University of Missouri-Columbia

Pros: Low-cost living
Cons: More than 1/3 of town is STUDENTS (Only a con if you're a local!)

Columbia is the TRUE college town. Two colleges, one flagship university and a lot of bars, movie theaters and coffee shops.

There's ALWAYS something to do in Columbia -- tons of free movies, concerts and speakers on campus, lots of art...

Pros: Good School, good campus life, great campus, located in great city
Cons: mindless bureaucracy, $$

The University of Missouri-Columbia is a place I both love and hate. I guess that sounds funny, but let me explain.

My first exposure to the legendary columns was when my second oldest brother graduated in 1978. I ran around Francis...

Pros: Successful journalism program, great college town
Cons: Not all degree programs equal, large classes, the occasional incompetent professor

MU was the only college I actually visited as a high-school senior. I knew I wanted to major in journalism, and I knew the word was, MU was one-stop j-school shopping. After the visit, I wasn't sold exactly, but I knew it was a perfect marriage of...

Pros: hmmmmmmm.......
Cons: segregation of everything

If you have ever seen the movie PCU, then you have been to the University of Missouri. The social scene here is so incredibly segregated, it's hard to believe. The first distinction: Greek or Independent. If you are not Greek, you are a loser. If...

Pros: Journalism school, alumni contacts, Greek system
Cons: Extreme weather

If you're a journalism major, you go to MU. It was impressed into my intellect from the womb, and I'm glad I'm here. Not only does MU offer the best journalism school in the country, but it's situated in the ideal college community. The Greek system is...

Pros: the people (students, staff, and faculty)
Cons: parking

Mizzou memories began in 1992 when I entered the University for a degree in Wildlife Management. I ended up staying nine years and working as a police officer on campus for five of those years. I feel that I really got to see what that University was...

Pros: Air conditioning, suite bathrooms
Cons: Walk from campus

Ok, we all know that dorms are not the best place in the world to live, but if I had to live in one for the rest of my live, I would want it to be a lot like Mark Twain dorm at Mizzou. I'm not saying I loved everything about my experience there, but...

Pros: Diverse activities, bars, people to choose from
Cons: College only lasts 4 or 5 years

I like to read epinions on things and rarely do I post. My only reason for really posting at all is to respond to someone else's epinion that incorrectly alerts a person about a product or service. As I saw in another post, I must respond to some of ...

Pros: school spirit, value
Cons: non English speaking T.A.'s, T.A.'s teaching many lower level courses

I'll have to admit that I was a little surprised to learn that the University of Missouri- Columbia (a.k.a. Mizzou) was rated as the best value in the nation. This school was my fall back school because it's pretty inexpensive to go to or in state...

Pros: academics, social life, extracurricular activities
Cons: lack of parking

When deciding to attend MU, I researched everything that it had to offer. I found students and faculty very helpful. I chose to attend the University of Missouri-Columbia because of its Journalism school. It is #1 in the nation. I am going to...

Pros: Chance to experience the world in a small town setting.
Cons: Apathy threatens to ruin what makes the school great.

The University of Missouri is a place that's going to stick with me for life. While being a student there, I've learned more about life and grown more as a person than I think I ever will anywhere else. Within the confines of Columbia, MO, I've been able...

Pros: Amazing facilities, the best professors, inexpensive
Cons: Tough program, few survive

I attended the University of Missouri-Columbia from 1994-1998 and must say that it is a wonderful school. The department I must give the highest praise to, however, was my own Department of Art History and Archaeology. I can only comment on the...

Pros: J-school is second-to-none
Cons: Provincial attitudes

I was able to turn my MU degree into an award-winning radio job in Chicago.

I majored in Journalism from 1986 to 1990 at a time when the school was considered the top J-school in the country. It probably still is, thanks largely in part to...

Pros: Swimming pool, air conditioning, private bathroom, private shower, ethernet
Cons: slightly more expensive, further away from campus center

When I applied to MU, I had absolutely no idea where I was going to live. College life was a big change, and I was really confused. I heard that Mark Twain was one of the best dorms, so I decided to look into it.

After comparing it with the...

Pros: Excellent instructors
Cons: Lean toward the graduate student

The University of Missouri in Columbia is a wonderful school. The life on campus is stimulating. Thirty years ago, it was a great party school. My guess is that it still is. The town of Columbia is an excellant place to live. Lots of eating places...