Colleges everyone has visited

College Search & Selection
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<p>So far, I've only visited:</p>

<p>University of Maryland, College Park-- Pros: Great and beautiful campus, really big, awesome athletic facilities, and there are so many different people around. Also, for all of you piano crazies out there, UMCP has 103 Steinway Pianos!!! Cons: Place may be a little TOO big: 25,000 undergrads.</p>

<p>JHU-- Pros: Reputation, prestige, facilities are above average. Cons: Safety is an issue, in a bad neighborhood (but the campus is relatively in its own spot and "sealed off" from the outside, so the bad neighborhoods don't really flood into the campus). I also think there are too many asians at that school, which is a funny thing for me to say because I'm asian.</p>

<p>William and Mary-- I really have everything good to say about this place. W&M has the academic punch, the beautiful campus, the good library, and a strong sense of community. I'd say the only con for me is that there aren't too many biological research opportunities for me unless I go back to NIH during the summers.</p>

<p>Virginia Commonwealth University-- Why the **** did I even visit this place? No offense to those who liked it, but I HATED IT!!!</p>

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<p>I've visited (some state schools you've never probably heard of)
ohio university
university of toledo
ohio northern university
kent state university
bowling green state university
youngstown university
capital university
findlay</p>

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<p>University of Washington- Man, it's big, but pretty easy to get around.(thanks to bill gates, partially). the udistrict is a really good town for college students! lots of discounts if you show student id.</p>

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<p>the size i mean, thanks to bill gates. they've built to their limit. then they tear down and build even more.</p>

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<p>I've visited Case Western, Oberlin, Wooster, Allegheny, Pitt, and CMU.<br>
I liked them all, but they're all different. I wrote longer reviews so just search for them. I'd be interested in hearing from other people who have visited these schools on what they thought of them (especially when school was in session). I'd also like to hear about schools like vassar, university of rochester, brown, brandeis, wesleyan, and BU.</p>

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<p>I would be grateful for info about Vassar from anyone who has visited.</p>

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<p>celebrian - let me know about Ohio U. I've heard nothing but great things about their Sports Management program, and if they give me a full ride, I may be off.</p>

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<p>bump for this excellent thread. why not make this a sticky?</p>

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<p>ParisKM: I'm visiting Vassar this Sat. so I'll be sure to let you know how it goes.</p>

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<p>Cornell: Loved it when I was there, but that was at the beginning of 10th grade, and my college priorities have completely changed since. The people were really nice though, and I even got asked to dinner by some students.</p>

<p>Dartmouth: Loved it, loved it, loved it. It's small and very campus feeling, but Hanover's actually nice and doesn't feel too much like the middle of nowhere.</p>

<p>Middlebury: Liked it, but it's just like Dartmouth but stretched out and with fewer students. The campus os very environmentally conscious, which I liked, but it's less town feeling than Dartmouth and more isolated.</p>

<p>Wesleyan: Loved the feel, very politically conscious, but the campus is hideous. Or rather, the modern buildings plunked down in the middle of classic New England architecture is hideous.</p>

<p>Bowdoin: Liked it, but it's really tiny, and the town isn't nearly as nice as say, Hanover.</p>

<p>Brown: It was pretty, but it's much too in the middle of Providence for me. want at least somewhat rural.</p>

<p>Trinity: Hated it. The campus couldn't be more gorgeous, but the people gave the impression that it'd be another four year in my preppily obnoxious high school.</p>

<p>McGill: Liked it, especially for the cost and Montrealness, but it's very, very bug, very, very city, and you have to wlak up a gigantic hill to get to the dorms.</p>

<p>Toronto: Hated it. Doesn't even have really it's own campus like McGill does.</p>

<p>George Washington: Hated it. Too city, too campusless.</p>

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<p>Thank you shining star! Take notes, lol.</p>

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<p>well it will overlap but oh well
Columbia - absolutely loved its suburban campus. Just like a city park.
MIT - The architecture kind of sucked. But the surrounding was ok although the people there were kind of too focused on one topic.
Harvard- no big impresssion.
Princeton- I felt that it was exclusive and not friendly to strangers. I asked som students and they briefly answered and said no more.
Penn-Sort of polluted. Didn't like the oil refineries nearby. Also there was way too much traffic and construction going on. Didn't like it at all.
Yale- Suburban and ok but without a car it would seem like an overkill. I liked the dorms. The guide said "hey I live in a castle." It kind of astonished me.
Umich-ann arbor - Kind of big but suburban. It was ok but again no big impression.
WUSTL- I felt that the university cared a LOT about the students and felt compelled to go there.
Swarthmore- Visited twice. Lovely campus and i loved the suburban setting. It also had close access to phill. One of the dorms was like really old and dirty. I heard they were renovating. I hope i don't live in that dorm.</p>

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<p>ask me if you want to hear about them, i have to do ap stats hw</p>

<p>American University
George Washington University
U of Maryland College Park
bU of Wisconsin Eau Claire
UCSB
UCI
UCR
UCSC
UCB
Mount Holyoke
Smith
Hampshire
Wellesley
Wheaton MA
Boston University
Occidental
Sbcripps
Claremont McKenna
Pitzer
Pepperdine
Loyola Merrimount
U of San Diego
Whittier
Clark</p>

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brown: i'm very glad I visited because it made me realize how much a I hated it. it seriously used to be my first choice, but I was so turned off by the campus. I felt surrounded by bricks for one thing, and the students seemed so preoccupied with being trendy and avant-guarde that it was disugusting, I don't really get who they were all trying to impress. Also, they were completely shoving the whole 'diversity' thing down my throat. I want a college with diversity, but don't you have anything else to talk about? the curriculum was WAY too touchy feely for me. i would take a regular college with MAJORS, not 'concentrations', actual grades and gpa's, and some distribution requirements. not a great fit for me at all, but to each his own...</p>

<p>I have never been to the east coast, but Brown is my first choice as of now. Reading this makes me really worry. I like big old buildings, ivy growing on the walls....basically the "classic" college. Does Brown look anything like this? And I know that Brown doesnt have a core curriculum, but what does "concentrations" mean? And does it have actual grades and gpa's? </p>

<p>Anything on Brown would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>I visited my colleges after I got accepted but I can give you my view on my top 3 schools at the end.</p>

<p>Duke- My third choice. This school had such a breathtaking campus and I enjoyed everything I saw there. it was beauiful and the buildings were very nice. The campus was huge and you need to get from one part to another through the bus line. but i thought that it wasnt any problem at all and the kids didnt seem to mind. What i loved most about the school was the student body. they were so laid back and they had so much energy. they had school pride and they loved having a good time. Im a party person and I found the social scene to be amazing. This school was really great and the kids really did make it so much better</p>

<p>Yale- My second choice. Yale was pretty much what I expected it to be and it didnt really give me the "this is the place" feeling. i did not like new haven as a city at all. it was small and had really nothing that interested me but it still had all the problems of a city. i basically didnt feel safe there. haha the first time i ever saw yale, i got out of my taxi and a van ran over my foot. that was a sign for me not to go there lol but that wasnt the only reason. though many people beg to differ, i found the student body to be very tight and stressed. i guess the north east mentality does that to you. the party scene was ok but the ones i went to were quickly broken up by the cops and were often cramped. i still loved the atmosphere of the school and the ultra liberal mentality of nearly everyone. I really felt the history just walking around campus. The city, however, i thought was too much a part of the campus and that was such a huge turnoff for me</p>

<p>Stanford- Where i will be attending this fall. haha im a little biased toward this school because once I saw it, it was love at first sight. i got that feeling automatically and it was amazing to know I found where i belonged. The campus was huge which i didnt see as a problem. i really liked how everyone biked everywhere and how the campus just gave you so much room to breathe. The student body was so laid back and friendly that they took me by surprise. people just arent like that in New York and I realized how different life is in Cali. The campus had such a natural beauty to it that I really liked. it made me feel very happy just walking through it unlike the gothic architecture i viewed on the east coast which i found depressing. Stanford also has awesome weather that is going to be heaven for me next year. also there is so much school pride for our awesome athletic programs and basically for just being at a school that makes everyone so happy. this school is great and I really think more east coasters should apply there because they certainly dont know what they are missing.</p>

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<p>Im here for all the ppl who dont want 2 or cant go ivy caliber:</p>

<p>Purdue- too many guys pretty campus but its in the horrible town of west laffayette, pretty big campus but not outrageously huge. Social life is ok but nothing amazing.</p>

<p>Butler University- pretty campus in the middle of indianapolis.. kinda small but has everything u need. Really nice dorms and excellent food.</p>

<p>Ohio Univ.-Athens- THE GREATEST COLLEGE CAMPUS EVER!!!!.... it is in the perfect college town. there are more college kids in athens than actual residents so most activities are geared to college kids and cops are pretty laxed. Dining hall food is great sometimes but terrible on others but breakfast is always great. Social life is awesome but the closest big city is columbus which is like an hour away. Campus is beautiful it is definitely worth the visit.</p>

<p>Soon to visit:
Miami university(OH)
University of tenessee (knoxville)
University of Dayton</p>

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<p>Anybody visit IU - Bloomington, and care to tell?</p>

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<p>i've been to iu-bloomington... it has a million useless class choices so if u need easy classes its great... the campus is gorgeous but a lot of the ppl there suck ... there are a lot of snobby kids... its really homogenous... the frat guys think they are gods (even though im friends with a lot of them i still dont like it) and drugs are all over the place plus bloomington isnt that great of a college town but on the plus side lots of slutty hott girls... if u want a decent education and ur less of a partier check out Butler.. if u really want 2 party then go 2 iu</p>

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<p>Yeah I perfer homogenous student body over anything really, and hot slutty girls (who doesn't lol). Did you by any chance see their Kelly School of Business?</p>

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<p>yea i saw kelley.. its really nice but its kinda hard to get direct entry in your freshman year.. u have 2 b like top 10% with like a 30 on act or something like... the funny thing about me not recommending iu is that im probably going to ohio univ. which is very homogenous (p.s. im black) and its the #2 party school so there are definitely slutty girls</p>