Since I was a freshman in high school I've been looking at colleges around the country. I like Universities such as University of Oregon, Oregon State, UC Davis, University of Washington, Seattle. But, being from Nevada out of state tuition is just too expensive, so i have to stay in Nevada. So i was just curious about UNLV. What is Las Vegas like and is it a serious acedemic school? Is it a huge party school? How does it compare to the schools I listed above? What are the people like? What i like about the schools above are all the people are very nice and smart.
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Alright, I'm just the person from you... I go to UNLV right now, finishing up my senior year this year. I choose to go to UNLV for the same reason you are... because it's cheaper, and in the end, because I want to get a Ph.D, doing undergrad here is just a stepping stone to get into a graduate program. Besides going to UNLV's website, I'll tell you as much as I can. First off, hopefully you'll get the Millennium Scholarship... because that itself will pay for close to 1/3 of your tuition... it's what A LOT of my friends who go there have. Las Vegas is a great city, but the part of town UNLV is in, well.. .it's run down. The city has been "planning" on creating a more 'student-orientated' atmosphere around the school, just... nothing has been done so far. Depending on your major, UNLV varies. It's fast becoming a good Business & Management Adminstration School, just because we're in a city that REALLY needs that sort of major. We're decent in the arts & humanities majors, but Science is just plain pitiful. Not enough teachers, aging facilities, and well... no money. Compared to ALL the other colleges you listed, UNLV is overall lower than all of them, as rankings go.... But for a specific major, things may fluctuate. As far as it being a "serious acedemic" school??/ Pshh... fat chance... most people are there for the same reason... Needed an education, it's cheap, and hopefully might be a stepping stone for grad school. I'll tell you that it's normal in the sense of Parties.... There are a few big ones, and we have this thing called "Rebelpaloza" where we have a big outdoor concert. People here are just trying to make it here.... we try to do our best with what we've got, but we know when to relax, and just chill... to not over-stress the things we cannot control. If you have any more questions... you can email.... theviolet41 "at" Yahoo.com
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THIS ANSWER IS FOR YOUR CAL STATE ANSWER THAT IS NOW NOT AVAILABLE: I am a student here at CSUMB, you must be in high school since the college is just now starting but the school is great for class sizes, offers a great number of majors and minors, im studing international buisness which you cant find in all schools in the state. the school has a brand new 3 story library opening next year and is quite modern, new buildings are all over and a new shopping center down the street with stores such as REI. the weather is nice with fog occasionally since its more in the middle of the bay since its just north of monterey. Monterey is a great town ive been coming here for years on vacations and its not the party town like chico and has some old town feels. great beach and lots of it. good surfing, great seafood, go to hulas. aquarium is always good since students get major discounts and are eligible for resident free days. The people in this area are as follows, the closer to carmel you are the richer they become. therefore the more stuck up they are. but there are good people here. What i really like about the school is the location, class size, school size, dorms are big compared to others and have bathrooms in each one. If you want a nice laid back lifestyle and a school that is just as affordable as any other csu, actually maybe cheaper. Id say yes! later.
