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Video: What’s Rollins Really Like?

Hear from the experts—current Rollins students—about what it’s like to live and learn at the No. 1 private regional university in the South.

By Office of Marketing

February 26, 2024

As you explore colleges, it’s only natural to have a ton of questions. What’s it like to live on campus? How fast will I make friends? Is the food any good? We recently caught up with a handful of current students to give you answers to these queries and more based on their experience. By the end, we hope the only question you have left is “How do I apply?”

You can read all the stats and brochures you want, but nothing really compares to hearing from students who are living it. In this video, Rollins students share what day-to-day life looks like—classes, friendships, routines, and everything in between.

They talk about how quickly campus starts to feel familiar, from meeting people in the residence halls to getting involved in clubs or activities. A lot of them mention the relationships they’ve built with professors—something that’s harder to picture until you hear it directly from students who’ve experienced it.

The video also gets into the kinds of questions people don’t always think to ask: What do weekends look like? How do you balance classes with everything else? Hearing those answers makes it easier to imagine your own life at Rollins taking shape.

More than anything, you get a sense of how connected the experience feels. Rollins isn’t just where students go to class—it’s where they build friendships, find support at every turn, and discover their purpose.

Rollins College students enjoying lunch by the Lakeside pool.

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