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Valparaiso University '11
Majoring in Engineering
Member since 12/31/2009
D+
Valpo in All Honesty
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Looks-
Men: Average
Women: Poor
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Dress-
Casual mostly. You won't find hipsters here. A few bro's and a few fashionable women. It's pretty lax in that regard.
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Social Life-
It can be hard to find things to do on weekends. The frats will have parties, but if that stuff isn't for you your best bet is a movie or game with friends. You will learn to make your own fun. Keep in mind that this is a DRY CAMPUS, so if you are doing anything with booze you have to be careful at least. OR you could actually follow the rules set by the institution you decided to give all your money to.
Additionally, this school can also be a little strange. I have been stopped from playing Poker by the RA's because gambling is not allowed and other pretty silly things like that.
Members of the opposite sex cannot be in your dorm room after 2:00 a.m. typically. But again if you do have someone in your room later just be careful not to do something stupid and you should be fine.
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Relationships-
Not going to lie, a lot of women are here to get their Mrs. degree...
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Dec 31, 2009
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Spirit Lacking. Talent Lacking
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Student Involvement In Sports-
Our basketball games are pretty well attended, but all of our sports are a joke and everyone knows it.
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Team Performance-
Reliably terrible
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Fan Support-
Well you will find people more supportive than I, but overall the support is little.
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School Spirit-
Ask any student how our school song goes and I guarantee you they won't know it... unless they were a part of freshmen orientation where they lie to you about things such as School Spirit.
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Athletic Facilities-
For non-sports people there is a new workout facility that is completely free AND it isn't half bad (not great though). +0.52 for Valpo. For athletes I have no idea what you get. It's better than what I get. That's all I know.
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Don't come here for the athletics, and I don't just mean for people in the stands. Potential athletes beware. We really aren't a good place for you to be if you want to go somewhere with your sport.
Dec 31, 2009
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Transportation Not an Issue
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Convenience-
There is always a bus going around that you can call for a ride, and it is still free.
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Cost-
The most popular mode of transportation is personal car which many students have. If you do not have one personally, just make friends with someone who does. Not a big deal. The cost will be for your own gas.
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Need for Campus-
Little need for transportation because we are not a big campus.
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Local-
They have buses that will go to the nearby Target and other destinations if you need to do shopping. This comes in handy during the winter months.
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Long Distance-
On weekends they have a bus that goes to Chicago which is pretty cool, but I don't know how much it costs. I would assume that it is reasonable for college students. Other than that you have train options both Metra and Amtrak. I have used these trains to go to both Chicago as well as MSU, and it's fantastic.
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Dec 31, 2009
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