Accepted at both, swimmer, interested in Finance (Investment Banking or Corporate Finance)
Rider:
-23K
-D1 Swimming
-Proximity to New York
-Finance&Accounting Double Major
-Business Honors Program
-School is struggling with financial problems
Colby:
-32k
-D3 Swimming
-Academic Prestige
-Great for Grad School
-Growing Community, with large endowment
-Fits Personality Better
Could anyone with relevant information on how challenging each school is, or what finance businesses recruit on either of these campuses? Or any general thoughts!!
Colby is going to be much stronger for IB placement and if you can afford the difference.
Hello
Colby is much stronger academically than Rider. Living in NJ, Rider has become a safety school for most students.
Swimming is stronger obviously at Rider but Colby is building a new pool. IMO, the NESCAC is the best blend of athletics and academics. Obviously, you will have a much better chance making it to conference finals at Colby.
Best of luck
NESCAC Conference is stronger than many DI Conferences so you get the best of both worlds. For swimming in particular, the same would be said of Kenyon as they have high caliber DI level athletes.
If you can afford it, there is no question that Colby will provide the superior academic and collegial experience
Colby is not in the same universe of colleges as Rider. It’s an elite college, whereas Rider is a third or fourth tier college. The opportunities aren’t the same, nor the power of their respective alumni network and career-related centers.
If the 32k are affordable, go to Colby.