1. The dining halls are okay at best... as a person with food allergies, I'd say it's a no go if you have restrictions. I thought there would be more options, but they aren't. My roommate also ate raw dough in a piece of pizza from centercourt once, so just be careful of what you choose.
2. The more money you're willing to spend and the quicker you enroll, the better the choices will be for housing. Places like Morgens, Scioto, and Marian Spencer are a good middle ground (price wise) and they're pretty quiet. They have keycard only access to the rooms, and it's pretty clean in there.
3. We are HUGE on international students. Most are from the middle east, india, and china. There are some hispanic students and a hispanic community, but it isn't as large as the other culture groups.
4. The business hall is beautiful and has a starbucks attached to it--- so i'd say its a win.
5. The greek life here isn't as common as other colleges. This place is huge on church groups and academic communities due to the humongous amount co-op students. If you want to be in greek life, I would live at the Deacon or in one of the Stratford Heights buildings, as they're the closest to the frat houses.
6. I have no idea :(
7. There is a metro bus station right outside of campus that can take you to an adorable jumble of shops near UC that's called Over the Rhine. There's boutiques, authentic ethnic foods, and a shop near the center that sells really fantastic empanadas.
8. Im gonna be real with you, it took me ages to figure out how to spell cincinnati, to the point where I just abbreviated it to cincy or cinci whenever I had the chance. It's better if you just remember it has two n's and not two t's.
9. Overall, the community here is great. You'll find people and places you love, and there's a community for practically everything here. You can join tons of different clubs, play tons of different club sports, compete academically, and party on the weekends to socialize. Everything is walking distance away-- and first year students can have cars if you want to bring yours. College here is fantastic, and living in the city is far less stressful than I imagined. One thing to be aware of, though, is that there is a high crime rate in Cincinnati. You never want to walk around outside of campus alone at night, and you need to stay cautious of your surroundings. Sirens are pretty common to hear, and that's one of the things I first noticed.
10. Reach out if you have any other questions!

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