<p>That's OK, DG04-- I don't need to be so nosey :) </p>
<p>I only asked because, as someone mentioned above, we also have heard some pretty divergent "love it or hate it" reviews from people who visited there. One said the impression she got was that of a 'jock' school, which was surprising. We've never been there, but it wasn't what we expected to hear about one of the "CTCL's."
Am starting to wonder if things have changed since the book was published, whenever that was. And obviously, everyone's impressions are very different.</p>
<p>Yes I would say that is accurate. It is really a love it or hate it kind of place. Kind of no middle ground. it is very very Jocky. About 30% of the students are VARSITY athletes. Also about 65% of the students come from less than 2 hours away, so there is alot of going home on the weekends.
I know the book was revised in 2006, but I don't think they means they actually went and revisted the campuses. Though they might have. I know Loren Pope is like 97 years old, so I know he wouldn't be visiting them lol</p>
<p>Good to know, DG. My best friend got that very impression when they visited recently. Best of luck at your new college home, though!</p>
<p>We'll be doing the college search with S2 next year and starting completely from scratch. He's a decent student, but first attempts at standardized tests were pretty rough. We might have to be a bit more creative in our search this time around.</p>
<p>We are finishing the last of our visits this next week. We used Loren Pope's book as a great starting point when my son said he didn't want a large school with major athletics (ouch to my IU). As a librarian I had remembered rec. it. We have visited Allegheny, Wooster, Hendrix and heading to Kalamazoo and Carthage in Kenosha WI. Need to catch Juniata. Right now looking to see if I can add Beloit after Carthage. Everyone is right, each college has its own personality and the more experience my son got interviewing and visiting the more he knew what he was looking for in academics, dorms, socially etc. I have to say I am proud of him, when people ask him about his plans they always ask him about the big state schools especially OH St and look at both of us like we are crazy when we mention the schools he is looking at. I am sure they think we are making them up :)</p>
<p>We visited Rhodes last summer. The campus is truly beautiful and the staff warm and welcoming. My kid even had a hand written letter with her acceptance saying the school really wanted her to attend.</p>
<p>There were a few reasons why she chose not to go there. We did a license plate check on move in day and saw only one from MA and one from PA. The vast majority were from TN and surrounding states. We felt there just might be too much social bias against a northeasterner in a southern school.</p>
<p>The second reason was that the surrounding neighborhood looked a bit dicey. The main campus is surrounded by a high fence and guard posts at the gates but some school residences are across the road. It seemed every house in the area had window grates which raised a concern.</p>
<p>Thirdly, there is no "street life" in the immediate vicinity. No cafes to walk to, no bookstores. We did find a Barnes and Noble but one needs a car to get there. We didn't want her having to bring her car to college so Rhodes didn't get the nod.</p>
<p>New College in Florida.....a wonderful school but I think a student has to be truly self disciplined to succeed academically there. My son learned a LOT and was able to take many courses at a time. I would say his major was Marxism, philosophy and economics. His life has been enriched by what he learned there but I also have to say that it doesn't translate into employment skills if that is what you are looking for. His cohort is either in academia or working in what I'd call blue collar jobs.</p>
<p>Dd2 will be starting Pre-Architecture program at Wooster next month, so I can let you know how it goes. When we asked about the 3+4 program with Wash U we were told most students end up staying at Wooster all 4 years and then applying to a 3 year masters program. (With good success)</p>
<p>Does anyone have any feedback, impressions of, or any other kind of experience with Knox College? I've been checking the Knox College sub-forum and it's relatively quiet, so any information would really be appreciated.</p>
<p>Knox is supposed to have an outstanding creative writing program. My daughter is interested in it but we have not seen the campus. I would be curious to hear about others impressions as well.</p>
<p>CC is not an active forum for non-top 20 schools, but have your D check out the facebook forums for Knox, particularly the Knox Class of 2012 facebook group. I stumbled upon it when I was doing some research for a friend, and I think there's a lot of student input on Knox life and the creative writing program there.</p>