<p>Any comments about Colorado College? I knew someone who went "back in the day" but no recent grads. I have read that they have the block system which appeals to my daughter. Read on College ******* that there's alot of pot around but maybe that's everywhere? She loves to ski so we thought we might check it out.</p>
<p>I hear good things about Colorado College, but I also hear about the drug scene. The only recent grad I know spent most of her time there stoned. Her own personal drug culture started years earlier at home, not at Colorado College.</p>
<p>Someone I know visited, apparently she got high with the upperclassman she was staying with during the visit. So, there’s that. She was also a stoner to begin with, so it’s not like it was put in her hand.</p>
<p>Good school. Block system not for everyone. Very outdoorsy. Highly regarded. They seem to offer a number of admissions for January start, for some reason. I know some very top students who were only admitted for January start.</p>
<p>A total stoner could have a hard time lasting very long at this school. The block plan is rather intense. All classes have fewer than 50 students. Most have fewer than 20, with lots of interaction, so you cannot sit in the back of a large lecture and just “chill” all morning. Favorite weekend pastimes include outdoorsy activities like mountain biking, rock climbing, and downhill skiing (which all require a fairly clear head.) For these reasons, I think the “reefer madness” reputation may be a bit overblown. </p>
<p>The setting is gorgeous, yet it’s one of the few LACs located in a real city. For study abroad or field work, the block plan is much more flexible than a conventional system.</p>
<p>Colorado College is one of my top picks, and I have a ton of good friends there. You would really need to know where you stand on the use of marijuana (especially because it’s legal for medicinal uses, and less than two hours away it’s legal to have less than a certain amount) If you don’t want to smoke, but don’t have good reasons why not to, it would probably be a bad decision. A big thing about the people I know at CC, they all have a passion for something. There’s a lot of focus on specific things and being involved with certain groups probably provides more of an opportunity to smoke.
No matter where you’re going to college, you need to know where you stand about that type of stuff. CC is a phenomenal school, and I think whoever ends up there would be so happy. </p>
<p>Also, they have halls and dorms that are completely substance free, so you can always request that.</p>
<p>I went for a year to Colorado College “back in the day” (late '70s). There was plenty of dope around back then, so I guess some things never change. However, it was possible to not partake and no one ever pressured you. Though I must admit that sometimes you couldn’t see from one end of my dorm’s hallway to the other and you could get a little high just walking through the smoke on the way to class – NOT an exaggeration.</p>
<p>I liked the Block Plan but one downside is that a potsmoker (my roommate was one) could take an easy class and stay high for the entire month. A committed postsmoker could take several easy classes in a row.</p>
<p>I think we may rethink this. I’m not sold.</p>