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kbmay
Ball State University '15
Majoring in Dental Hygiene
Member since 11/7/2011
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Students at BSU; Only Here for the Tailgating
For the most part, students at Ball State come in a nice variety. Guys, girls, other people who are stuck between being half zombie, half human. The best way to describe this college if you ask many people attending, or people who come to visit is "chill". Girls are girls, and a lot of them here are nice, but strive to get a lot of guys attention. The typical dress here during the week is anything comfortable. Sweatpants, jeggings, Uggs or flipflops, and of coarse you have to have the Ball State gear! The typical dress for guys does not differ much but that also takes into consideration what kind of guy you are looking at. The guys are outgoing but seem to think that many girls fail to meet their ever so high "standards". There are mainly two types of people here, people who like to party and not so much study, and people who like to party hard, and study hard. Feel like you do not have much in common? That's fine, you can drink to that here. Fun is something Ball State does not take lightly. That is another word to describe the people. When Ball State says "Education Redefined", they are right. I never thought education would be this satisfying.
Nov 07, 2011
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The Many Rules of BSU
The police at Ball State are always readily available...especially when you need to park your car in a metored spot for a total of two minutes but can not find 45 cents. They take care of the parking infractions immediately. There are also a lot of undercover police officers ready to catch the students at parties nursing beers. In Short, they are moderately strict here. Underage drinking is not something they mess around with. Getting caught drinking in the dorm can lead to expulsion or being kicked out of the residence halls. Tips on how to not get caught, avoid yelling about the Vodka Bottle you've stached in your 2 foot tall mini fridge, because the rooms do get searched.
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Parking at Ball State
The police and staff here at Ball State are notorious at Ball state for popping out of nowhere when you think you are safe from a parking ticket. Whether it is 5 minutes, or 5 hours, you will need at least a quarter readily available for a parking meter here at Ball State. The best way to describe the parking is "first come, first serve." There are many spots, but just about twice as many cars. The transportation office is very strict to the rules, and although new incoming freshman get "Oops tickets" they only count towards certain types of tickets. I quickly learned this when I was 10 minutes late to move my car from the stadium on a Friday before a game and recieved a tow ticket, which is where the freshman park their cars. This is if they are lucky and can park it in the main lot closest to the stadium and do not need to use the two huge overflow lots located across the road from the stadium. It seems like Ball State needs an overflow lot for the overflow lot. The Stadium is also a far distance from any residence hall, so many students take the shuttle buses to get to their parked cars. Commuters get their own special parking passes, and lots that are available to park in from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Of coarse there are staff parking, and the usual handicapped parking for accessible vehicles.
Nov 07, 2011
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