University of Colorado Boulder Top Questions

My school is best known for its fantastic areo-space engineering program. Although I am not a part of this program I see all the things they do and it amazes me.

It is best known for being in a prime location. Based near the flatirons of Colorado, it is a beautiful campus. Students have the opportunity to go outdoors and learn a new skill, or fine-tune an old one.

The University of Colorado at Boulder is best known for it's active community as athletes, scocial sctivisits, and human rights advocates. Every person in town is involved in a club or organization that caters to their personal values and interests. Everybody is very accepting of others beliefs and respect one another for what they stand up for.

The University of Colorado Boulder is known for being a party school, but the academics are also really important which is what makes the college great. There are all kinds of people that go here with all sorts of interests.

CU Boulder was once known for its “party school” reputation but over the years that has faded. While all schools, for the most part, offer some sort of party atmosphere, students can certainly choose not to engage in that. I believe CU is truly known for its excellent academics. As a large state university, the school offers a wide range of studies. This is great for students who are interested in many different subjects or even those who do not have a pre-determined major prior to attending school. Having options allows you see where your skills and passions align.

CU Boulder is best know for its enginer program. It has been said that some of the things that have been built here have actually gone to Nasa. Also another side fact is that it has an amazing campus, being next to the Colorado Rockies and all.

University of colorado lies on the lap of rocky mountain. So, if you go CU it will be a lot of fun to go hiking on mountain with friends. On the other side academic part of CU is excellent for the fact that there are lot of research going on in campus. It is known as one of best research school in nation.

One of my favorite campus traditions is the CU vs. CSU football game. Everybody makes T-shirts, parties, gets really excited and takes party buses down to Invesco field (where the Broncos play) to watch the game. The rivalry is very intense, which makes for a fun day full of spirit and parties (win or lose). Fortunately, we mostly win!

CU is known for its amazing engineering programs, more specifically its Aerospace program. CU has sent NASA more astronauts than any other college. They have grants with NASA to send real satellites up into space.

My favorite tradition is when our buffalo mascot, Ralphie, runs around the football field at the beginning of each half at home football games. Six "Ralphie Runners" run with Ralphie around the field and take care of him at a secret location off campus, and they dress up like cowboys/cowgirls. It's amazing to see our powerful mascot at every game because it brings to life our powerful school pride. CU's colors, gold and silver, are also a great tradition because they represent the richness of Colorado. The colors represent a purity in our intentions and actions, and gold and silver are easy to recognize.

My favorite tradition is when our buffalo mascot, Ralphie, runs around the football field at the beginning of each half at home football games. Six "Ralphie Runners" run with Ralphie around the field and take care of him at a secret location off campus, and they dress up like cowboys/cowgirls. It's amazing to see our powerful mascot at every game because it brings to life our powerful school pride. CU's colors, gold and silver, are also a great tradition because they represent the richness of Colorado. The colors represent a purity in our intentions and actions, and gold and silver are easy to recognize.

The campus is beautiful. 4/20 celebration, it is also a really big party school. It is know for its beautiful location right next the the rocky mountains.

Its definatley not football or basketball. CU is known for getting out doors and being an "active" lifestyle school, i.e skiing or hiking on the weekends whenyour not studying.

my school os known for being a very accepting and open minded school

Unfortunately, CU is still best known for its partying and several drinking related deaths. Some people also know CU-Boulder for its crazy, liberal hippies and professors like Ward Churchill. It should be known for its high-quality academics, honors programs, exceptionally skilled professors and many of its national and international academic, or nonsports, related awards. These range from numerous Nobel winners, to solar design winners and its Model UN team.

We were rated the number one school for being environmentally friendly. CU boulder has excellent academic programs with awesome professors. The outdoor opportunities are endless with the flatiorn mountains less then a mile away and the mountains as close as 45 minutes. The opportunities for students here are endless as well as diverse.

Besides being ridiculously close to amazing ski resorts, the University of Colorado is known for good academics, a great party scene, abundant outdoor activities and the allways entertaining town of Boulder, Colorado.

It is known as a party school, and for the fact that the mountians are very close. Therefore skiing is very accesible.

Engineering, researching, and partying

I would have to say that the University of Colorado at Boulder is best known for its great location and love for the environment. It is in a wonderful area of Colorado and has close access to ski resorts and other outdoor activities.

The University of Colorado is best known for bazar social and community occurances. A couple of years ago it was recognized as a top party school. It has also made national news for alcohol inspired riots during the 1990s. CU is also well known for its location. By being located in Boulder, Colorado, its easily associated with extreme liberal ideology.

CU is well known for their promotion of diversity and eco-friendly environment. CU students also have amazing school spirit and enjoy the outdoors here next to the beautiful Flatirons. The atmosphere is very liberal and open minded.

Football Team! Partying and its greenry

My school is best known with Science department, especially biology and chemistry. Also one of our school research department works with NASA.

Being in Boulder, weed, the outdoorsiness of the students/profs, weed, 420, partying, Cali girls, weed. Which is funny since i dont smoke

Our school is best known for the beautiful area surrounding the campus. There is so much to do that people who stay here for a full year almost never want to leave.

Football Academics Drinking Drugs

Partying and Law. We are a very liberal college with a number of mixed opinions, and often are refered to as "hippyish"! We care strongly about the environment and do have very strong pre-prefessional schools such as pre-med/vet etc...

Amazing outdoors.

Great education, and a good social scene.

Research, liberalism

It is known as being a party school, but you dont have to party all the time. If you dont live on the hill, then you can choose to go to parties, but you can also stay at home and actually get some sleep. It is also known as a good engineering school.

Boulder is a pretty well known school. Most people associate it with partying, sking, and smoking pot, but there is so much more to Boulder than the party scene. The campus and the view that surrounds it is amazing!

Well, my department (Electrical and Computer Engineering) is best known for requiring more lab-time hours during an undergraduate degree than any other ECE department in the nation. The College of Engineering is best known for graduating more NASA astronauts than any other college in the USA. And the University of Colorado, I think, is best known for its beautiful campus and impressive academic record across all disciplines. I hope we have out grown the impression of the 'drinking/riot' school, because thats from the 90s, not now.

CU is well recognized for its engineering programs as well as medicine and artistic pursuits.

Big classes, rich students, and loud football games.

Hippies, partying, liberalism

The location

The school is known very much for its business program, and many people think of this school as a haippy school because of the 420 on the field every year.

My school is best known for the beautiful environment and liberal atmosphere that surround it. The party scene is also in the forefront of people's minds when they think of CU-Boulder

The pride that comes with being a Colorado Buffalo. It is probably best known for its football team, its graduate reseach work, especially in physics, and unfortunately, its reputation as a drinking school. It is also known as a place where people make lasting relationships and other life changing decisions.

It used to be one of the top ten party schools.

Social interaction and academic excellence

CU is best known for its quest for cultural diversity, football team, its appreciation for the fine arts and 4/20.