<p>No, he wasn't joking. He actually said he would not choose Skidmore again. But whatever - that was his feeling on it. . The campus itself is contemporary but nice - a self-contained campus in a woodsy area. I would still call SBC remote in that you need a car to get to Lynchburg (or school transportation) and its a self contained campus with woods on either side. and what houses are out on the main road are not exactly a neighborhood feel.....Skidmore at least has a residential area around its woodsy campus and town is closer.</p>
<p>I don't know which is worse/sadder - - the token Asian tour guide who wouldn't choose the Skidmore agian, or the "whatever" attitude.</p>
<p>^^Huh? Are you trying to accuse khsstitches of something? Seems to me s/he was simply reporting the statement of ONE student. We have no idea if this reflects the opinion of the other Asian students on campus. According to the Princeton Review, the student body is 7% Asian, but only 40% male. Maybe he is one of the few Asian males. Who knows. From his comment, he would have preferred to go to a school with a higher percentage of Asians. I just looked up the figures for a few LACs: Bard, Williams, Bates. They range from 4% to 11%. I think you are looking at self-selection.</p>
<p>BTW, Asians apparently make up 4.4% of the US population, so Skidmore has a higher proportion of Asians than the general population.</p>
<p>Regardless of whether the opinion expressed is representative of Asians on campus, it doesn't speak well of a school to have a disgruntled student as a guide - - token is one thing, but having wouldn't-enroll-if-I-had-it to-do-again is another thing entirely. Are there not enought happy kids to give tours?. The unhappy student continuing to give tours, but making negative comments is passive aggressive, and as I said, sad.</p>
<p>As for Khsstiches, I found the "whatever," which followed on the heels of "no he wasn't joking [about being a token]," to be a bit insensitive.</p>
<p>My d (an entering student) chose Goucher (and completely dismissed Skidmore for nearness to home reasons if no other). I was a little surprised at her choice because she took an instant liking to the place (even though it is small) after having found fault with almost everywhere else. She was drawn to the diversity of thought, considered the students to be nice, outspoken, and interesting, felt that she could get an excellent individualized education there, enjoyed the international emphasis, liked the proximity to a major city as well as the town itself.
I liked their merit $.(This is the only head-to-head comparison I can make with Skidmore, Goucher is much more generous)</p>