location! I love the city of Fort Collins, there is always something to do, the city itself is very environmentally friendly, the people are incredibly friendly and welcoming to the numerous college kids that make up nearly 20{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the city's population. I also love the proximity to the mountains, to the plains, and to Denver. Is your school too large, to small, or just right?-I think it's the perfect size. I still run into people I know every time I turn around, but there are plenty of people I haven't met yet so I never get bored, it's great! How do people react when you tell them you go to CSU?-in the state of Colorado it is known as one the top two schools, along with CU-Boulder. I previously attended one of the CU schools, and it was good. CSU and CU just vary at what their specialties are, but I view them as pretty equal (as do other people) except CSU is soooo much cheaper. Where do you spend most of your time on campus?-I spend most of my time in the student center or in the south campus study lounge. College town, for sure. But it's definitely bigger then a town. I have everything I need, minor league hockey team, two malls, plenty of stores, and more restaurants per capita then any other city in the U.S. What's your opinion of administration?-I think our president is a fine businessman, and no matter what anyone says, a university is a business. There are expenditures and what not, you provide a product to your customer (aka student) But what makes our president different then those from years past is that he is striving to go above and beyond, to make the university better and better with each new year. I am very impressed with him. What was the biggest recent controversy on campus?-our school paper wrote FUCK BUSH in it's editorial section. I have never been so embarrassed. Basically, our student paper is terrible. Is there a lot of school pride?-some. a lot of people are indifferent about sports. They don't necessarily want to go to the games, but I have yet to meet someone who wasn't proud to be a Ram! Is there anything unusual about CSU?-The only thing unusual is the education I have received for the price I pay. I may have had the chance to get an even better education at a private institution, but I would have had to pay 10 times more for it. I think CSU is a fantastic bargain. I get a great education at a great price.