<p>Historylover, I’m so sorry that you had to look at our state’s worst school… ugly Xavier. Yuck.</p>
<p>Anyways, if you can muster up the courage to, you might want to try out Miami of Ohio, it seems like it is exactly what you are looking for, and only 40 miles from KY. It is also very southern-ey, which seems like a major plus for you in your school selection. </p>
<p>Also try out the University of Dayton (UD), which although it is a little lower on USN&WR than Miami, is often picked over Miami because of its extrodinary community and campus life, openness and welcomeness (and laid back atmosphere instead of Miami’s uber-prepiness, which is on par with Sewanee to give you an idea), and stellar reputation. I’m not sure about its history department, which is why I neglected to mention it the first time around, but since you mentioned the evil school to the south, I thought it would be worth bringing up. Good Luck!</p>
<p>OHKD, Xavier is an amazing Jesuit school. Jesuit schools are among the finest. Not to mention the basketball program…</p>
<p>I get mail from Dayton every now and then. It’s a Catholic school and I think I would like it more than Miami. I am not a big fan of the preppy style. (Sewanee’s a joke)</p>
<p>I have heard some bad things about Providence. Is it in a good part of town? Is the Civ program good? Is it a party school? How difficult is the coursework?</p>
<p>The Western Civ program is one of the main reasons I wanted to go to Providence. Providence is in the city of Providence which has some bad areas but there are like 5 other schools in the area (Brown, RISD, Johnson and Wales and some other ones I forgot) Its a Jesuit school and has great sports programs. Parties are there if you want them but there’s other stuff to do. I think the coursework is on par with other colleges at its selectivity.</p>
<p>I know 2 people going to Providence College next year. The social life at PC definitely revolves around the off-campus bars and houses. There are other activities and popular intercollegiate and intramural sports programs (especially hockey) but drinking is the base of social life. People work hard from Sunday to Thursday and then drink at the bars on the weekends. Community service also seems to popular though.</p>
<p>As for Providence, there is other stuff other than bars, it has a great music, theater and art scene and good restaurants. PC students get free transportation and the bus runs right through campus and can get you to Providence in 5 minutes.</p>
<p>Students are mixed about the Civ program. Some think that it’s unnecessary for their future careers while others are happy that they are forced into learning about philosophy, history, art, and theology which increases their exposure to different subjects. The workload is tough but there are many resources and there’s always someone to help.</p>
<p>So I knocked Providence off. I’m not a big New England guy.</p>
<p>I wonder what you all think about this: I took Hampden-Sydney off my list and replaced it with Flagler College in Florida. I said I liked the beach, and being a history lover, I really want to go to college in St. Augustine. Add to that the fact that tuition is extremely cheap, and I was sold.</p>
<p>My list stands at: CofC, ECU, Flagler, S. Carolina, UVA, Winthrop, UNCA, and Clemson. Obviously, it is too large. Based upon my gpa and info, which should I remote? UVA? It is my dream school but I’ll get over it.</p>
<p>ECU has good baseball and football teams. Aside from that, it’s not expensive and I know I can get in. And it’s in Greenville, which is like right on the coast.</p>
<p>Winthrop was on my list because it seemed like a good, small public school. Maybe I will remove it. Compared with CofC it really doesn’t hold a candle with me.</p>
<p>Montegut, you know a lot of people! There is no such diversity where I come from. Everyone is going to Kentucky (I am a Kentucky resident). I don’t like these people! Me and a few friends are anxious to get away!</p>
<p>haha it’s a lot different here in Massachusetts, everyone’s trying to get out of here unless they’re going to Harvard or MIT and everybody hates our state college UMass</p>
<p>that’s why im joining the mass migration and heading to clemson next year</p>
<p>^sorry not to catch your updates to this thread earlier, historylover, but I see where you are coming from, and yes, I don’t understand it, either.</p>
<p>However, in my part of Ohio (specifically my school) always sends a couple of people to Morehead State, and I really have no clue why they go there. A lot of teachers at my school also went there which is also very confusing, and that is often considered the OOS school to go to. Again, my school has a lot in common with the average KY backcountry public (microscopically small school, virtually no AP, advanced classes with students in the grade ahead, some of which have learning disabilities), so I know what you are talking about. It is very frustrating that no one ever looks outside of the 20 mile radius that I live in, not even to the major city nearby. It’s a thought process that boggles my mind but seems quite prevalent. You can assume I fear for many of my friends’ futures with their lack of worldiness coupled with bigamist WASP values.</p>
<p>We can thank Katrina for our newfound diversity. Most of us have never been beyond Pensacola, Florida, and thanks to Katrina, we found out that there was a whole world out there where we could actually make something of ourselves.</p>
<p>I am so proud of all the kids expanding their horizons.</p>