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LAMSUFAN

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Ok fellas, I've asked some questions before about attending State and I have some more. Ok, why does Starkville have such a bad rep among SEC towns? Is there really nothing to do or is that just baseless smack talk? What about jobs for college kids? Restaurants? I know Starkville is small but that doesn't necessarily mean it's barren.

Also, what's the availability of student tickets for football/basketball? etc.
 
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LAMSUFAN

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Ok fellas, I've asked some questions before about attending State and I have some more. Ok, why does Starkville have such a bad rep among SEC towns? Is there really nothing to do or is that just baseless smack talk? What about jobs for college kids? Restaurants? I know Starkville is small but that doesn't necessarily mean it's barren.

Also, what's the availability of student tickets for football/basketball? etc.
 
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LAMSUFAN

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Ok fellas, I've asked some questions before about attending State and I have some more. Ok, why does Starkville have such a bad rep among SEC towns? Is there really nothing to do or is that just baseless smack talk? What about jobs for college kids? Restaurants? I know Starkville is small but that doesn't necessarily mean it's barren.

Also, what's the availability of student tickets for football/basketball? etc.
 
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JohnDawg

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It gets a bad rep b/c Starkville (along w/ Oxford) are by far the smallest cities in the SEC. However, there's plenty of restaurants, good bars, jobs for college students. When I was there, students could get tickets for football and basketball fairly easily.
 
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LAMSUFAN

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keen.

a lot of this rep comes from my dad who probably hasn't set foot in starkville since the 80s and surprise, surprise, tigerdroppings.
 
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Town is the smallest in the SEC but still has bars/restaurants and a good atmosphere. I would argue the atmosphere is actually better than most SEC towns due to the college students making up such a large % of the town's overall population. I think you could find a typical college job (restaurant, on campus, bar, etc.) just as you could at most other colleges. Student tickets in bball are free and readily available. Football tickets are $5 a game (cheapest in SEC) and also readily available. It concerns me a bit that this is one of your primary questions for such an important decision.
 
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LAMSUFAN

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eta: i've already researched most of the academics of the schools on my list.

i'm considering UNO, LSU, and State.
 
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youngster

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look, starkville may be small, but you will just as good, if not better, of an experience here as you would anywhere else. There is your typical bars, restaraunts, and things to do. I have NEVER had a problem getting into any sporting event that mississippi state has ever had at home. You would be coming at the best time ever with Mullen, Cohen, and Stans + the ninja (Byrne) on staff. We are going to be in good shape over the next few years in athletics, and since that is your only concern, rest easily you will enjoy your time watching the dawgs. Our campus is beautiful as well, and the faculty for the most part is great. Don't listen to the rumors that starkville is a bad place to be.
 
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LAMSUFAN

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the ONLY thing keeping me from just outright wanting to go to MSU is the TOPS program in LA. if i can keep up my GPA and score a half way decent ACT score I'll have my tuition literally cut by 75%. it's not that affording it is a problem but my reward for getting TOPs would be keeping a % of the money in my college fund. :)

OTOH, if I can get my out of state fees cut at MSU(gpa? act?) I'll have a good bit of change to donate to the Bulldog Club.
 
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seingeyedog

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LSU, although a much bigger school, doesn't have squat on MSU when it comes to the quality of education received. Additionally, I would have to think your quality of life and overall safety as a student would be superior at MSU with the glaring exception of competing for national athletic championships. Since you won't be on the field of play personally, WTF does that really matter? You can cheer on your beloved Corn Dogs, Longhorns, Sooners, Trojans, whatever and whomever from a sports bar or big screen TV at home. So, if it comes down to LSU and the Tops program vs a hefty academic scholarship from MSU if your grades merit one, just go for the least expensive choice. You can't go wrong really. Do get the hell out of Louisiana fast as you can once you graduate though. The country is going to hell in a handbasket, and Texas may be a good place to be when it all comes crumbling down.
 
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LAMSUFAN

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Actually LSU's academics have improved a LOT this decade, they've implemented new admission standards and have gone away from their former rep. as a party school. My beef with LSU is with the city of BR and the size of the student body. I like UNO because of their business program and the fact that I'll be living in one of New Orleans' nicest neighborhoods with an abundance of high paying service industry jobs(for college kids). I like MSU 's meteorology and biz. programs and I love MSU athletics. I'd also be willing to bet that the campus is much nicer than UNO or LSU.
 
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rem101

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I can tell you there is plenty to do. I live in the cotton district, and am about a 30 second walk from 5 restaurants/ bars. I have an on campus job that pays more than minimum wage. There is plenty to do in this town, and it's only growing. Tickets sold out after a week for football, but if you go early you will have no problem. Basketball is easy, you don't even need a ticket. Go early, swipe your student id, and you're in.
 
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BCash

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you have to be honest and say that Starkville USED to suck balls compared to most other SEC college towns. However, since I got there in 04 till I graduated just a little while ago, the improvement I saw was nothing short of amazing. I would now say that Starkville is the most underrated and best kept secret in the SEC and that has everything to do with not being good at football for the past 10 years.The number and quality of bars increased drastically, the campus layout/functionality is 100 times what it was, the overall look of Starkville has improved as well. Gameday experience is 100 times what it was...the Junction, nothig more to say. Not to mention cold beer and Sunday alcohol sales.

The Cotton District has given Starkville something truly unique, hopefully the Cotton Mills project will get pushed through. The direction our athletic department is headed right now gives me a boner every time I think about it. Our facilities are improving; Templeton academic center, improvements done and coming to DWS, basketball practice facility. And finally, each freshman continues to increase in number, thus increasing the number of hot girls on campus. Don't be a douche, go to State. You'll love it.
 
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BCash

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It's like that...but with a lot of hot girls, alcohol, a bus to take you to the bars, college sporting events within walking distance and some recreational drugs if you're into that.
 
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JohnDawg

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jesus. the rebels take over the board all day long and everyone loses all sense of humor.
 
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The Cotton District is where it all goes down. Starkville is Mississippi's best kept secret and the people who live here like to keep it that way. This is not the smallest SEC town (Oxford is) and there are plenty of bars ro WALK to and campus is within walking or biking distance of most places in the city.

This is all I can tell you about the secret. If you want more PM me.
 
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LTblows

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I've been to several southern college towns- baton rouge, nola, ruston, oxford, hattiesburg, starkville, birmingham, auburn, tuscaloosa, atlanta, gainesville, knoxville, memphis, nashville, clemson, and columbia.
I've attended two- State and Clemson.
As far as how cool/beautiful the campus and the cities are; what the atmosphere's like, I'd have to rank them -
1.) Starkville - Great small town (not too small, i.e. Clemson), Cotton District is phenominal, Great restaurants. Great gameday atmosphere. Beautiful campus.
2.) Tuscaloosa - Gorgeous campus. Nice bigger town, so also has good restaurants. But you'd have to put up with a lot of pricks.
3.) NOLA - Phenominal city, but no campus in NOLA is great, and I've been to Tulane and Loyola (both tiny). Haven't seen UNO. You don't get SEC sports here.

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I've left mississippi and realized MS and AL have the most beautiful women on the planet. South Carolina's women are fit, but they just don't have the natural beauty deep southern girls do.</p>

Other notables-</p>

1. MSU Sports are on the rise. I went to the school when we won no more than 3 games a year in FB. That blew.
2. In starkville, you don't have to worry bout Baton Rouge traffic.
3. In starkville, you don't have to worry about New Orleans crime.
4. Cost of living is incredibly low.
5. Academics and FACILITIES are top notch- this is sometimes overlooked. Business school, Union, etc. just got a huge renovation.
6. I haven't been to Athens, but I hear it's nice.

www.thecottondistrict.net
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LAMSUFAN

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can you guys list some nice on or off campus apartments? if it's not required i'l probably pass on the dorms.
 
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mstatefan88

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I live there, and the apartment is very much worth it. It doesn't cost any more or less than the other apartments in the area, but from other apartments in other complexes that I've been in, the Highlands apartments are better than most.
 
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LAMSUFAN

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wow, those prices are great. $300-700 isn't much at all when considering rent in BR, NOLA, etc.
 
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pDigital32Dawg

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Dorms depend on how much money you plan to spend and how early you register. You have to pay a premium to live in Northeast village. Each dorm located there includes a private bathroom and shower in every room. If you don't prefer that route cresswell and hathorne are good dorms as well but dont provide the luxury of having your own private shower/bathroom. Then anything after that is a toss up. McKee is primetime for freshman 20 being 5 yards away from burger king. They are also opening a brand new dormitory for 2010. It will include private bathrooms and showers but its going to be the most expensive on the list. You should have no problem with the dorms. They shut down suttle so all is safe. And most dorms are coed with the few exceptions (McKee, hathorne, rice, sessums, etc).

MSU's dorms have probably improved the most over the past 7 years. They initiated the living improvements by renovating Cresswell and Hathorne. Soon after they began the construction of Northeast Village. The dorms that make up Northeast Village are Ruby, Hurst, Building 3, and Griffis. You can't go wrong living in any of those. Soon after they constructed those MSU shut down Suttle. Now the latest is the construction fo the new tower on the South side of campus which will be top notch and if it stays on schedule will be ready to go for 2010.
 
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GhostOfJackie

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mstatefan88 said:
I live there, and the apartment is very much worth it. It doesn't cost any more or less than the other apartments in the area, but from other apartments in other complexes that I've been in, the Highlands apartments are better than most.
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No way I would ever live in this place again. Terrible place to live. You must have lived here 5 years ago before they lost the golf course and the entire area went to ****. Pretty much anything on University or around the District is all I would go for now.
 
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pDigital32Dawg

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I 17ing hit my head on the roof of my car everytime I drive through there. And on top of that if it rains you will get flooded in surprisingly since it is named the Highlands. And have fun getting home drunk its a trap</p>
 
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urethrafranklin

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the highlands is the place where people go to bathe in sewage, play beer pong, and listen to seether all day and night. it essentially is what the rest of the SEC pegs starkville and by some extension MSU as.
 
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DawgforHire

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True. Highlands does have its bad points, but it is also a decent place to live. The best place to live on Highlands Property is the University Villages. They are located on the backside of the property next to Blackjack Road. They are pretty much separated from the rest of the apartments at Highlands. If you live there you wont have to deal with the road conditions, flooding, etc. that occurs on the "front side." Plus, they have a pool, and it is closer to Campus. Very affordable as well.
 
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MaroonInNashville

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When I was deciding on a college to attend, it came down to three basic things: 1) the value of the education for what I was paying, 2) how comfortable did I feel on campus, and 3) proximity to home. My advice: 1) Bust your *** in the classroom and get the grades. Bust your *** on the ACT. Get the scholarship offers and therefore don't pay ****. 2) Visit the campuses that you are <span style="font-style: italic;">seriously</span> considering attending. Not during a game weekend. During a random academic year middle-of-the-week day. Stroll around campus as if you were any other random student and see how you are treated by the students on campus. 3) Speaks for itself...not necessarily saying go somewhere close to home. Just how close do YOU want to be? For me it worked this way: 1) Really good ACT, decent grades = offers from all over the map. 2) Did several (9 different) campus visits. State just felt like home to me, I was treated with what I found to be typical State hospitality, and wasn't judged because I wasn't dressed a certain way or wasn't wearing the right letters. 3) It was far enough, yet close enough from my parents (4 hour drive) to be the perfect distance.
 
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When I was choosing a college, I didn't care about bars, women or apartments. That stuff never crossed my mind. Bars are everywhere. Pretty women are everywhere. I was going to have a good time, be with girls and have a place to live wherever I went.

I considered several universities. Compared costs, quality of education, distance from my home and so forth. My final two choices were Mississippi State and Georgia Tech.

Mississippi State had the major I wanted. The school was solid. Reputable. The cost was reasonable. I felt that I could achieve my goals with an engineering degree from Mississippi State.

What sold me on Mississippi State was that it felt like home. The people of MSU make the place special to me. I'm a kid from Washington, DC. Shouldn't I be more comfortable at Georgia Tech? In the city of Atlanta vs. small town Starkville? No. At Mississippi State, I felt a genuine warmth, a friendliness and true sense of southern hospitality that was not feigned or pretentious. Considering all of the factors, my decision was easy.

LAMSUFAN, I told you before. Schedule a visit. Tour the campus. Talk to some of the people. See Starkville. Admittedly, it's a small town. If you like it, join us. If you don't, you can still come visit us sometimes.

If you can't visit, then take our word for it. You can get a great education. You can have a great time. You can meet lots of friends and create memories that you'll have for a lifetime. Like almost anything else in life, college is what you make of it. If you decide you're going to get a great education and create great memories here, you will.
 
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