<p>does lawrence rank its students?</p>
<p>no ranking.</p>
<p>thanks, overseas. I like cooperation vs competition. But looking forward four yrs, I was wondering how grad schools assess applicants? I guess not class rank? </p>
<p>does anyone know how Lawrence is regarded in the eyes of assessors of graduate school applications?</p>
<p>Lawrence was rated on the top 25 in the nation by the NSF in percentage of its graduates who completed PhDs between 1993-2003. I don't have time to look for the link but it was listed with some fairly impressive company. You could probably bump around on google and find the article. PhD schools want good grades but more importantly they want to see independent research, publications (even if you are the fifth name on it, its a start) and, of course, stellar performance on the GRE and GRE subject test.</p>
<p>In addition to the items listed by hornet, do grad schools also want, or look for, certain schools, too? Or, if a grad applicant has all of hornet's items down, does it matter if applicant is from podunk u, too?</p>
<p>My college advisor says that many of the top grad schools do specifically look for applicants from certain colleges--Carleton and Grinnell were two he mentioned. However, where someone goes to undergrad can depend on factors beyond that person's control, like finances, so I would think that impressive statistics/achievements would be far more important than where an undergrad degree is from. It seems to me that undergrad plays the same role in the graduate process that high school does in the undergrad process: undergrads know which high schools are more rigorous than others, but just because someone went to a so-so high school doesn't mean that they'll be automatically rejected in favor of someone who went to an elite school like Groton or St. Paul's. Likewise, someone who went to podunk u won't automatically be rejected in favor of someone who went to Grinnell or Vassar or Lawrence.</p>
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<p>any other info on Ormsby? What are the prevailing rules regarding noise, drinking and other substance use there ? I see that it is not a substance free dorm. Does that mean that it is a 'substance full' dorm?</p>
<p>this is one of the questions that I have when a college designates a certain dorm or floor as 'substance free'.</p>
<p>My daughter is in Ormsby, and I would not describe her as a party kid by a long shot. She also works in the admissions office answering questions from prospective students and families. She told me that her answer to the alcohol/drug question is along these lines: "it's not at all excessive, and not everybody is into that- but we are, after all, in college".</p>
<p>Do people smoke in dorms...(except Kohler)??</p>
<p>Residence halls and all other buildings are smoke-free at LU -- there is no smoking within 25 feet of any building.</p>
<p>I am on campus right now and you see a few individuals smoking outside, but very, very few! Yeah.</p>
<p>is that green 'front yard' at LU allow for wireless computer use ( between college av and main hall)?</p>
<p>anyone have any comments and info about colman?</p>
<p>or any other comments about Plantz?</p>
<p>Plantz is the stereotypical freshman dorm and close to the conservatory so therefore a dorm for younger "connies" as well. It is basic but students enjoy their time no matter the housing. They figure out the housing routine after the first year.</p>
<p>Another point is that there is very little likelihood that a freshman will get into any of their top choices. When D didn't get into any of the 4 halls she requested (and it wasn't a late app), I called to inquire and they housing office said they were considering removing the ranking because of the low probability of getting one of the halls. </p>
<p>All are "fine" and some are better than others depending on what the student is looking for -- just make sure there are no expectations that could be dashed!</p>
<p>This year LU still had a ranking preference in place. Interesting to know that it might not get you what you want. But when one read what follows, one might think that it might be better to let nature take its course. D thought she wanted Kohler, but on trying it, it was not right, she said.</p>
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<p>that if you are not expecting loud drug and alcohol parties relatively regularly, do not get into ______ Hall? It cd drive you nuts.</p>
<p>that if you ARE expecting loud drug and alcohol parties relatively regularly, do not get into ______ Hall? It cd drive you nuts. </p>
<p>From what I know of the res halls at LU, I think the only answer to the second stmt is Kohler. Not sure what the answer(s) would be for the 1st statement.</p>
<p>my d does not like the loud alcohol parties, but she's tried Kohler on an overnight, and she thought that it was way too much the other way, excessively silent, to turn a phrase.</p>
<p>Not what I meant at all -- sorry. I only meant that freshman typically do not get their choice of residence halls. My guess is that the odds probably go up if they request Kohler but I don't know that to be a fact.</p>
<p>To my knowledge, loud "drug and alcohol" parties are not common occurrances in any halls.</p>
<p>I suspect you are right about Kohler. D put in that preference ages ago before overnighting.</p>
<p>Some of the input from experienced LU students to our questions included such stmts as 'Lawrence students like to work hard and party hard'.</p>
<p>any comment on Sage?</p>