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A lot of people here are either...

A lot of people here are either incredibly preppy or a little bit hippy. Obviously there are some people who aren't either of those, but Conn is very environmentally focused, so there are a lot of people who might be considered a 'hippy.' But its also a very expensive school, so there are a lot of people who are 'preps.' Its hard to describe a typical student here because they're so separated into categories - athlete or not, preppy or hippy, etc.

There is no Greek life, which is...

There is no Greek life, which is one of the reasons I chose this school. I like the absence of Greek life, but sometimes I feel that the sports teams take the place of frats and sororities.

The parties on campus are okay. I...

The parties on campus are okay. I don't really like going off campus anyway, but there aren't a lot of places to go, and you definitely can't walk there. The new CT state law makes it really hard for the school to allow us to party, but we do a lot anyways, and sometimes it gets to be a pain dealing with Campus Safety. Downtown bars are a little sketchy and we've only been once or twice. I don't even really know the names because we never go.

Parking is pretty good, but the...

Parking is pretty good, but the roads are terrible. Freshmen can bring a car, but they have to park down at the athletic center, which is pretty far away. Sophomores and juniors can park in big parking lots on campus, which is fine, and seniors have special parking outside of their dorms. Lots of kids here have cars.

It took a lot of getting used to...

It took a lot of getting used to Conn, because I felt it was so clique-y and such a bubble and isolated from a lot of things. I do like it a lot now, and I met some amazing people. I think I would not run for the college if I could do it all over, but I still think I'd come here. Running took a lot out of me, and I didn't like the atmosphere that much.