ATTN: Need some help from the US citizens.

[Galleleo]

So I am applying to go to the US for 1 semester, this would be January to May 2009. And as a part of the application I have to list roughly 10 Universities I would like to go too. This because they cant guarantee a placement with your number one choice. Anyway I am looking at the following Universities:

Elmhurst College Illinois
Edgewood College Wisconsin
Roanoke College Virginia
Virginia Tech
West Virginia University
Butler University Indiana
Ball State University Indiana
Southern Connecticut State University
Mars Hill College North Carolina
Eckerd College Florida

And I was wondering if you guys/girls could give me some feedback on these (distort on VT?), what are positive points, what are negative points, what about the surroundings/area, are any of these really religious (as in everyone attends the college church on Sunday, bible reading before class, etc.) how are the facilities, how is the reputation education wise. Anything you guys/girls could give me about these Universities would be awesome. Seeing as I also have to write a whole 'Why I want to go there' essay for each separate University.

My main focus is on Business, but I can basically take any course I want. I will mainly focus on Business though, with possibly 1 or 2 psychology classes.

(note, I can only choose Universities on this list: Universities, so suggesting others would be nice, but I cant apply to those)

[PaulOakenfold]

I could give feedback on a lot of those colleges, but they wouldn't be first-hand.

Southern Connecticut State University:
You're going to be in a not so-nice city of New Haven (or at least on the outskirts of it). You'll be about 60 minutes from New York City, and about 30 minutes from Hartford. The campus is modern, so when you pass by Yale on your way to school every day and see their beautiful Ivy buildings, you may be a bit disappointed, if that's your thing. It's a pretty big party school, but you're probably too old for that anyway.

As far as state colleges go for Connecticut, they're not so great. My MBA adviser at UConn, however, got his bachelors in business management there, and from what he's told me, their program is still pretty solid. Because it's a state school, there are going to be a lot of kids with varying degrees of intellect, but as far as the business school goes, you'll be surrounded by the brightest students at the school.

Sports wise it's not a known school for anything besides Soccer, but you have to remember that a school in America that is big on Soccer is not going to be a ra-ra school like: V-Tech, WVU and even (at least a bigger extent than SCSU) Ball State.

[Facetious]

I hear Roanoke College and Roanoke itself are pretty boring.

You don't drink, so absolutely don't go to WVU. It's a huge party school.

I know jack shit about the rest of those schools, so they must be pretty small. You're probably not going to want to end up in Wisconsin, it's cold as shit.

Looking over the rest of the list here are the ones I have input on:
San Diego State: it's a party school too but you get the benefit of great weather, beaches, and a school located in a decent-sized metropolitan area

Howard: Historically black. Given your propensity for racially insensitive remarks, not a good idea.

Southern Illinois: Drove through Carbondale once, seemed nice, but it's a typical college town. Nearest big city is St. Louis, which is a shithole.

Loyola New Orleans: It's a Jesuit school, so some of your teachers are priests or whatever, but my best friend went there and theres no religious shit you have to do. New Orleans for a few months would be the most unique experience you could have out of anything on this list.

UNC Asheville: Asheville is fucking awesome, really laid back people, gorgeous mountains, and a big enough downtown area that you don't feel like you're in the middle of fucking nowhere. I could see you liking it down there. Don't know much about the school though other than that it's pretty big.

Virgina Commonwealth (VCU): i like VCU but there is literally nothing there that you would like

My suggestion is that you at least look into UNCA.

[megaman89]

penn state

[PaulOakenfold]

penn state

You didn't even read his post did you.

[Galleleo]

What do you mean with ra-ra university Paulo? And any feedback would be great, first-hand or not, you will still know more than me probably.

And thanks face, Ill look at UNCA. And I do not really have a propensity for racial insensitive remarks. I know my thread on here and the quote by Bloodzombie. But I am incredibly anti-racism and I am someone who thinks before he talks so definitely if I would be talking about anything having to do with race I think about how to best say it. Anyway, that's not important.

I would love to play soccer while in the US, but I know that might not be possible or hard. I will find that out once I know if I can go and to which University.

[PaulOakenfold]

What do you mean with ra-ra university Paulo?

Huge tailgating, huge venues for sports, huge followings outside the school for the sports teams.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yiJbOCbiQSI&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=G7_ALOF0ip8
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vSY4nAUF2N0&feature=related

[banzi fuq]

Eckerd college in FL

I know nothing about the school but St Petersburg is in a nice part of Florida. You've got Tampa, and Clearwater as neighboring towns/cities which offer all sorts of things to do plus nice beaches and such.

I am not sure if you've been to a School's Wiki, but there is an Eckered College wiki that has a nice overview of campus life and the like.

[Mr. 420]

Don't come to Wisconsin... Unless you want buttsecks.. I won't charge you for the first time either!

[Liquid Blue]

Check out UVA (University of Virginia), pretty big campus and some nice buildings. Hard as shit to get into IIRC (3.5 GPA minimum I believe?) so it won't be a party school that you'd be bored at.

[DoTheFandango]

DON'T GO TO SCSU. It's really in the middle of construction, and it's not even that good of a school for the CT area. If you are looking for good schools in Connecticut, look at UConn. It's not too much more expensive than SCSU, and it's a much better university.

SCSU is the place everyone that doesn't really hit their stride in High School goes in CT. You'll hate it there.

[PaulOakenfold]

Check out UVA (University of Virginia), pretty big campus and some nice buildings. Hard as shit to get into IIRC (3.5 GPA minimum I believe?) so it won't be a party school that you'd be bored at.

It's also pretty expensive if you don't live in UVA (compared to the other schools on the list), and they only take 20% of their admitants from out of state. I don't know how UVA @ Wise is though, is that the main campus? If UVA @ Wise is the main campus, then you're looking at one of the top 25 schools in the US.

What people fail to realize when they're out of school with a Bachelor's of Business and they're selling water coolers door to door after attending four years at Cornell is that they didn't look into the networking the school has to offer. You can go to a shitty school which has a decent business program, and if you talk to your professors professionally and have them help you with internships, you'll be looking at great jobs regardless. A business degree is really worth nothing in the real world, it's what you do and take from during the time you're getting your degree that's worth a cent.

Engineering on the other hand... just get a 2.5 or higher and you're pretty much set. Buggers.

[Exalt]

So I am applying to go to the US for 1 semester, this would be January to May 2009. And as a part of the application I have to list roughly 10 Universities I would like to go too. This because they cant guarantee a placement with your number one choice. Anyway I am looking at the following Universities:

Elmhurst College Illinois
Edgewood College Wisconsin
Roanoke College Virginia
Virginia Tech
West Virginia University
Butler University Indiana
Ball State University Indiana
Southern Connecticut State University
Mars Hill College North Carolina
Eckerd College Florida

And I was wondering if you guys/girls could give me some feedback on these (distort on VT?), what are positive points, what are negative points, what about the surroundings/area, are any of these really religious (as in everyone attends the college church on Sunday, bible reading before class, etc.) how are the facilities, how is the reputation education wise. Anything you guys/girls could give me about these Universities would be awesome. Seeing as I also have to write a whole 'Why I want to go there' essay for each separate University.

My main focus is on Business, but I can basically take any course I want. I will mainly focus on Business though, with possibly 1 or 2 psychology classes.

(note, I can only choose Universities on this list: Universities, so suggesting others would be nice, but I cant apply to those)

half of those colleges seem like community colleges, like they are shitty.. go to a state school like virginia tech or west virginia or go to a private school like ball state

southern connecticut isnt that a community college? you need to research this shit better, cuz I wouldnt want to go to half of those, and I live in the US

[Facetious]

UVA at Wise is not the main campus.

[Ephemeral]

Mars Hill College North Carolina
Just north of Asheville NC, see Facetious post about UNC at Asheville. I attended UNCA back in the 1970s and I have also taken a classes at Mars Hill.

IMO the biggest value is that both are small schools with small class sizes. UNCA is considered a liberal arts school and Mars Hill is considered a good school if you are thinking about going into teaching/education.

Both schools are a few minutes from national parks which offer mountain biking, white water rafting, hiking, camping etc.