<p>30k! I know they're good on fin-aid but i didn't know we were that good! If it helps, they gave me a 20k grant (which is the average) where other, supposedly 'lesser' private schools, gave me a free ride.</p>
<p>what are the average stats of people who go here?</p>
<p>i can't find it anywhere on their website</p>
<p>You would be correct. I have spent hours trying to find the official stats (whether on their website or not) but had no results. All we have to go off of is that they admid about 50% of ED applicants (article in school newspaper), They accept around 30-35% of RD applicants (College Board & Princeton review), and they look for students with a B+ average or better. It also lists the average ACT as 29, and the average SAT at 1320 to 1350 (somewhere in there) on the admissions website</p>
<p>thanks a lot anarchy!</p>
<p>any more questions? i'd be glad to share what ive learned</p>
<p>As I'm currently procrastinating from doing physics problem sets I thought I'd add a comment to this thread, in particular to whoever cited the crime stats and off campus whatnot. I'm a freshman and to begin with, if you take 5 classes a semester you won't even have a chance to get off campus much. Granted it's not safe to walk alone in any city at night and Hartford is no exception. During the day, it's not so bad and the free public bus pass is helpful.</p>
<p>And as for preps, sure they're here but it's hardly the norm, especially in the class of 2008. Most people are generally nice even though the bitter winter and midterms affect the atmosphere. Trinity has a very good mix of students with a variety of interests and the faculty and administrators are awesome.</p>
<p>Oh, and I applied RD last year with an A- average, 1300 SAT, and 30 ACT.</p>
<p>Let me know if anyone has any other questions before decisions go out.</p>
<p>And btw, like most schools today, Trinity is not need blind. That's why the financial aid packages are so good (well, except mine).</p>
<p>My financial aid package was incredibly generous (over $36,000) and it was mostly merit aid.</p>
<p>Trintiy does not give merit aid. Anything you receive is need-based.</p>
<p>At Trinity, it's called a merit grant.</p>
<p>Fair enough, but officially Trinity gives no grants based on academic achievement, similar to the Ivy Leagues. I would look out for next week's Tripod for an article about the current situation with financial aid and the freshman class.</p>
<p>The point here is that if you qualify for the money and Trinity wants you badly enough, it seems they'll bend over backwards to find the means to make it happen for you. I'll be interested in the article you spoke of that's coming out next week.</p>
<p>And by the way, c1oudedeyes, I agree with your assessment of the campus - especially the classes of 2007 and 2008 - I think we're a very diverse lot with lots of interesting, very intelligent, and open-minded people. The theater, voice, and music programs are great, as are the intramural sports - and aside from the weather right now (the snow and gray are getting old - but that's happening all over New England) I think people go way overboard worrying about the prep factor and Hartford. Neither have posed a profound problem for me. </p>
<p>I'm happy here and am really glad I chose Trinity over the other schools that accepted me. I just feel badly that jtvoyager has not had as positive an experience but then sometimes it's just not a good fit. I have several friends unhappy with their college choices this year (Colgate, Penn State, UVA) who are transferring out, too...life is too short to be miserable and I hope he finds a good match somewhere else.</p>
<p>And as for the prep factor and lack of diversity - I thought it pretty ironic looking at these students interviewed for the paper recently. I'd say they are a more representative faction of the Trinity student body than the preverbial popped pink polo set...<a href="http://www.trinitytripod.com/global_user_elements/cpbpslideshow/displayslides.cfm?islides=1436%5B/url%5D">http://www.trinitytripod.com/global_user_elements/cpbpslideshow/displayslides.cfm?islides=1436</a></p>
<p>I suppose Trinity wouldn't be a college you would go to if you want to find some good looking girls - if this is representative of the student body, well...</p>
<p>Well, it depends on your point of view - I think the girls here are pretty gorgeous but yeah, you know, girls with brains aren't always the hotties - I think you need to head down to U of Florida or texas for that...</p>
<p>These responses have been really helpful to me as well.</p>
<p>I was thinking about applying to Trinity this year but decided against it.</p>
<p>I come from a social and family background that would fit in with the "norm" at Trinity. The popped collar look with top italian designer clothes and luxury cars like audi, mercedes and bmw flying left and right. I see that socially I might fit in but what really kept me from applying was the location.</p>
<p>I feel that it is not worth subjecting myself to go to school in a city where the crime rate is so high and unfortunately the crime in Hartford happens to be right on Trinity's campus or right outside it's borders. </p>
<p>Also troubling was the school's financial problems. The financial issues forced Trinity to take away the Hartford police who would monitor campus and now any old ghetto Hartford bum can walk right into campus.</p>
<p>Although Trinity does have good academics and I would fit in there with the "preppy" look there is no point in subjecting myself to going to school where crime is bad, social opportunities off campus are hard to find due to the safety and the school is having financial problems that keep them from improving what seems like their number one problem.</p>
<p>Despite having a relatively intelligent student body and ranking. (I think Trinity is ranked the 24th best liberal arts school in the country) combined with a very low acceptance percentage to help the rankings it lacks in almost very other department.</p>
<p>The campus is located in a ghetto part of Hartford, the crime rate is very high, the winters are very cold and snowy and the sky is gray, the off campus opportunites are a lot fewer then what you would find at most other city schools and the education maybe good but I can find an equally good and probably better education in a safer city that gives me more social opportunities and the ability to hang out with others that I associate with "the preppy crowd" all while not worrying about my safety.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the information, Trinity seems like all the kids from Greenwich or the O.C. are placed in the middle of a hell zone where they have to worry about their safety 24/7 and the academics are pretty strong but everything else is well.... far behind.</p>
<p>I'd say go to Boston University, New York University, George Washington University, Wesleyan or another college that has a similar academic environment but where the off campus and social opportunities are a lot greater and your safety won't be the number one concern.</p>
<p>GW or NYU where safety won't be an issue? You're living in lala land, honey...</p>
<p>you don't see people getting killed or muggings right outside NYU's doorstep do you? NYU is right in the Village where there are plenty of eccentric people. Safety will be a concern in any city but the location of Trinity is like putting NYU in the middle of Harlem or the ghetto part of Queens. Understand New York has its safety issues as well just like any city but remember that NYU's location is not in the "bad" neighborhood of the city.</p>
<p>GWU is the same thing. Some parts of D.C. are unsafer then others. GW's location is closer to the ghetto parts or dangerous parts of D.C. then NYU is in New York.</p>
<p>Trinity would be like placing NYU in the middle of Harlem or the real dangerous parts of the Bronx or Queens.</p>
<p>Not the place to be if you are a popped-collar luxury car driving individual if you ask me and there are plenty of other places where you can go.</p>
<p>"Trinity would be like placing NYU in the middle of Harlem or the real dangerous parts of the Bronx or Queens."</p>
<p>I'm sorry: this is flat out wrong and I have no idea where you are getting your information. And put BU on this list too - Trinity is no more "dangerous" than NYU, GWU or BU. In fact, it's probably SAFER.</p>
<p>hahaha are u serious. For the city of Hartford that is god knows how many times smaller then NYC your saying its safer. I don't think you know the bad parts of Hartford. BU for your info is right on Comm. Ave. which is right next to the nice area known as Back Bay where the wealthier residents of Boston live. GWU is not exactly in Georgetown but it isn't too far from it. </p>
<p>Trinity on the other hand has violence coming up to its borders.</p>
<p>Jrpar I think I do know what I'm talking about because I have a very good friend that goes to Trinity and have been around the are on several occasions and have seen that it is unsafe to walk around by yourself at night in that neighborhood.</p>