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The university, which has about the same number of undergraduates as Princeton and an endowment that is more than five hundred times smaller, offers counselling services, but many students have found them inadequate. Whoever can say ‘Everything sucks’ more is the better Typical Truman Student.”
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“Truman students are high-achieving in high school, and they get to college and they can no longer compete with everyone here, and they get depressed. “You’ve heard of the Typical Truman Student?” Alaina Borra, a recent graduate, asked me. Johanna Burns, a 2018 graduate, told me that the school “is the best for those who can’t afford the best.” Many students receive scholarships based on merit, but they must maintain high grades, and it often seems to recipients that they’re about to be thrown off a treadmill. Louis and Kansas City are each three hours away. Truman State is in Kirksville, a faded town with seventeen thousand residents. Other students feel stuck at a provincial grind school, and jealous of peers attending more glamorous universities. I love that I am challenged every day-even if it means losing some sleep or passing on an opportunity to hang out with friends. “I love that my professors actually care about me as a person and know my name. “I love the atmosphere here,” a student named Deanna commented on Unigo, a Web site that evaluates colleges. News & World Report has ranked it as the top public university in the region. Truman State University, in northern Missouri, is sometimes called the Harvard of the Midwest. This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.