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<p>Stanford--White Plaza? yea that campus is pretty hard to beat.</p>
<p>I fell completely, head over heels in love with Middlebury the second I saw it. I cannot imagine a more beautiful campus. The mountains, the grey stone buildings which so well mixed the old with the new, the wide open spaces all just captured me.
I know a lot of people are critical of choosing a school based on looks, but I'll admit that it was a large part of my choice. I was visiting most of the LACs in the North East: Amherst, Middlebury, Colgate, Hamilton, Bowdoin, etc.
Really, all of these schools are academically pretty similar. I mean, I realize that the average Amherst student has slightly better SATs than the average Hamilton student, but I would say that the differences are pretty negligible, really. And how much can one really learn about the professors or the student body in one visit? So I'll admit that I went pretty much based on looks and that intangible vibe.</p>
<p>And yes, I'm going to Midd in the fall, so I guess I'll soon see how it turns out.</p>
<p>The first time I stepped onto the lush, shaded grounds of Oak Brook, IL's prestigious "Hamburger University," I knew that I had found my place in the world.</p>
<p>Yes! When I walked on the campus as a junior in HS, I just knew that Colgate was "The one" for me. I had some personal issues with it though (Dad's an alum and I wanted it to be MY school...). Eventually I was rejected but I just HAD to be here as a transfer student. I applied for transfer. Visited it while waiting for the letter and my feelings for Colgate never changed- just felt like HOME. It was so strange- I couldn't call my previous school "Home." I got in and now I'm here! 2 1/2 years later, it still feels like home and I'm just so happy to be here despite the workload, alochol,, cold weather, etc. I love the community and the surrounding areas. It's very hard for me to be miserable here.</p>
<p>Even my dad, 35 years later, still loves coming back though so much has change since 1970s.</p>
<p>Really, I just felt a spark, a sense of connection as soon I got out of the car. For me, Colgate reminds me of my childhood in central Jersey before I moved to the suburbs of a mid-sized city. It's in a rural, farming area and offers a lot of outdoor exploring. The buildings' Gothic architecture reminded me of Princeton University where my mom and I would use to go to its adjacent town for food and shopping. On top of it all, there was an emphasis on community living which I craved for for a long time. And this would be the last time I would get a chance to live in such an environment and I wanted to have the opportunity.</p>
<p>I fell in love with my school when I stayed overnight. I applied early, was admitted, and withdrew all my other applications. Coming here was the best decision I ever made.</p>
<p>Top that-0-easy</p>
<p>leanid ... yes. Conn just struck me as an odd place. Strange campus, lots of Beamers, poorly maintained, great view of the river, but not much planning, buildings we saw were very poorly maintained ... trash, etc. ... Remember, this is merely a Miss Campus contest, beauty in the eye of beholder. Just not attractive in anyway. I don't intend to offend anyone.</p>
<p>Sometimes as the song suggests, "Never make a pretty woman your wife ..." anyway. Marry the one you can both love and live with forever.</p>
<p>The cool thing about this is that with well over 3,000 places vying for one's hand, there're plenty of fish in the sea, and even a grouper or flounder can be made attractive with the right eye makeup and 'do. :confused: :cool:</p>
<p>Stanford was delicious.</p>
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<p>Exceptionally well said LOL :D That is exactly what folks feel when they find THE right school</p>
<p>You fans of beautiful campuses may enjoy the website of the CIC Historic Campus Architecture Project. Here's the link: <a href="http://puka.cs.waikato.ac.nz/cgi-bin/cic/library?a=p&p=home%5B/url%5D">http://puka.cs.waikato.ac.nz/cgi-bin/cic/library?a=p&p=home</a></p>
<p>Don't ask me why it is hosted in New Zealand! </p>
<p>Closer to home, my own D fell in love with UofC, because of its architecture, urban location and quirky reputation. It was the only admissions presentation she sat through and got excited about. She is graduating this spring, having had a wonderful 4 years, winning honors beyond my (and her's?) wildest expectations. Looking back, I also chuckle about how she did not much like some of the campuses loved here, such as UVA, Staford and Cornell. Go figure.</p>
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<p>Looks like your above average California shopping center. Is there a there there? Where to students at Stanford congregate and hangout? Is it like the mall hanging around the fountain?</p>
<p>Whistle,</p>
<p>That is odd, especially because Conn promotes (and was apparently one of the first to do so) environmental studies -- its 750 acre campus itself is an arboretum; having a "green" campus and so on. When did you visit? I saw it over the summer and thought it was quite beautiful and a rather ideal setting for studying the liberal arts...</p>
<p>University of Richmond, definitely love at first sight. Seems to have it all and it just feels right. I'll visit each school to which I'm accepted at least one more time, but as far as love at first sight that will always be UR.</p>
<p>S fell in love with Rice- campus, student body, and the overall feel. We really liked the surrounding area as well: museums, park, medical center, nice residential neighborhood, rice village. It was the perfect "suburban" campus in the middle of a large city! We're from the Northeast - for those of you from Massachusetts, think of a combination of Harvard Square, Longwood Ave complex, and Brattle Street, with Spanish architecture! The tree-lined drive in was beautiful, and the cab driver who drove us to campus was so friendly. Add all that to the fact that we left an April nor'easter and landed in 75 degree weather.</p>
<p>Otis, ditto.</p>
<p>son fell in love with Princeton campus when he first saw it and still loves it very much.</p>
<p>UNC Chapel Hill!!! </p>
<p>Go Heels!!!!</p>
<p>But really- quintiscential campus with green quads, brick sidewalks, and old southern style colonial buildings!!</p>
<p>Not to mention its a great place- everyone is smiling, and the skies are always Carolina blue!!!</p>
<p>On top of that we have a great basket ball team, and some wonderful academics as well!!</p>
<p>Wash U. Both my boys. One graduated, one there now. Never looked back.</p>
<p>Penn State-University Park</p>
<p>D wasn't even going to apply there, and we weren't expecting to like it. But once we visited the University Park campus, and saw how nicely it was laid out and how well-maintained it was, it really impressed us. (It also didn't hurt that it was a sunny, warm spring day, and we had several friendly encounters with different students, as well.) Even though D eventually enrolled elsewhere, PSU main campus really stands out among our college visit memories.</p>
<p>Some very nice places noted on this page ... I'd forgotten Wash U. And only one Princeton! Sentinel Sam watches over them 'Heels well. (How's the legend go? Same fires his musket every time a virgin walks by :cool: ... and allegedly, his firearm's not been heard from in many, many decades now?:eek:) President Spanier has really spruced up Penn State ... looks like a Big 11 school should, although the underbrush is getting sorely overgrown, especially for a school with a major horticulture and ag programs. And sadly, like so many mega U's they've succumbed over the decades to building cheap and what's in vogue. Still pretty nice.</p>
<p>Many people rave about Kenyon. I don't get that one, personally, altho some nice buildings in the middle of nowhere. Sorta like the great pyramids, maybe? </p>
<p>I hear that Pepperdine and Malibu are really awesome. </p>
<p>Hey what about Pitt's Cathedral of Learning? The locals refer to it as an inverted mineshaft. </p>
<p>Rhodes College is down in the Memphis "hole" but it is one really spectacular campus in its singularity of design, construction, etc. I've heard that all buildings must be built from leaded glass, slate roofed, and stone mined from one quarry across the Mississippi. On the other end of Tennessee is U. of the South, aka Sewanee or "the Domain." One of the stanger places on the planet with a few notable buildings. Don't get iced in up on that mountain, or you may not get home until July. People say Tulane is pretty spectacular. Anyone been there?</p>