<p>Our D, now a rising junior in college, was not wanting to think about college, even into Nov. of her Senior year. Then we visited Vanderbilt. She announced on the drive home that it was where she wanted to go and she was going to apply ED II (deadline was 3 weeks away!)... She wrote her essays, submitted the app and in mid-Feb was elated when accepted. She loves it more now than she did then. This was before the addition of the freshman commons etc... which will only enhance the experience. Our S is a rising HS senior and we are hopeful he has a similar experience somewhere...</p>
<p>Congrats on being admitted to Vanderbilt. Its a fabulous school and also a very pretty campus. You are lucky to get in there.</p>
<p>I was totally in love with Notre Dame when I visited as a senior in high school. Annnnnd then I got rejected. I suppose there's always law school...</p>
<p>Notre Dame has an awesome campus...I loved BC when I saw it, and Georgetown is gorgeous too -- I think the coolest campus I saw was Columbia though, how it was right in a city, but yet so set apart at the same time</p>
<p>WashU has the most beautiful campus I've ever seen...but I ended up choosing Vanderbilt instead :) who can say no to vandy's national arboretum..and the new common?</p>
<p>My first love was Uchicago. Had a quick fling with Cornell but it was one of those flings that you're really ashamed to tell your friends about. Lots of sneaking around. </p>
<p>S finally caught my eye, and it looks like I've finally found something that could last...</p>
<p>I need sleep.</p>
<p>I agree that Udub is beautiful but what they don't tell you is that the dorms are matchbox-sized and sometimes three to a room :)</p>
<p>I fell in love with WSU when I stepped on campus:
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It's not jaw-dropping beautiful or anything, but I'm a southwest girl and I immediately felt comfortable with the hot brick colors and patchy greenery. Also I love the clock tower and the baby-grand library :) they so funky in the northwest, I love it!</p>
<p>My Eureka moment came when we got to tour the Honors dorms, though. They were absolutely stunning -- think classy yet cozy hotel, with carpeted halls and well-lit reading rooms. My mom was on the tour with me and she was like, "Damn, girl!"</p>
<p>i fell in love with ucla campus or was it ucla girls... cant remember</p>
<p>Easy..
UPenn!!! Most people agree who have actually walked around the campus.
Princeton too, although the buildings don't mesh with one another well.. each building in and of itself is nice but the campus as a whole is a little too much like a clashy tapestry.
UVA is nice too.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt's campus is gorgeous.</p>
<p>My D also fell in love with Fordham. Considering our family is nominally Muslim, I was quite shocked that my outspoken kid would feel such a strong pull to a Jesuit University. I am sure the fact that it's a gorgeous campus in an amazing city really helped!</p>
<p>Of the five campuses I've visited, Vanderbilt was the one that jumped out the most. It wasn't love at first sight, but I was definitely starry-eyed and blown away by its beauty, even though there was some construction going on at the time on the Commons. I was impressed that as soon as I walked on campus I forgot I was in a major city. </p>
<p>On the other hand, at Rollins, I could hear the traffic and the sirens, and it painted a very unattractive picture for such a beautiful campus, with its architecture and the lake setting. I asked about the noise, and the tour guide’s response was that one of the classrooms nearest the road used to be a bomb shelter, so generally nobody hears anything. Okay, then…</p>
<p>I’m looking forward to seeing Emory, Wake, UNC Chap, UVA, and Richmond now after reading so many responses. I’ve also heard that Goucher is a gorgeous campus.</p>
<p>SUNY Albany a work of art? That has to be a joke.</p>
<p>I went there and it is far from a work of art. Every person that ever visited me said they thought it was the county jailhouse, not a college.
The main structure, which houses most of the classes and buildings, is built on one continuous slab of concrete.
The only larger concrete structure in the U.S. is the Pentagon.
They also need some major landscaping work done.</p>
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<p>Princeton comes to mind. I was rejected by them (and unfortunately, they don't offer a transfer program). </p>
<p>Their european like buildings (like castles) really appealed to me. Also, I had this feeling. My gut told me that I should apply there (and not for prestige alone).</p>
<p>However, I chose Berkeley (mainly because Princeton rejected me). I didn't have the same feelings I had as Princeton, but I think it was because I always had my eyes on Princeton (which is a high standard). There's always grad school. I might apply to Brown as a transfer student because I was waitlisted this year.</p>
<p>^^^OP here, and unfortunately my S was not accepted at the school he fell in love with, either. He could only go there if he selected another major, thus giving up another "dream". Falling in love can really be tough sometimes!</p>
<p>abuwalker: I am delighted your daughter was so pleased with Fordham! It should not shock you however, since Jesuits are more than nominally open minded and inclusive with their teaching style and ethos. You will not be the only muslims on campus, either. So long as you bring an open mind and friendly spirit, the experience (if she attends) will be highly rewarding for everyone involved.</p>
<p>60% or more of the student body at Fordham are Catholic. 40% are largely protestant, but also include Orthodox Christians, Jews, Hindus and Muslims. I dont know which university in the United States has the highest percentage of Muslims in the student body. But it would be daunting (if only in numbers) to be in a small minority no matter where she attends college. It can be a wonderful opportunity to share your views in a civilized manner, presenting perhaps another perspective on global issues and events, particularly if you are from a predominantly muslim country, whether that be Indonesia, Pakistan, Lebanon, Egypt or anywhere in the Middle East. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>After visiting 30+ colleges, one of my kids really fell in love with .....UCONN. Just goes to show that you never know what school is going to give you that "Ah hah" moment. </p>
<p>The out-of-state cost was ultimately just too impractical, after weighing $80K in undergraduate debt for UCONN against another school with no debt at all. The kid was accepted, but turned it down. I'm sorry that we took the roadtrip to see the school that broke his heart -- but he's still hoping to go there for grad school someday.</p>
<p>I fell in love with the Brown and Cornell campuses...unfortunately i didn't get into either of them.</p>
<p>I fell in love with UW-Madison, and thought it was the greatest.. until I visited UC-Berkeley... Cal is AMAZING.</p>
<p>Zero chance at getting in though. =(</p>
<p>I didn't "love," but I "LIKED" University of Washington-Seattle. It was raining when I visited. Go figure.</p>
<p>I'm not so romantic as to make a college preference solely based on appearance. That said, where else in the world would you find gothic and other older designs other than a college campus? Many campuses do look very nice and I would like to be at a nice place, but it's a superficial thing, not primary.</p>
<p>After taking so many tours and admissions information sessions, it all blurs; all of the sessions seem to be saying the same thing. I honestly feel I will have to wait until I am accepted to really decide.</p>