Colgate - Parents' Impressions

<p>My S goes to Colgate…& as a parent, I really like the place. Warm/friendly student body, gorgeous campus, profs that interact, great academics & ECs. Yes, it does have a wild side, but it seems to be a place where the kids get through that phase of life, with an appropriately stern but caring administration. </p>

<p>Let me add my perspective as a hirer of college kids as well. Coincident with my S beginning his college shopping a few years back, I started a college recruiting program at my consulting firm. Over the last few years we have hired entry-levels from perhaps 20 or 25 different schools across the US, including many LACs…and, the Colgate grads have been a real hit. They are generally very smart, but unlike kids from some other high-end institutions, they are also - consistently - very street savvy. They relate well with other people, and are normal not quirky. Having now seen & met kids from many LACs and other schools as an employer, I am now thinking that Colgate admissions selects on this quality. Its not that other schools don’t have these types also, its just that Colgate seems to have them in spades, and I suppose the Colgate environment must somehow promote this type of behavior/growth, which I obviously favor. As a Colgate parent with the added perspective of an employer, I am even more happy!</p>

<p>I think that’s why people say Colgate is more “pre-professional.”</p>