I chose Connecticut College over

First off, congratulations on your choices. For full disclosure my son is going to Conn starting in the fall.

I can’t offer any information with respect to Vassar.

With respect to Trinity, they have solid academics and a good reputation. I live ~ 20 minutes from the campus. My biggest issue with the school has nothing to due with the quality of the education it is the location. The campus itself is quite nice - it is the surrounding area that is a big problem. The section of Hartford that it is located in is VERY unsafe. I used to take my son to their campus for Squash lessons during the day, so this is first hand knowledge. After just a few lessons we went elsewhere due to safety concerns. I am not nor would I be comfortable sending any of my children to this campus.

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My daughter visited Conn on Monday. She was a little disappointed that she couldn’t go in any of the buildings.

However, in the end she really doesn’t want to travel to far from southern Maine where we live and Dickinson and Lafayette are just too far for her.

She really thinks she will like Conn.

Also, a little disappointed that they changed the biggest announcement in school history to next week. Really curious to know what it is.

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I was speaking to someone there a few days ago and they said some type of big thing was supposed to happen yesterday, but even they didn’t know what it was! Now I feel like I have to wait and see what it is before she commits! I’m sure its a good thing, but dying to know! Congrats to your daughter! Any idea?

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For those that committed to Conn, did you receive any ‘merch’ from them? Or a celebratory package?

My daughter just committed today to Conn. That would be really nice if they did something like that.

Does anyone now if Conn still participates in the Twelve College Exchange program, I just found something written about it a couple years ago. Sounds like a cool program.

My DS committed to Conn on April 11th and hasn’t gotten anything at all from them since we paid the deposit…it’s a little bit disappointing when you see how much swag other schools are sending out (even to just accepted, not enrolled, students).

That’s a little disappointing to hear. My daughter just committed last Friday and we were hoping to hear from the Dean of Admissions to welcome her but haven’t heard anything as of today.

My daughter doesn’t seem to mind and she is really happy about her decision so I guess that’s all that matters.

My daughter committed to Conn on Monday and she is super excited!! Thanks for your help on this site everyone!

Connecticut College just received a $40 million gift from two alums who graduated fairly recently- they seem to be doing fine financially.

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