Elizabethtown College

<p>Anyone know anything about this school?</p>

<p>All I know is that they sure send a lot of mail. </p>

<p>And, for some reason I can’t recall, I got the impression that there’s religious influence on campus. (Forgive me if I’ve confused Etown with another school.)</p>

<p>According to the Collegeboard, it’s affiliated with The Church of the Brethern (I don’t know what that is) and 75% of applicants are admitted.</p>

<p>Juniata is also associated with the church of brethren, my undertanding is that it is similar to the Quakers in emphasis on community and peace. Haven’t been to E-town but Juniata was nit what I would call a ‘religious’ school.</p>

<p>We’re Moravian, so my religion is pretty similar to the Church of the Brethren. Not too worried about that. Just wondering if anyone knew of it. D visited and just loved the feel of the place and we’re interested in finding out if there’s anything we should know but don’t.</p>

<p>Thinking of visiting it too! I recall that USNWRranked it high for Bacc. Colleges.</p>

<p>The campus is gorgeous and everyone we met was so nice. I keep thinking that there has to be something wrong somewhere.</p>

<p>Someone needs to write a book about all the little colleges in Pennsylvania. There are dozens of them, and lots of them have something special to offer. (I’m sure a couple are disasters, too, but who would know?)</p>

<p>I drive through Elizabethtown occasionally, but I’ve never seen the college or met anyone who went there.</p>

<p>Around here it’s known as a school for nice but underachieving kids. But that’s just general hearsay; like JHS, I don’t have any firsthand knowledge of the place.</p>

<p>Well my D is definitely not an underachiever, so that might be a problem.</p>

<p>She’s looking for a different, more pleasant lifestyle.</p>

<p>Etown is currently high on Ds list mostly because of the campus size, atmosphere, and emphasis on community. She recently did an overnight stay and attended classes. All of the classes are small and the profs seem to get involved with the students on a personal level. Everyone was very nice and made sure the visit was well planned and executed. There is no greek life which was a plus for D and there is no football but soccer is big in the fall. The facilities are well maintained and many buildings seemed new or refurbished (beautiful library). The campus is located in a nice residential area near an old style Main Street, not a lot to walk to but basic shopping is near by. The one thing that stood out to me was the first year program, it is the best program I have seen yet and this is my 3rd time around. They offered nice merit money which was a bonus. Overall, very nice option.</p>

<p>I know a couple of people that recently graduated from Elizabethtown and they liked it. I’m not sure why I didn’t visit it with my daughter when we looked at Millersville. I think of it as being on par with Moravian Zoosermom, and you know what that’s like. Good local reps.</p>

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The campus is gorgeous and everyone we met was so nice. I keep thinking that there has to be something wrong somewhere./

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<p>What you see is what you get, from President Long on down. The daughter of a very good friend attended Etown. She encountered some personal challenges and the response of the administration and faculty blew me away. It is a warm, nurturing environment that takes pride in each and every student. I will always have a positive impression of the school.</p>

<p>We visited with S during an open house. We liked the town and the layout of the campus. We also liked the people we met in the info. session. Admissions people were very helpful. I loved the building where the session was held. We went to lunch in the caf. and it was very good - nice selection. But when we went to the individual department session, that’s where it fell apart for us. The faculty member (she was the chairperson of the dept. at the time) was so dull and boring. She ran out of things to say after about 10 minutes. She had no enthusiasm. I asked a question and she jumped all over me for using a term that is very common to the field, but may have a negative connotation. After that, S knew he didn’t want to be a part of that dept., so we didn’t even do the whole campus tour, unfortunately.</p>

<p>Many years ago I worked with a woman who went to Etown and loved it. So it was always in the back of my mind and was one reason we looked at it.</p>

<p>Thanks for the good info. I’m taking note.</p>

<p>Hi there! My D is a junior and my husband took her to look at E-town last fall. We live in Georgia, only knowing about it from its notable standing in
USNWR, as someone mentioned. I was not expecting much, knowing nothing about it, but they both came back really enthusiastic. My daughter’s tour guide was smart, accomplished, and clearly happy and challenged there. D reported a “good vibe” —kids seemed happy to be there and the staff seemed nurturing. It went right on our list of places to apply.</p>

<p>A friend of mine graduated from Etown in the mid-80’s. He says they have the best dining-hall food in the world; apparently the local Mennonite women did all the cooking. </p>

<p>Don’t know if that’s still the case, though.</p>

<p>My sense is that, like a lot of small PA schools, it does not get the attention it deserves. Etown, Lycoming, Susquehanna and Moravian all slip off the radar because they are near Philly or Pittsburgh, or in CTCL like Juniata, Alleghenny and Ursinus and are less selective than Bucknell, Gettysburg, Muhlenberg, Franklin & Marshall and Dickinson, much less Haverford, Swarthmore and Carnegie Mellon. With the finite number of kids looking for small schools in Pennsylvania, this is not surprising.</p>

<p>Do not worry about religious affiliation–most of these schools were founded by church groups, but are open to everyone, Muhlenberg, for example, is Lutheran, but has large numbers of Jews and Catholics.</p>

<p>I have also heard Etown is good with aid–and the central PA schools are over $10,000 cheaper than Ursinus and others. </p>

<p>All have excellent graduation rates, friendly vibes and nice campuses.</p>

<p>I have a relative that works there. As at most small schools, some departments are better than others, although I don’t know which ones are which. However, if you child has a specific major in mind, you might want to visit a few classes and see how things are. Beautiful campus. The religious influence is minimal.</p>