Where do you go to school?

[Roxie Faye]

[color=#9933ff]I guess this question stems from being on a college campus, where, when you arrive as a freshman, you have to figure out where everything is. And then being completely lost when your friend on another campus is saying "I went here, and then there" when you haven't got a clue where those places are. So, I thought it would be an interesting discussion question.

But what I'm asking is - where do you go to school? What does it look like? What are the buildings like? Even if you're not on a college campus, what is the building like, or the hallways. The shape? (My high school was a big square with side wings) Are the middle and the high school attached? Let everyone know!

I'm not going to describe the layout of my campus (Rider University, NJ baby!) because you can find it on their website as a map. Some of the more "pertinent" details of the campus:

The library has a sweet 24 study lounge with soft cushiony chairs. I hang out here with my friends a lot.
My dorm is right across from the dining hall - yesssss!
The sidewalks on our "quad" (from the BLC to Sweigart Hall) form the shape of a pentacle. lol!
Each of the dorms are special in their own way:
Lincoln - Air-conditioning, and some lucky mofos who have it. *grumble*
Wright - All girls, and home of giant bugs *smirk*
Conover - Freshman experience (only freshman)
Olson, Switlik, Hill, and Kroner - boooring
Poyda - Really far away, on the other side of the frickin' campus. I'm glad I don't live there. It also has 4 floors, instead of 3 like most dorms.
Gee - the "projects" or the "ghetto" of Rider. It's getting renovated over the summer so we won't be able to call it that anymore. Last year it used to be "the place" to smoke, drink, and buy/sell drugs. This year they stuck the international kids in it to make it more "respectable." I always like to joke with my international friends that it's basically like saying, "Hi! Welcome to America, we're going to put you in Gee, this sucky dorm."
Ziegler - My dorm!!! Home of the honors students, and suites/apartment-ish things. Everything here rocks, including the kitchen, and the giant TV on the second floor lounge. We're also the only dorm that has an elevator - made moving in a LOT easier. But everyone else only wishes they were cool enough for Ziegler. :p

Oh, and yes, we're home to GIANT bugs. There seriously must be something in the water, because all our bugs are at LEAST [b]twice[/b] the size of normal bugs. X_x;[/color]

[Nerdsy]

[color=deeppink]I'm currently going o USI in Evansville, IN (which means I'm no longer part of the central Indiana triumverate... [I]for now[/I]). It's pretty keen. People are alright, I don't have to deal with anybody, and the classes are just the right mix of ease and demanding...ness.[/color]

[Rachmaninoff]

I attend the University of Utah in SLC, Utah. And what it looks like building wise, depends on each semester and which building your classes are in. But a general campus shot should give you an idea of what it looks like. [URL="http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/8407/uofudb2.jpg"][U]Campus[/U][/URL] It's not that hard to get around once you've been there for a bit and the university has a handy campus map that they hand out that makes it easy to get around. I live pretty close in an apartment complex next to the light rail system that goes to the university. I like the complex since it caters to more than students so it's not as crowded or noisy as the dorms can be. And since it's a little further away... It's not as expensive either.

[Horendithas]

[COLOR="Indigo"]I also attend the University of Utah in SLC, Utah. lol Though for a completely different major than Rach of course. Though as you can see here: [URL="http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/475/slchz7.jpg"][U]Picture[/U][/URL] in this picture where they overlapped the different seasons... It's a pain in the butt to get around when the weather is bad. Only because I hate being cold though. So needing to run from one building to the next in the dead of winter sucks. And often, since it's closer to the mountains than I'd like it to be, in the morning, the breeze coming from the canyons just freezes your butt off.

Like Rach, I too use the light rail system that goes to the university. Unlike Rach I live in a basement apartment and share it with one roommate. The lady I rent from is really nice and she never gives me or my roommate grief over having friends over on the weekend. Though it probably helps that she's very hard of hearing so even if the movie we are watching is a little loud, she can't hear it.

I've never done the apartment deal or tried living in dorms. And since I get a pretty decent deal on the rent for where I'm at. I have no intention of doing so. I see no reason to move into something smaller, nosier, and more expensive to boot. lol[/COLOR]

[DeathKnight]

[color=crimson]I go to St. Mary's University in San Antonio. The university sits as an oasis in one of the worst parts of town. It's old, and you can tell when the buildings were built as the architecture of the 1890s, 1930s and so on is very distinct from each other. The newest structure on campus is a bell tower. It was built with funds donated by the alums, and it's actually very nice looking.

The campus is 180+ acres. It is heavily wooded and decorated with outdoor statues. The buildings range from modern, red brick architecture; to 50's/60's square, post modernism; to classic 1890s-1920s buildings with columns and statues of angels on top. It's a nice mix and shows the history of the college very well.

It's 10 miles away so I just commute there. It ends up taking 20-25 minutes through traffic. The street I take is one of the main corridors on the north west side of town, and road construction in Texas is always crazy. I think we spend more on building highways and roads than anything else, lol. The [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Texas_Corridor]Trans-Texas Corridor[/url] is some crazy ****.

The university is small, which is one of the reasons I came here. The student to teacher ratio is something like 13 to 1. My largest class is a mandatory, core class with about 35 people.

I guess some cool stuff about it:

* It's prestigious. The law program and business school in particular are very well known.
* It's hard to describe, but our business school has a room that has a large, real time stock ticker (connected to the NYSE I think) that is pretty sweet looking. It's similar looking to the digital one over time square, but much smaller of course. I can imagine it's really helpful for the business students, but just seeing it is pretty sweet.
* Stir-fry. I love stir fry so this is a big positive for me.
* Most of the staff and professors are very nice. I've only had one aggressive Dr. in the English department who rags on everyone, especially freshmen, who don't say "Dr. _____" even if it's your first time knowing them. I can understand if they do it week after week, but he has jumped on at least five or six people who had no clue he was a Dr. or someone they were speaking about was a Dr, lol.
* Great scholarship. I guess I should explain why. Every April, San Antonio throws a giant city-wide party called Fiesta San Antonio (if you're a tourist) or Fiesta (if you know what's up). Every day for 10 days (two weekends) there are parties and events going on across the city. One of the [url=http://oysterbake.com/gallery/DSC_7048b.JPG]biggest parties[/url] is held at St Mary's and is called Oysterbake. It's a three day party with concerts every night, hundreds of tents of food and beer, and a carnival area with rides. Much of the revenue that St Mary's makes from that they pour into their scholarships, and many people who come here made that final decision just because St Mary's could offer them that extra cash. So, basically, I get a good scholarship and I get a good party. Win-win.

Some cons:

* It's not a secular institution, so Jesus gets plenty of air time around here. Thankfully they do not force a mandatory mass like some universities, but the Marianist message is pretty loud.
* No anime club so far. Maybe I should start one. [/color]

[Claire]

[FONT="Arial"]Oh my, I'm the first high schooler to post. D:

From above, my school looks like a hand. I think it was supposed to be more like a wheel with the cafeteria and three hallways as spokes connected to the main hallway, but they had to add hallways in between. So even though it would be six-fingered, it definitely looks like a hand.

It's not the best school. Last year it smelled like a bathroom, though they fixed the pipes over the summer. I've always heard about colonies of rats, but I've never actually seen one. It's also common knowledge that the floor is covered with the AIDs virus. =P

Last year some really interesting things happened. A teacher was arrested for stealing money meant for some senior event, and much later in the year a girl tried to stab another girl and ended up "lacerating her own finger." Everyone refers to it as "the shanking incident."

There are plenty of fights, though my luck is horrible and I've never been able to see one. Another of our sort of inside jokes is that the resource officer often tazes people who are too out of control. There are also several pregnant people, such that when we were held back in class the day of the shanking incident my friend exclaimed "are they done having a baby yet?"

Despite all the grossness and seeming negativity, I absolutely love my school. [/FONT]

[eleanor]

[font="trebuchet ms"] My school is pretty much the rich white high school that has recently been influxed with south county minorities. *thumbs up*

It's pretty segregated for me, though, because there are a certain group of people you just continuously hang out with if you take all honors/AP classes and do standard the activilties that go along with that group, like Model UN and etc. And I'm in newspaper, which further solidifies my nerd-level.

My school's fine, though. I'm not cheerleading high school, becausre there are plenty of people who irritate you, but there are great people here too.

Plus we have an awesome basketball team. >:) 2nd in state last year, we're going to champs this year![/font]

[2010DigitalBoy]

[COLOR="DarkOrange"]Lets see... I am currently attending my 3rd high school known as Bayside High School. everyone, and I do mean everone, at my school is lazy. There are no bullies at my school - the castes all seem to meld together and blur at the seems. It's just a blob of lazy. There's a perfect balance of race and there's a perfect balance of stupid strictness and hilarious security lapse.

However, no one stand around and smokes cigarettes or sneaks weed in the courtyard. No one brings a weapon to school. On freshmen Friday no one pulls any pranks. On spirit week, no one dresses up except a few of the teachers. Our football team is not great but doesn't suck. It's basically the utmost of placidity.

Naturally, no one attending Bayside praises it. They all say 'I hate this school' and 'Bayside sucks' but really, they probably just hate their lives. I know that Bayside is one of the best schools I've ever been to (and I've been to about 12-14) so I don't whine. We have 3 classes a day and a lunch/study block. You can forego that for extra electives or to take a bus out to a college for whatever, which a lot of honor students do.

Our staff is very pretentious. They like to decorate the school and they have all sorts of mottos. We have t-shits that say 'Bayside - we're kind of a big deal.' Our motto is 'We are Bayside.' or 'We are family.' Every Friday they play that song to cheer on the football game. No one likes it when they play that song.

our mascot is a marlin. And thus bayside is also 'Marlinville.' I have lovingly dubbed it 'the home of the downbeat'. Or even 'the lazy *** school'. [/COLOR]

[Retribution]

[font=Arial]I go to Columbia University in NYC, which looks like [url=http://www.columbia.edu/images/slideshow/cu_home_default.jpg][b]this[/b][/url]. It's in a part of uptown Manhattan technically known as Morningside Heights, but we're basically on the western fringe of Harlem. Harlem really isn't scary or dangerous anymore, despite the images it conjures up in many people's heads.

We have a subway station right outside our campus gates, which is insanely convenient. It means that we have access to all of NYC without having to trek out of our way.

My dorm (Furnald) is awesome. Air-conditioning, heat, cleanest bathrooms on campus, carpet... it's more or less like a Manhattan apartment with more regulations. Comparatively speaking, it's the best freshman housing available. The dorm Carman is more or less the party dorm for freshmen, and it looks hideous. John Jay looks even worse, has no AC, and is quiet... worst of all worlds!

Classes here are indescribably difficult. I've been studying about five hours per day without even thinking about it. Yesterday I left the library at 3am, lol. Everyone here is very intelligent and since most of the classes are graded on a curve, you've got a lot of competition for the good grades. Right now I've got two essays due next week, a presentation tomorrow, and I have to read a book by monday. Hooray Ivy League education...

My school is also the center of quite a bit of national controversy. We had Ahmadinjad speak on campus a few weeks ago, Sean Hannity is coming to speak soon, and the President of the DNC spoke like last weekend. The campus is very politically active, although much to my surprise, a lot of the campus is also very apathetic.

It's about 55% female 45% male, and in addition, Barnard College is right across Broadway, and it's an all girl's school. Paradise!

On the whole though, I'm having the most fun of my life. All you seniors, apply plzkthx![/font]

[Dagger]

I'm at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. It's a wonderful place (the school, anyway... Poughkeepsie, not quite as much). Right now the [url=http://www.vassar.edu/][u]main page[/u][/url] has some pretty shots of campus. Don't know how long they'll stay up, though.

I'm in the largest dorm, which is amazingly convenient--it has the post office, the only big eatery besides the regular dining center, an express lunch station, and a bunch of other amenities that make it possible to basically stay indoors all winter. :catgirl:

I'm in a two-room triple (me & my darling roommate from last year are in the double, which is far bigger than the norm, and one of our pals is in the single, which is colossal). The ceilings are high, and the windows--of which we have four--are huge. We've got two walk-in closets and, best of all, [i]built-in bookshelves[/i].

I didn't know much about the Hudson Valley area before I came here, but I've come to love it. The wild clouds, the afternoon light, the river... gorgeous.

Regional attractions include the CIA (the Culinary Institute of America), endless strip malls, and one of the best high-end shopping outlets in the country. NYC is just 1.5 hours away by train, which makes weekend trips easy.

~Dagger~

[eleanor]

[quote name='Retribution'][font=Arial]I go to Columbia University in NYC, which looks like [url=http://www.columbia.edu/images/slideshow/cu_home_default.jpg][b]this[/b][/url]. [/font][/QUOTE]

[font="trebuchet ms"] That's disgusting. You're disgusting. [spoiler]You should apply to work in the admission office and sneak me in.[/spoiler][/font]

[Rachmaninoff]

[quote name='Retribution'][font=Arial]I go to Columbia University in NYC, which looks like [url=http://www.columbia.edu/images/slideshow/cu_home_default.jpg][b]this[/b][/url]. [/font][/QUOTE]Am I the only one looking at that and cringing at the stark flat horizon and mainly nothing but buildings to the right? I do love how the actual buildings for the school looks, but the lack of mountains in the background? That would seriously bug the hell out of me. lol

Oh and I forgot to mention, for those of you who like stuff like skiing. Once winter comes around, it's easy to catch one of the buses from the school to the different ski resorts in the nearby canyons. And of course your spare time the rest of the year can be spent doing quite a bit of hiking.

[Retribution]

[quote name='Dagger']INYC is just 1.5 hours away by train, which makes weekend trips easy.[/QUOTE]
[font=Arial]Visit plz?? :)

[quote name='Lunox'][font="trebuchet ms"] That's disgusting. You're disgusting. [spoiler]You should apply to work in the admission office and sneak me in.[/spoiler][/font][/QUOTE]
I'm far too lazy to work in the admissions office. But you've got an excellent shot, considering your scores are way higher than mine were!

[quote name='Rachmaninoff']Am I the only one looking at that and cringing at the stark flat horizon and mainly nothing but buildings to the right? I do love how the actual buildings for the school looks, but the lack of mountains in the background? That would seriously bug the hell out of me. lol[/QUOTE]
The New York City skyline is to die for. I can't adequately put all my love for this city into words that would do my feelings justice. I went to Colorado for a week and while the mountains were placid and beautiful, it doesn't hold a candle to the magnificence of Manhattan.[/font]

[Horendithas]

[COLOR="Indigo"][quote name='Retribution'][font=Arial]The New York City skyline is to die for. I can't adequately put all my love for this city into words that would do my feelings justice. I went to Colorado for a week and while the mountains were placid and beautiful, it doesn't hold a candle to the magnificence of Manhattan.[/font][/QUOTE]City boy. :p I'd argue in the exact opposite direction. lol Boring artificial buildings don't hold a candle to the beauty of the mountains. ;) That and I hate the smog that often goes along with said cities. Yuck.

I have to admit, that mountain view is part of what I love best about the University of Utah. When the weather is warm, it's pleasant to sit out side for studying or for lunch. I've spent a lot of hours doing just that. [/COLOR]

[eleanor]

[quote name='Rachmaninoff']Am I the only one looking at that and cringing at the stark flat horizon and mainly nothing but buildings to the right? I do love how the actual buildings for the school looks, but the lack of mountains in the background? That would seriously bug the hell out of me. lol

[/QUOTE]

[font="trebuchet ms"] Who cares about what the horizon when you go to Columbia? lol[/font]

[Nomurah!]

[quote name='Lunox'][font="trebuchet ms"] My school is pretty much the rich white high school that has recently been influxed with south county minorities. *thumbs up*

Plus we have an awesome basketball team. >:) 2nd in state last year, we're going to champs this year![/font][/QUOTE]


[SIZE="1"][COLOR="HotPink"][FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]How is that even possible? WHITE RICH KIDS CAN'T PLAY BASKETBALL. Duh. I've tried. Getchur factz straight, Lunox. lol

Anyway. I don't got to college yet. I go to a crappy public high-school in the middle of AR, and it's..basically..a few buildings..in a small...little town...

And.. the only thing we're known for is.. [url=http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=46026&provider=top]this [/url]

This guy went to our school. Gave us all a bad rep. How nice of him.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE]

[eleanor]

[quote name='Whoa, Mann'][SIZE="1"][COLOR="HotPink"][FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]How is that even possible? WHITE RICH KIDS CAN'T PLAY BASKETBALL. Duh. I've tried. Getchur factz straight, Lunox. lol
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[font="trebuchet ms"] Who said the guys on our basketball team were white? People move to our area so they can be recruited from our bball team...[/font]

[celestialcharm]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]I go to the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_guelph"]University of Guelph[/URL]. It's the top comprehensive university (whatever that means) in Canada. I think I read somewhere that it has the top ranking in campus food :D There is practically every type, so it's a great school for vegetarians and vegans.

I live off campus, and it only takes me about five minutes by the bus to go to campus. But, it's kind of hard to be a first year living off campus. Especially since all of my roommates are 23-29.

My school is I think one of three schools in Canada that offers a Veterinary program. So, every few days campus smells like cows... There are also horses somewhere, so I stay far away from them due to my fear. It also offers an agricultural degree and is know for its environmental sciences.

One of the weirdest things on campus is The Cannon. Yes, it literally is a cannon. It's a tradition to paint the cannon. BUT, there are certain (unofficial) rules to paint it;

[QUOTE]1) do not begin painting the cannon until the sun has set
2) be finished by the time the first students arrive for classes in the morning
3) avoid profanity or coarse language. It is well-accepted practice to "guard" the cannon until sunrise so as to avoid another person or group painting over one's message.--Wikipedia
[/QUOTE][/FONT]

It's always interesting to see what people write on it. Once, there was a conflict between two groups, so they ended up each taking a side of the cannon to write on.[/COLOR]

[Humaru]

[SIZE="3"][FONT="System"]I can say that I'm proud to be a part of a small town high school called Manning High School. Its basically 4 rectangle put together in different direction. Not much happen here.....and I mean that literally. This is the most boring town you can live in. we have to drive 20 miles just to see the movies. It really sux. The halls and bathrooms are gross. They dont start off like that but as the year progresses...it gets worse and worse. So bad that no one can stand to use the bathroom. The only reason Im pround to go to Manning High is because my true friends are there. and they make everything cool. Thats Manning High for you.....all of it.[/FONT][/SIZE]