Where to begin? So I graduated from UWRF in Spring 2012. UWRF has a great psychology program with professors you can actually get to know. Most of them are overqualified but they stay with RF because they love what they do. I could not have received a better education between their psych and sociology programs. Their sports teams offer a welcoming environment for athletes of all levels. I competed for sports teams and found a highly supportive community among other athletes. The WIAC conference is one of the best D3 conferences in the NCAA, so there's plenty of competition. Their hockey and track teams regularly make it to the NCAA national competitions. While in RF, I also found plenty of leadership opportunities that really helped me figure out who I am as a professional. Having the Twin Cities nearby offers great options for jobs, internships, or just a night out. River Falls is literally a college community. It has the small-town feel but there's plenty of nightlife and activities to keep you busy. Unfortunately, a large portion of its students are commuters, which means the campus is mostly quiet on the weekends. It's also not a very diverse community. As an African American, there were others like me, but UWRF attracts mostly white farm-boys and girls. I found that because of the proximity to the Twin Cities metro, River Falls is a melting pot of young urban adults looking for an inexpensive education, immigrants coming from abroad, and white-suburban or white-rural adults looking to stay close to home. Most people there are pretty respectful of the diversity. River Falls has plenty of parks, great system of trails around Glen Park, and they are upgrading a lot of their recreational facilities. River Falls is a great place if you are young and open-minded, ready to get a quality education for less than half the price of the U of M, if you want small class sizes and personalized attention, and if you like to drink and party.