Academics
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln, is situated in a great spot—Nebraska’s capital city—to make “connections with companies in Lincoln, Omaha, and surrounding areas,” and provides “tons of undergraduate research opportunities,” “amazing internships,” and “leadership opportunities.” Students find the university to pair this practical focus on “job placement,” which is aided by “career coaches and employerin residences, and partnerships with “local businesses,” with the recognition and prestige of a Big 10, “rigorous” research institution. Students also praise “phenomenal advisors,” especially for pre-health students, “great study abroad programs,” and other specific schools and programs such as the business school, the honors academy, and Raikes School of Computer Science and Management. Professors are “passionate,” and Nebraska being a research institution, can teach from “real world examples.” After their first year, students typically begin “moving toward…project based courses where you…are paired with a company or using a real world example” instead of textbooks to do homework. Faculty is known to be accessible and generous with students, offering “personal advice,” orienting students and “introducing campus resources,” and sometimes even “welcoming [students] to their home.” Nebraska is also known to have a “fantastic financial aid and scholarship program that makes it very affordable to attend,” offering “great scholarships, especially to out-of-state students” who would have a higher tuition bill.
Student Body
University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s student body is made up of an “array of students from small town Nebraska, the big cities of Lincoln and Omaha” as well as a number of “out-of-state and international students.” “Kindness permeates interactions across campus,” and the “passion that the students have for their institution is palpable.” Students are by and large “friendly but conservative,” a “mixture of rural and city kids.” “The mix of cultures “works really well” reflecting “Midwestern manners of kind, friendly people.” Students are studious but interconnected, especially through their identification with “Husker power.” “Sports aren’t my main concern,” says another, “but it is super awesome attending a Big 10 university” because of the “pride” and “positive and outgoing” Lincoln community.
Campus Life
Nebraska is the “smallest Big 10 public school,” so students say their “beautiful campus” is “great if you’re looking for a prestigious school, but a bit smaller.” Students overwhelmingly name the Division 1 football team (“Go Big Red!”) as being a generator of school spirit that spreads into the “incredible college town.” “Since this is the only football team here in Nebraska, many people are very excited for game days here in Lincoln,” one student reports. Intramural sports are also popular: “there are always pick-up games of soccer, ultimate Frisbee, football” and so on “on the outdoor Astroturf fields, as well as the indoor practice facilities, which includes an “indoor football field for students ... [donated] by the Athletic Department and the Husker Football Team.”
About “20 percent of students are in Greek Life,” and “the whole campus is always attending their philanthropy events.” And with over 600 clubs, students need not leave campus to pack their schedules with activities outside of studying. However, campus is right next to downtown, so the campus isn’t isolated; students are “part of the Lincoln community,” which offers a “small town feel with big town amenities.” In the city, students “catch a movie at the downtown movie theater,” “take swing dancing classes at the Pla Mor ballroom,” go “ice skating,” and “jogging” or “shop in the Haymarket area.”
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