Winthrop University (WU)

���Medium-sized��� Winthrop University in South Carolina ���is a public university, which is reflected in its diverse student body, but it has a private university feel in terms of the small size of classes, the caliber of the faculty, and the beauty of the campus.��� There are many programs and options here. Business and education majors are especially popular. As at most schools, professors are ���hit or miss.��� Some are ���almost never available.��� Many others are ���easy to approach��� and ���passionate about what they teach.��� ���I���ve wanted to clap at the end of classes before because they���ve been so phenomenal,��� gloats one student. Complaints include registration. ���Getting the classes you need is a struggle.��� Some of the required general education courses ���could be thrown away,��� too. One student tells us, ���the only downfall to our school is financial aid. Almost everyone I know, including myself, has had problems with them.��� Administrators ���like to dance around questions without actually answering them,��� and ���it is very common for students to be passed (circularly) from one department back to another when trying to resolve an administrative problem.���

���There are significantly more females than males��� here. ���Many students come from small towns,��� but ���diversity is something Winthrop can brag about.��� ���The majority of the students leans slightly toward the right politically and, as is typical for the South, most are religious in some way,��� reflects a sophomore. ���However, that���s not to say that you won���t find some extreme liberals and atheists on campus.��� ���The typical student is a laid-back Southern kid��� and is ���mildly preppy��� but there is a little bit of everybody������from hip-hoppers to punk rockers, frat guys to computer nerds.��� ���From artistic individuals to cookie-cutter education majors, everyone has their own dynamic.��� ���It���s probably the least cliquey campus I have been to,��� relates a senior.

���There���s nothing to do in the city of Rock Hill��� but the bustle of Charlotte, North Carolina is a mere ���20 minutes away��� if you have a car. Back on the ���very nice and relaxing campus,��� there is an ���awesome��� fitness center. The men���s basketball team has won several conference titles in recent years and ���brings everyone together.��� There is also ���a cultural event requirement��� that requires students to attend a few events each year. Many students seem to like it. ���Thursday nights are big nights��� for the party scene, but ���weekends are pretty dead,��� because ���most students that are from the state go home for the weekends.��� Extracurricular activities ���are a must if you want to have a social life.��� Fraternities and sororities are relatively popular, and the students involved in them are ���obsessed.��� ���The cafeteria food is definitely lacking��� and there is ���an overpopulation problem��� here. Winthrop is growing, which is nice and all, but ���something needs to be done about housing and parking if you���re going to invite that many students.���