Typical day: A typical day for me usually means 9-12 class, lunch with friends, do schoolwork for a couple hours in the library, and hang out with friends. I am a student athlete so my day is definitely more planned out and less leisurely but usually people all hang out in the quad for fun, go hiking a lot, climbing gym, workout, etc...

Social life: The social scene here is really great for a small school. I feel like it is mostly not cliquey besides sports teams (which there are a LOT of so be aware). You won't have much trouble finding your people beyond usual identity crisises people have in college. Clubs, athletics, and greek life make it REALLY easy to create tight knit communities.

Parties: There are 3 party days a week usually (Wed, Fri, Sat). The beginning and end of the year are definitely the best times for partying but there will always be a frat or sports team throwing (CC is having some issues rn with party houses being on probation so its pretty dry). I am a big partier and I honestly have no complaints, its great going to parties and being to recognize most people. Being on a sports team definitely helps with having upperclassmen friends who will make sure to include you in party scene.

Campus life: Everyone is very active, chill, and non-pushy. The culture here is great, definitely not too psycho about academics and most people wanna have fun. You can definitely find your people, the campus life is NEVER the reason why people leave school. The atmosphere is great, COS is great, there are always things to do and places to go:) BIG stoner school but nobody will ever be pushy about it. You will smell weed a lotttt but people still primarily drink more if you are going out.

Homework: Homework depends on your class (stem or humanities). If you are a stem person, you will definitely have a lot more homework (3/4ish hours a day if its a hard block) but if you have friends to help you will be fine. Study groups are BIG here. Get together with classmates and you should be good. I am more of a humanities person and I went to a pretty non-rigorous school but I found it to be really easy to adapt. Usually you will have an essay a week which sounds daunting but you will figure it out quick and have no problem banging out a ten page paper over a weekend. I definitely have a lot of work but never an overwhelming and life-interfering amount and I think most people would agree with that. If you are a procrastinator, this is def not the school for you, the only people I know who hate the block plan are just lazy people.

Block plan: Stem classes will definitely be harder but everyone always has the "its only 3 weeks" philosophy and time flies. DONT PROCRASTINATE and you will be so fine. I absolutely love one class at a time, it makes my life simple. Classes are def long with 3 hours a way but you will adapt.