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Small Monmouth College is a 鈥渜uaint鈥� bastion on the liberal arts in western Illinois. It鈥檚 affiliated with the Presbyterian Church but pretty much 鈥減urely in the name.鈥� A 鈥渨ell-rounded鈥� curriculum offers 鈥渁 taste of everything.鈥� There are 鈥渁 lot of double majors.鈥� Most students major in at least one career-focused program like business and education. Hard sciences are popular, too. 鈥淎 smaller group indulges in the humanities鈥� as well as art and music. Monmouth offers 鈥渉ands-on experience in scientific research鈥� and 鈥渢akes time to locate jobs鈥� for graduates. The administration can be 鈥渦ptight鈥� but it鈥檚 fine otherwise. 鈥淚 feel comfortable going directly to a dean or even the president if there is a problem,鈥� says an art major. The faculty is full of 鈥渆xtremely well-qualified鈥� professors. 鈥淐lasses are small and are personal.鈥� 鈥淒iscussions and lectures are very engaging.鈥� 鈥淵ou can interact with your professors a lot easier than in a larger school,鈥� asserts an education major. 鈥淭he workload is not difficult.鈥� 鈥淥nly during midterms and finals do you see people freaking out,鈥� observes a sophomore. 鈥淢y overall academic experience has been pretty good,鈥� reflects a senior. 鈥淵ou can get mediocre grades and pass through Monmouth if that is what you desire, but you can also challenge yourself.鈥�

There are 鈥渁 lot of people鈥� from Chicago and the Quad Cities as well as many students 鈥渇rom smaller rural and surrounding towns.鈥� Ethnic diversity is meager. Depending on who you talk to, minority students on campus either 鈥渄on鈥檛 seem to have trouble fitting in鈥� or 鈥渄o not find it enjoyable to remain at Monmouth.鈥� There is a smattering of commuters here but, mostly, it鈥檚 your 鈥渟tereotypical college student.鈥� The majority is 鈥渞eally involved in a lot of extracurricular activities鈥� 鈥淚 am involved in at least seven,鈥� reckons a junior,鈥� It鈥檚 very easy to get involved, which I love.鈥� Overall, students 鈥渉ave a lot in common.鈥� 鈥淚 would venture to say that the typical Monmouth College student is a jock of some type, involved in a sporting activity,鈥� submits a senior. 鈥淪tudents here generally fit into a clique,鈥� adds a sophomore, 鈥渏ocks, artsy kids, theater kids, international kids, the politically conscious, the fraternities and sororities, and the music kids.鈥� These different groups 鈥渧ery rarely commingle.鈥�

鈥淢onmouth is a fairly laidback, small-town kind of college, the kind of place where everybody turns up for Homecoming.鈥� The 鈥渂rick-themed鈥� campus is 鈥渃harming.鈥� The athletic facilities are 鈥渟uperb.鈥� While some describe their on-campus housing as 鈥渁mazing,鈥� others tell us 鈥淢onmouth could improve the underclassmen dorms.鈥� There are more than 80 clubs and organizations. 鈥淣early half the campus is involved in at least one intercollegiate sport,鈥� swears a junior. The Turkey Bowl鈥攖he annual football game against archrival Knox鈥攊s big and 鈥渁 fierce athletic pride鈥� for every Fighting Scots team permeates. 鈥淭he entertainment offered by the campus is usually boring, giving off a school-sanctioned vibe.鈥� Mostly, life is dominated by a 鈥渞eally big鈥� Greek scene. 鈥淔rat parties are popular,鈥� as are a handful of bars. Monmouth鈥檚 鈥渃lose-knit鈥� atmosphere can be 鈥渁lmost suffocating.鈥� There is 鈥渕ore drama than necessary.鈥� The 鈥渟mall town鈥� location offers 鈥渉ardly anything to do for fun.鈥� While some students say being 鈥渋n a smaller town鈥� brings the student body closer together,鈥� others say 鈥渨e often go else where for entertainment.鈥� Sometimes, students 鈥渄rive to Galesburg to go to Wal-Mart (which is a sad testament to entertainment in and of itself) or the movie theater.鈥� Macomb (home to Western Illinois University) and both Peoria and the Quad Cities are also reasonably close.