<p>Lennon, besides one poster, I don’t read that anyone is ‘slamming’ rural colleges. The FACT is that they are rural. It’s a big plus for some – rural was for my son; and a big minus for others – rural was not for my D.</p>
<p>And yes, a small town makes it less costly to live, but also harder to get to, particularly if coming from the other coast. SYR is just not all that convenient and not available non-stop from a distance.</p>
<p>There is nothing better than the isolation of rural, snowy, upstate NY to build an extremely strong, tight-knit community. Most professors live 2 minutes from campus in “town” and often have students over to their homes, students grow closer since everyone stays on campus during weekends, and the school provides a multitude of extracurricular activities. Students will have the rest of their lives to live and work in a big city; Colgate provides a quintessential “college” experience that is second to none.</p>
<p>^^ + 1. Well said.</p>
<p>I recently did a short visit and Colgate was easily one of the nicest looking schools I have seen and I have seen most of them. Town is small but has the basics and is also very nice and safe. It’s not that far from Syracuse (about half an hour) which is a good-sized city with plenty to do including one of the best BBQ joints in the USA.
Fairbanks is isolated; Colgate is not really.</p>
<p>For those students at the top of the applicant pool, look into the Alumni Memorial Scholars Program. Besides any perks from being noticed as one of the top 200 applicants, you find out in February (reg decision) </p>
<p>Are students who apply ED eligible for the AMSP?</p>
<p>Colgate is an awesome school <a href=“and%20they%20give%20good%20financial%20aid”>beautiful campus/smart kids</a>.</p>
<p>Colgate is a good school but the location is very remote and weather is cold.</p>
<p>My S and niece graduated from Colgate and both love the school. </p>
<p>My S was part of an A Capella group that travelled the country. They sang (usually the Stars Spangled Banner) at a Boston Red Socks, NY Giants, Washington Redsocks, LA Lakers and Fiesta Bowl games, as well as two US Open tennis tournaments. His group of 13 sang ( several times) in front of over 30-45,000 people.</p>
<p>They also sang in San Francisco and Telluride, CO and got free lodging and skiing.</p>
<p>I am not saying that all Colgate students will experience this. But I am saying that you cannot say a small school in a remote area means NO extraordinary experiences. If it is a great school, there are great possibilities!</p>
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<p>According to the school’s CDS, Greek percentage is around 30%.
Are you saying it is higher?<br>
Or that Greeks are more “influential” or more “prominent” beyond their numbers?</p>
<p>IMO, 30% is pretty influential and prominent, at least to me. :)</p>
<p>But, more importantly, I believe that the 30% number you reference includes Frosh in the denominator, but Frosh are ineligible to pledge. Thus, the % of Greek members is closer to 50% of those eligible to join, i.e., ~half of the Sophs-Seniors.</p>
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<p>You know, you’re probably right.
I didn’t think about that.</p>
<p>This is how it is worded in the Common Data Set:</p>
<p>Percent of women who join sororities</p>
<p>First-time, first-year (freshman) students - 0 %</p>
<p>Undergraduates - 29 %</p>