CC's Top 10 Most Interesting College Decisions 2011 (vol. 2)

College Search & Selection
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<p>Last year, I posted a Top 10 list of the most interesting "either-or" college choice dilemmas on which CC posters sought input, and a lot of folks had fun commenting on them. Just for the (continued) fun of it, my second annual list of CC's Most Interesting College Decisions, celebrating our out-of-the-box-thinkers who refuse to be constrained by stereotypes or geography. Will any of them top U. of Florida vs. Wittenberg College from last year?:</p>

<p>10 - Boston College vs. Colorado College
Clearly a hockey fan!</p>

<p>9 - Texas vs. Boston University
Different schools, different cities, but two awesome college towns.</p>

<p>8 - UCSB vs. BU vs. St. Andrew’s
No comment on the schools, but the frequent flyer miles from campus visits should be impressive.</p>

<p>7 - Michigan vs. Colgate
I can't think of two features that connect them, except that they're both outstanding schools.</p>

<p>6 - Miami (FL) vs. Union College
South Beach or Schenectady? Hmmm . . . :)</p>

<p>5 - UC Davis vs. local community college
Hard to figure, but the OP really wants a second shot at Berkeley.</p>

<p>4 - Utah vs. Fordham
Wow. </p>

<p>3 - Hampshire vs. Hillsdale
I suppose the countercultural can be libertarians.</p>

<p>2 - Southern Cal vs. Bates
Love em both, but this may be the only USC-Bates cross-admit in recent years!</p>

<p>and # 1 - UVA vs. Reed
What's the common denominator? The two schools each get stereotyped for an intoxicant of choice, and it's not even the same choice! :)</p>

<p>Comments? Revisions?</p>

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<p>Not on CC but my best friend is deciding between Northwestern and Whitman…</p>

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<p>Nice!..</p>

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<p>This might not be that unusual, since even years ago, people who got into “lower” UCs and CSUs sometimes decided to go to community college with the aim of transferring to a “higher” UC or CSU. Yes, they applied to the “lower” UC or CSU in the first place, but they may have later figured out that the “lower” UC or CSU was too much of a financial stretch or was not really suitable due to majors offered or other factors.</p>

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<h1>1a - Dartmouth v. Oberlin</h1>

<p>two completely opposite student bodies</p>

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<p>Re UVA vs Reed=== My atheist, intensely liberal vegetarian daughter is also a jock and wants a school with Division I sports. UVA and Echols Scholars, here she comes. Luckily, UVA is big enough for everyone to find a group, even quirky, liberal atheists!</p>

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<p>It makes me happy to know that there are kids who don’t fit neatly into stereotypes and who overlap different cultures like a Venn diagram. I think that they’re well-equipped to not only be successful in life, but to have really interesting lives while they’re doing it.</p>

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<p>Lol, at least I’m #1 at something on this forum</p>

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<p>Great idea for a thread gadad!</p>

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<p>Colgate and Michigan are both COLD!!!</p>

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<p>Elon v Fordham v Colgate (suburb, da Bronx, middle of nowhere?)…</p>

<p>anybody wanna guess on a common thread here?</p>

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<p>^^^ I-AA football?</p>

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<p>“Colgate and Michigan are both COLD!!!”</p>

<p>The both have trees on campus too, but that hardly connects them at all. ;-)</p>

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<p>The UC Davis vs community college thread was rather entertaining.</p>

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<p>A new entry into the field: Agnes Scott College vs. Ohio State!</p>

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<p>I am soooo sorry…I mispoke (or mistyped, or just missed)…</p>

<p>It was Elon v Fordham v Uconn…</p>

<p>still no less of an enigma to me…</p>

<p>gadad: your last post definitely takes the cake!!</p>

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<p>Boston College vs. University of Alabama for me</p>

<p>who can find a connection besides DI sports? ;)</p>

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<p>Well, with Bama on the list I’m going to guess that you’re a NMF or have an SAT over 1400. ;)</p>

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<p>Someone was just talking to me re deciding between u of Arizona and u of chicago.</p>

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<p>NYU versus Bowdoin has got to be up there.</p>