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鈥淢edium-sized鈥� Winthrop University in South Carolina 鈥渋s 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.鈥� There are many programs and options here. Business and education majors are especially popular. As at most schools, professors are 鈥渉it or miss.鈥� Some are 鈥渁lmost never available.鈥� Many others are 鈥渆asy to approach鈥� and 鈥減assionate about what they teach.鈥� 鈥淚鈥檝e wanted to clap at the end of classes before because they鈥檝e been so phenomenal,鈥� gloats one student. Complaints include registration. 鈥淕etting the classes you need is a struggle.鈥� Some of the required general education courses 鈥渃ould be thrown away,鈥� too. One student tells us, 鈥渢he only downfall to our school is financial aid. Almost everyone I know, including myself, has had problems with them.鈥� Administrators 鈥渓ike to dance around questions without actually answering them,鈥� and 鈥渋t is very common for students to be passed (circularly) from one department back to another when trying to resolve an administrative problem.鈥�

鈥淭here are significantly more females than males鈥� here. 鈥淢any students come from small towns,鈥� but 鈥渄iversity is something Winthrop can brag about.鈥� 鈥淭he majority of the students leans slightly toward the right politically and, as is typical for the South, most are religious in some way,鈥� reflects a sophomore. 鈥淗owever, that鈥檚 not to say that you won鈥檛 find some extreme liberals and atheists on campus.鈥� 鈥淭he typical student is a laid-back Southern kid鈥� and is 鈥渕ildly preppy鈥� but there is a little bit of everybody鈥斺�渇rom hip-hoppers to punk rockers, frat guys to computer nerds.鈥� 鈥淔rom artistic individuals to cookie-cutter education majors, everyone has their own dynamic.鈥� 鈥淚t鈥檚 probably the least cliquey campus I have been to,鈥� relates a senior.

鈥淭here鈥檚 nothing to do in the city of Rock Hill鈥� but the bustle of Charlotte, North Carolina is a mere 鈥�20 minutes away鈥� if you have a car. Back on the 鈥渧ery nice and relaxing campus,鈥� there is an 鈥渁wesome鈥� fitness center. The men鈥檚 basketball team has won several conference titles in recent years and 鈥渂rings everyone together.鈥� There is also 鈥渁 cultural event requirement鈥� that requires students to attend a few events each year. Many students seem to like it. 鈥淭hursday nights are big nights鈥� for the party scene, but 鈥渨eekends are pretty dead,鈥� because 鈥渕ost students that are from the state go home for the weekends.鈥� Extracurricular activities 鈥渁re a must if you want to have a social life.鈥� Fraternities and sororities are relatively popular, and the students involved in them are 鈥渙bsessed.鈥� 鈥淭he cafeteria food is definitely lacking鈥� and there is 鈥渁n overpopulation problem鈥� here. Winthrop is growing, which is nice and all, but 鈥渟omething needs to be done about housing and parking if you鈥檙e going to invite that many students.鈥�