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Off-Campus Housing Is Minimal, Which Is a Good Thing!

Basically everyone lives off-campus, and it's a rumor mill when someone is not going to be on-campus. Wooster does a great job with the dorm choices that you have. Being from out-of-state, I thought it would be incredibly stupid for me to live off campus anyway, no matter if Wooster had good options.

A Hidden Gem

Tucked away in the valleys of Ohio, Wooster is a helluva school. The professors are, for the most part, outstanding. The Independent Study Program (I.S.) sets Wooster apart from other liberal arts colleges and makes it a national leader in undergraduate research. Everyone has to do I.S. before they graduate. Also, there is a unique Greek system that is different from big schools like OSU. I rushed and knew from the outset that Greek life was not for me because I'm not a big fan of alcohol. Wooster IS a party school, but academics come first. Athletics here are incredible for such a small school, our basketball team reached the national championship game for our division last year - which galvanized the campus, but athletics take second fiddle to academics. More about academics, Wooster has a lot of interesting minors that one can pick up as well. For example, I am a Latin American Studies minor, and I am so stoked to study abroad. Probably the most annoying thing about Wooster is security, but you have to realize that they are just making sure that everyone is okay and "trying" to follow the rules. They do need to relax, however and let us do our thing, because more regulation will lead to more of a problem (duh!) Also, townies do exist and the town does have a love-hate relationship with the campus but the administration is working on this and I've found most of my interactions with the Wooster "townspeople" to be very positive. All in all, there is truly no other place like Wooster, and it is an outstanding academic institution that provides ample opportunity for a social life.