University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Top Questions

Someone who is willing to put themselves out there in order to meet new people and learn what they need to learn. Someone who is open to other people's opinions and is not intimidated or aggrivated by people challenging their opinion about certain issues. Since the campus is very large, one needs to be somewhat outgoing in order to meet people and find their place in the social world. Finally, someone who can withstand the extremely cold winters and the really hot springs and summers.

Someone who likes a big, bustling campus, and likes to get involved.

A person who loves having many people around and infinte choices at hand would love it here. This is definitly for you if you thrive in diverse, challenging environments.

A person who wants to learn, drive change in the world, meet people, and have a great all around college experience.

Anyone, it is such a culturally diverse and academically diverse university that everyone can find their niche here.

Intelligent and outgoing people not afraid to try new things.

A person who thrives in a big city type atmosphere--a person who doesn't need much community and individual attention, or who is willing to work hard to find such community and individual attention.

There's a good balance of academic work and social stuff here, so if you have the drive to do well in school and want to make friends, this is the place to do it. Oh and it helps if you're ok with cold winters lol

anyone how doesn't despise cities (disliking them is ok, you can ignore the city here if you need to)

The kind of person who should attend this school is a student who is open to meeting people from all backgrounds, learning from others and does not get overwhelmed by the fast-paced life style of the twin cities.

Any independent, driven student who's comfortable around large groups of people should definitely consider the U of M. In addition to the wide variety of classes and a selection of professors who are themselves intriguing and driven people, the combination of a thriving city life and the beautiful nature of outdoors Minnesota would suit just about everyone.

Someone who knows what they want to study if they would get easily overwhelmed from too many options. Otherwise, there is a lot of choose from, so if you don't know what to study and you want a ton of options, then go for it. A very social person should go here, as there are a ton of people to meet. You need to like the nightlife and going out, because it's hardly ever quiet on campus.

-someone who doesn't mind a large campus and some large classes -has an interest in sports or a variety of student groups -someone interested in engineering

This is a school for the self starter, motivated learner. The size can seem overwheleming - not just class size but the very size of the campus itself. Student welcome week and other events are available to assist - but the shrinking violet will geet ignored in the scheme of both educational and social life. Competition is fierce especially in the Technical / Business classes; the U of M has speciality colleges - Carlson, the Institute of Technology and expectations are high.

open minded people

I think this is a great school for anyone but more specifically, this is the school for someone who like the city and likes a high speed lifestyle. This is the school for people who want to see and experience new things. It's the school for people who want to get an education and an awesome life experience at the same time.

Someone attending this school should be smart, know how to study and already have an idea what area of study they want to pursue. A person who has no idea what they want to do will end up overwhelmed and lost. It is a big enough school to accomodate any interest- academically or socially- but not a place to hide out.