Ball State University
“Ball State is currently going through a lotQuite BrightEnglish
Ball State is currently going through a lot of remodeling--new dorms, new gym, etc. While my experience at Ball State has been very worthwhile, especially within my academic area, however, many of the students on campus create cliques. By the end of your freshmen year if you have not made a set of friends you will probably have difficulty making new friends throughout your next 3 years. It is not impossible, but many of the students here are too stuck up to make friends with, it is hard to find genuine people, but they do exist.
A lot of fake sorority girls and tool frat boys. I have been friends with my freshmen crew, but have managed to make a few friends outside of my floor during freshmen year, however, I do not have many friends who I did not meet freshment year.
The nightlife is not too bad, however, their "village" which is the bar area, could definitely use some improvements. The dining on campus is pretty good, and the campus size is perfect for me. I love my department, but I really wish there were less arragont people on campus.Overall I give the campus an A, but the people a C
view full review→Apr 17 2010
4th Year Female -- Class 2010
Education Quality: A, Surrounding City: F
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“Ball State is currently going through a lotQuite BrightEnglish
Ball State is currently going through a lot of remodeling--new dorms, new gym, etc. While my experience at Ball State has been very worthwhile, especially within my academic area, however, many of the students on campus create cliques. By the end of your freshmen year if you have not made a set of friends you will probably have difficulty making new friends throughout your next 3 years. It is not impossible, but many of the students here are too stuck up to make friends with, it is hard to find genuine people, but they do exist.
A lot of fake sorority girls and tool frat boys. I have been friends with my freshmen crew, but have managed to make a few friends outside of my floor during freshmen year, however, I do not have many friends who I did not meet freshment year. The nightlife is not too bad, however, their "village" which is the bar area, could definitely use some improvements. The dining on campus is pretty good, and the campus size is perfect for me. I love my department, but I really wish there were less arragont people on campus.
view full review→Apr 17 2010
4th Year Female -- Class 2010
Education Quality: A, Surrounding City: F
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In certain majors, students may not have the negative experience I did when coming here (education, architecture, and communications come to mind); however, if you plan on majoring in sciences, I advise you avoid Ball State if possible. Teachers skip concepts and proceed straight to formulae, often leaving the student wondering what natural process or system an equation models. Derivation of new formulae takes up hours of class time every week, but this derivation consists of a series of lines of mathematics and substitutions without any explanation. Don't take classes in cosmology or biology. You might have a fundamentalist instructor who uses the classroom as a forum for preaching creationism or intelligent design. Homework is useless and time-consuming. Tests are easy - which often is a negative. You will rarely see a curve. I have nothing but praise for the mathematics department, however - a pleasant surprise at a third-tier institution.
Muncie is incredibly boring.There are intellectual students here, but they are hard to find and often keep to themselves.
view full review→Apr 11 2010
2nd Year Male -- Class 2010
Friendliness: A-, Education Quality: F
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