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Thanks for that insight, BodyHammer. I looked up a bit of statistics on that town (Terre Haute) and it is much like where I live (Fort Smith, AR) as far as size and stuff. Does look like Terre Haute is more of a college town though while Fort Smith is more of a blue-collar/retirement community. I can definitely relate to the fact there is nothing to do but hit up a few local bars, and if you don't like country music, you probably aren't going to fit in there either. Personally I'm a very moderate drinker and don't prefer the bar hopping route as my way to make friends. Don't know if its the same in Terre Haute, but in Fort Smith, its hard to fit in unless you were born and raised here. Unfortunately, I was not (my dad wanted to move us to a small town and chose to do it 2 years before high school graduation). I know that shouldn't be a problem at the college level, but at a school like mine in a town like this, its a big problem.

Is your university a major one in Indiana? Or, is it more of a place that locals from high schools around the area go because they dont want to or can't go far off? In other words, is it a "Grade 13" as community colleges and small commuter universities such as mine are called?