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KaoruCK
Illinois State University '10
Majoring in College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Member since 2/28/2011
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Blo-No? Blo-Yes (Hah)
Bloomington-Normal is what one would expect of a decent sized college town, with a combined non-student population around 100k. There are two malls, just about any food type you could crave within driving distance, and you can always drive or take the Amtrak for a weekend trip to Chicago if you crave something much larger. Blo-No also has a large state school, a small private liberal arts school, a community college, and small 2-yr liberal arts school along with a school of cosmetology, leading to a town that greatly values it's education.
Feb 28, 2011
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Surprised by the Lack
I started at ISU with some preconceived notions about the type of students that would be there, never having experienced a state school before. I was quite surprised by the fact that somewhere around 2/3s or more of students were white and with an average household income approaching 6 figures.
It manages to stay out of the C or worse range thanks to the, as far as I could see, positive GLBT climate on campus.
Feb 28, 2011
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I was not involved in the social scene enough to get a true feel for this. I would say drinking was far more popular.
Feb 28, 2011
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