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Ball State University

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D-Diversity
BGuys
BGirls
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Academics

“The professors are very friendly and helpful. They always make time to talk to students.”

Diversity

“It’s mostly white people here. It’s tough to mix up with people of other races and countries.”

Guys & Girls

“Most guys here are stereotypical. They wear baseball caps, khaki shorts, and flip-flops. The ones that aren’t that way are stereotypical in other ways. Occasionally, you’ll bump into someone worth meeting. ”

Athletics

“During the fall, football games bring a lot of families to Ball State.”
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Academics

Over the years, Ball State University has earned a reputation as a party school. In many ways, this is true. Generally speaking, BSU students know how to have a good time. But the University has another reputation: one of academic excellence, especially in certain fields. Ball State is home to a renowned architecture school, as well as the nation’s premiere journalism-graphics program. Productions by telecommunications students win Emmy Awards year after year. Much of the University’s academic success can...

Diversity

Although the majority of BSU students are white and American, the University has actively tried to make the campus as multicultural as possible. Ethnic organizations like the Asian American Student Association and the Latino Student Union are active on campus and sponsor many events throughout the year. At Ball State, there are many opportunities to meet people from other national, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. If you know the right people, it’s not uncommon to go to a party and find Japanese, Korean,...

Guys & Girls

For the most part, Ball State students feel that members of both sexes are pretty average. That is to say, they run the gamut from hideously ugly to strikingly attractive, with the majority falling somewhere in the middle. Almost all the students interviewed say they are satisfied with the overall appearance of the men and women at Ball State, and they feel it is about the same as most other schools. Many students say that they take precautions when it comes to their sexual health, choosing to use condoms...

Athletics

Sports attendance at Ball State University is dismal at best.
Most students said they are often unaware a home football
game is being played, and the team is almost never discussed
in polite conversation, except maybe as the punchline to a joke. The University tries to encourage athletic pride among the student body with promotions and gimmicks, such as purchasing a lighting system at the football stadium for night games, but largely to no avail. The team’s record is still terrible, and many students say...
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