<p>I'm looking for a college that fosters comaraderie. I know this might sound wierd at first because one would think that all colleges do this. I currently go to the University of Michigan. I like it here but I feel that something is missing. People will tell you that Michigan has a lot of school pride, and I think it does, but its a different kind of pride than what I'm looking for. I started to do some research and am very attracted to the way Yale does things. Every one is put into a residential college and it becomes their family (to a certain extent). I really like how it gives the students a chance to feel like they are apart of a community. They live together, play sports together, study together, and are their own community. They have a community pride. I like how they are a unit and how they have competitions against the other residential colleges. This is sort of what I think I'm missing here at the university of michigan. I have my friends here and I have fun here but its just not the same. I don't really care if its a residential college atmosphere like it is at yale or if its just a class spirit or what, but i think I'm missing something to that effect. Does anyone know ANY other schools that they feel have this sort of school spirit. It can be residential or class wise or something else. Don't worry if its an urban, rural, big, small, liberal arts, technical, I just want some input. Anyone know of any?</p>
<p>hogwarts :P</p>
<p>I know that Texas A&M has a ton of school spirit as well as class spirit. Is there any more that people know of.</p>
<p>I also like schools where the profs are very accessible by the students. AKA where profs have students over for dinner on occasions. I think that's really cool.</p>
<p>the school you just described is like the one my friend is trying to get me to apply. i was on the phone with her for an hour and she was just gushing and she is not the type to gush.</p>
<p>if you are a girl, consider Wellesley.</p>
<p>There are lots of schools that match this. Let me throw out one name: Notre Dame. Students are assigned to a residence hall and are associated with that hall all 4 years. Even if you move off campus, the hall is still your association.</p>
<p>What other schools are like that?</p>
<p>I don't know anything about other schools, but you are very right about Yale. I love the system here - it's awesome - you're introduced into an immediate community with your residential college and the people in my college have become like my family - some of my best friends. At the same time, I definitely have friends outside of my res college. Also, our college throws us events like pumpkin carving on halloween, or dances, water baloon fights..and we have many traditions...then the college also has a courtyard where everybody can hang out, a dining hall, a snack bar which shows movies and serves cheap food, a game room w pool tables, a 24hr/day library, a gym...basically, anything you could ask for..and yet i dont feel at all restricted socially by the college...in other words, yale is awesome - come to yale</p>
<p>That's easier said then done, but I am applying for a transfer just to see what happens. I need some places that are a little easier to get into</p>
<p>Southern US: Rice and Baylor</p>
<p>Smith's pretty much like that (we live in residential houses, not dorms) and I've been invited to at least one professor's house each semester so far. Once again, you'd have to be female.</p>
<p>Yeah, not female. But that's cool though, that's the sort of thing Im looking for.</p>
<p>Kenyon and other LACs have a strong community feeling. I've been to many professors homes, babysat their kids, etc. Kenyon, in particular, is in such a small town that the college becomes the village, and you can't help but to interact with everyone nearly everywhere.</p>
<p>I think Notre Dame is like that; everyone talks about the "Notre Dame family" even among alumni.</p>
<p>Take a look at Dartmouth. All the alumni seem obsessed with the school and are always talking about the community...</p>
<p>i think any school with residential colleges or LACS (ie. Davidson, Bowdoin)</p>
<p>What are some more LACS that fit this description</p>
<p>How about school that just have an insane amount of school spirit that brings about a sense of community? Does anyone think Princeton or Cornell fits this description?</p>
<p>that sounds a lot like Rice... i think you get a better idea if you go to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_University%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_University</a> take a look at the college system section</p>
<p>On that note does anyone have a list of colleges that use the residential system?</p>