dinosaur_juice ([info]dinosaur_juice) wrote in [info]du_lj,
2005-07-19 10:59:00
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Assuage my fears……

I’ll be transferring from a school in Ohio to DU and I have a few questions. Unfortunately, I haven’t gotten the chance to really meet any DU students since I visited when no students were around. Does everyone here really like DU? It seems to have a reputation for being full of snobby, pretentious jerks, is this summary unwarranted(please note, I don't think this of the school, this is just what others have told me)? I’m going to be living off campus, do you think this will make it harder for me to feel part of the DU community? Is there anything I should know about the school in general that the administration wouldn’t tell me about? Thanks for any comments!

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[info]melonaise

July 19 2005, 16:08:23 UTC 6 years ago

People say that about every private school, I think. I'm a grad student, so I don't have normal interactions with undergrads-- but from what I see in the classes I TA, DU has a reasonable range. Jocks, nerds, freaks, and geeks-- they're all here. The business and law schools have a heavy dose of suit-wearers, and from what I've seen of the law students in campus restaurants, pretentious doesn't even begin to cover it.

[info]meliss_

September 9 2005, 05:05:18 UTC 6 years ago

heeeyyy not ALL of us are like that :-D

[info]evil_kat

July 20 2005, 03:30:28 UTC 6 years ago

What subtype do you set yourself in?

It's a little hard to find the geeks, but you can find a lot on campus. Remember, you're in a city! If you're not entirely happy with the subgroup you're searching out, you can find them elsewhere!

But honestly, DU has its fill of snobs and stuck up kids, but you'll do just fine. I do!

[info]danzr4ever

July 21 2005, 03:31:44 UTC 6 years ago

it is full of snobby, pretentious jerks. Well not all jerks I just tend to think of barbie a lot, cause there are quite a few rich kids in the designer outfits, very fake and no concept of not having money. But for the most part the people are nice. But as Kate said, it's hard to find my fellow nerds.

You should be fine even if you are off campus. I would think anyway. Most kids have cars, and most go off campus to socialize and party anyways. Just make sure you get parking passes and be careful where you park cause DU likes to give out parking tickets.

[info]ginapagott

August 19 2005, 05:43:40 UTC 6 years ago

DU

Well, all schools have jerks. If you're intelligent, you can OWN them in class. 'Tis fun.

Housing and Residence is a bunch of assholes, though, so be glad you're off campus! Honestly, living with/near people in my LLC made me closer to some people while depising others. If you aren't a freshman and have a real major or a consistent foreign language class, you'll met people.

Also, FinAid is kinda dumb, so make sure you sign everything or they will make you unhappy.

As a native Ohioan, I wish you luck!
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