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[quote=Anonymous]This thread is about CU Boulder, not PSU, here is my two cents with a student who attended previously.

Positives:
- Engineering is very good (my student's major was mechanical) and yes more competitive for entry than other majors
- Plenty of research and clubs on and around campus, no issue finding an area of interest and people to work with
- Vibes - obviously outdoorsy, people are generally fit, active and it makes it a pretty upbeat place
- On campus - good facilities, pretty dining hall in Willville, great climbing walls, pool, gyms, etc.
- Off campus - nearly unlimited - walk off campus to Chautauqua, drive up Canyon Drive to hike, fish, climb, etc. So many trails, climbs, biking and if somehow you exhaust those, you can to Rocky Mountain National Park - more things to do than can possibly be done in four years
- Weather - sunshine most days and warm given the effect of the sun at altitude - yes there is winter but snow melts quickly and again fun to do activities then too
- College town - Boulder technically is more than a college town with 250,000 people, but the area is compact so it has an easy walk-able/bike-able feel
- Spirit - school spirit is good, people are upbeat and wear the gear, nice helpful network

Not Positives:
- Large classes - state school so many intro courses in Physics, Bio, Chem are larger
- Size of school - true for any state school, but it does feel like they are just numbers - you have to make your tribe and relationships
- Variety of professors - some good ones but some are there for research and just fair if that in teaching
- Travel - hour to Denver airport then three hours to DC, and often $400-$500 RT airfare
- Party scene - some partying is fine, but I would not allow my student to live on the Hill, too close to the party scene - some fun is good, not too much though
- Worry - I sometimes worried about my student in that setting. Some people say drugs but they are on every campus. I think a combo of distance and unclear connection to career paths on the coast(s) where he ended up gave me pause sometimes.

All in all it is a special place, and my student was happy, busy and mentally/physically engaged there. He felt that the outdoors was very helpful as an outlet given the rigor of an engineering degree.

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