Michigan State University
Reviews

Guys Are Ugly

Although we have the hottest girls in the BIG10, the guys here are hard to find. I rarely find an attractive guy and it is quite disappointing.

Michigan State University Is Beautiful

Michigan State University's campus is beautiful. There are plenty of arts and lots of outdoor recreation options. It's right next door to Lansing, so there is plenty of shopping. One cool event held in East Lansing is the Great Lakes Folk Festival. The food and music are fantastic! Most of the local folks are pretty nice to students because students spend money in the area.

Decent Campus

The facilities at Michigan State are decent. There are fast food joints, good study areas, and the student union has a lot good bowling alley and billards facility.

Good Quality

Although sometimes the food can be get repetitve, Brody Square always has nutritious and different choices everyday. Options for all diet plans are included.

Top in Usa

A great university, considered to be among the Public Ivy League Schools .

Unique Things About MSU

I love my school because it give you plenty of resources. They are always willing to help you and give you extra tutoring for subjects you are having a hard time with. They have a lot of organizations and I love the school spirit here.

SPORTS/SCHOOL PRIDE

EVERY DAY THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WEAR GREEN AND WHITE AND SUPPORT MSU. WE HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE FOR OUR SCHOOL AND SPORTS TEAMS.

Activities

There are so many things to do on campus and off campus. There are so many student organizations that you can get involved in and there is at least one that fits you. There are free movies on campus, advance screenings and free bowling nights and pool at the union. Overall, there is always something to do!

Inside Scoop

We do well academically and also are known for our sports teams and nightlife.

Making a Large School Small

Michigan state is a school of around 40,000 kids, it is a huge school. Within the University there are residential colleges such as James Madison and Lyman Briggs. These residential colleges take a large campus and make is smaller. You can always take a large school and make it small but you can never take a small school and make it large. The city of East Lansing is built around Michigan State and not through it which makes it nice. You never feel like your in a city but the city is there and has many social options.

Punishements Are Moderate

It depends on what you get caught doing. There is little tolerance to dealing drugs or taking them. However, if you are underage and you get caught drinking in the dorms by the resident advisers they will just make you poor out what you are drinking and will either write you up if this is not your first time being caught drinking or they will just give you a verbal warning if it is your first time being caught. You have three chances to get written up in the dorms before they kick you out. If you are being good about what kind of party you have in the dorms, if you are quiet and don't walk around the halls with what you are drinking then they Resident advisers either won't notice that you are drinking in your room or won't be called by other people living in the dorms. Police however are not so forgiving if they find if you have been drinking underage. You will either get a warning or a ticket for underage drinking or drug use.

Social

Most of the girls I meet are very nice and are cute. The girls are very helpful in giving advise about the campus and classes.

Most of the girls dress very casually around the campus.

Some of the boys I meet are nice and look cute. I go for the athletic type since I am in sports and workout.

Dorm Life Was Great and Convenient

The only thing was at times it was too noisy to study and towards the end of the year, it felt crowded.

Abundance

if you cannot find an attractive girl while youre out on the town, there is something wrong with you. MSU is teeming with hot girls that are for the most part very approachable.

Apartments

There are many options for housing in East Lansing. However, the fact that we must decide within the first month of school whether or not we want an apartment is ridiculous. There is not enough time allotted for students to figure out whether or not they like the dorms enough to stay in them. Cost can be expensive but parking is more of a challenge within campus if you do have to drive there from an off campus place.

Off-Campus Is the Place to Eat

There are a ton of food choices across the street from campus. They have a wide variety of styles from sandwiches to sushi. Some food vendors take SpartyCash and they are all reasonably priced for college students. The provide great places to meet friends between classes to eat.

No Need for Car

I live off campus, but public transportation is excellent. Parking is limited close to academic buildings on campus.

Food Options Open

The variety in all dining rooms is good. Ability to eat at any dining area on campus with meal plan. I live off campus now and am still able to buy blocks of meals which do not expire over the courese of my time at school.

Excellent Network

Network is excellent. Access to printers at all dorms and buildings.

Transportation in East Lasning

CATA, the Lansing public bus transportation service is a really good service. The buses are relatively clean and the bus drivers are nice, most of the time. They also offer late-night transportation and the cheap fare is an added bonus.

Athletics Are Huge

Here, sports are a major pastime. Athletes are basically treated as gods, but I don't mind it. Football and basketball are definitely our biggest sports, and it's amazing how fast season tickets sell out for both. There's definitely a lot of school spirit.

Mostly Alcohol....

It's not uncommon to see kids stumbling down the sidewalks drunk, or seeing a huge line-up of people with the munchies at taco bell. Other than alcohol and weed, I'd say the two next most popular drugs are adderall/vyvanse or molly, though I rarely see the latter.

In terms of usage, basically everyone drinks and smokes weed. Someone may pressure you into drinking, but once you say no once they'll give up. Same with weed. As for enforcement, EL cops are TOUGH on underage drinking. I think it's how they make their payroll, that and parking tickets.

Where to Be: East Lansing!

Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan. While some might think since East Lansing is right next to the capital, Lansing, that this city would be loud, crowd, and dirty. But East Lansing is an amazing surprise. Since smack-dab in the middle of the city is campus, its only natural for the town to be completely devoted to the Spartans! During football season the streets are decorated to the nines in banners, window paint, and green and white everything! Any store you walk into is playing the fight song and selling a ton of MSU merchandise. Besides supporting our school, the street Grand River runs almost the complete length of campus. There you will find it all: great shopping, amazing restaurants, tons of bookstores, convenient pharmacies, and a lot of school spirit stores! Grand River hosts many fun activities throughout the year like art fairs and music festivals. The area is very safe also, since the majority of residents are students and families. For me, East Lansing is the perfect area to have a successfull and educational college experience.

MSU Dairy Store

Michigan State's Agricultural Department makes ice cream, milk, and cheese for sale on campus. The wonderful thing of the ice cream is that the fat content is too high to be sold off campus.

Somewhat

While there are many police officers out, it is easy to go to parites and get drinks, even if underage.