One of the main and
most outstanding difference between UConn’s campus and my home university is
the amount of clubs and type of organizations. I can’t count them in UConn
because there are clearly too much of them but, to be fair, it is probably to
make up with the emptiness of the surroundings; I mean, there is not much to do
in the countryside without a car.
However, it should not stop you from coming to UConn since the campus is very active and there are a lot of things to do on campus. There are clubs for almost everything, from poetry to Korean culture or baseball, even puppy therapy or quidditch – yes, the game from Harry Potter!! Besides, all the clubs receive a lot of money, so if you want to save some of yours and reimburse your UConn’s fees with American students’ money, feel free to join many clubs to win a lot free tee-shirts and other goodies, huge amount of free food, and also very nice funding for traveling at the expense of UConn.
For example, I’m just
coming back from a trip to Washington DC where 75% of my plane ticket was paid
by UConn; it is hard to say no to an opportunity like that! And I won’t lie, it
is always super nice to come back to civilization after too many weeks in the
countryside.
Huskies International invading DC (picture by Fannie Dauphant)
There are also other
outdoors activities, funded as well, such as hiking, whitewater rafting or
caving; in that case, being in the countryside is super appropriate!
Some of the outdoor
activities, because why not? (picture by Fannie Dauphant)
There are so many
clubs and organizations that you will find something you are interested in.
Plus, it is easy to meet people and make friends through clubs, fraternities
and sororities, whether it is to have fun, party or networking. I really
appreciate to have so many opportunities easy to take like that. In my home
university everything is very complicated for those kind of things. So if you
want to try new activities, meet with people, and travel at cheap cost to
different locations in the East coast, UConn’s is one of the good place to do
so!
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