<p>radical, as in cool.</p>
<p>ahh, thanks. yeah, when I'm a rich and famous environmentalist (yeah, right...) I'll found it, and you can send your kids there.</p>
<p>17+ thousand students
lovely campus-plenty of trees, flowers, and shrubs
a graveyard nearby
Greek system present but certainly not dominant at all
nice diversity in religion and ethnicity
good sports team but aren't too big and wild
alot of clubs and sports esp. badminton
stellar challenging acedemics and research
politically moderate leaning toward liberal although I'm really a hardcore conservative
good food
enviromentalists and nobel laureates walking around a plenty
acedemically renowned
strong interest in current events and politics
Pretty darn old city with lots of history
Very nice and polite people</p>
<p>ecape, I don't think you're ever going to get "genuinely diverse" as long as the school costs $40K+ a year.</p>
<p>Well, I think public liberal-arts colleges are a pretty cool concept, personally... My high school educated 600 students with $20,000 a year (academics were awesome, quality of life a bit lacking) and the state paid for it. I think it would be nicer if the elite upper education system was public, but I'm sure it would majorly change a lot of the way the rest of the economic system functions. I can't quite predict all the results.</p>
<p>2,000 students, with a balanced split male/female </p>
<p>Stunning campus: Lots of open space with local running/walking trails, flowers, trees, gothic architecture, nestled comfortably in the New England hills. The library would be a marvel in and of itself, with shelves wind up stone steps and 18th century stained glass windows. </p>
<p>Academic System: Liberal arts with a strong core. I'm a firm believer in a well-rounded education. We would follow the 4-1-4 calendar system. </p>
<p>Activities: No Greek system. Inter-cultural and community service organizations would be encouraged. Study Abroad options would be flexible and varied, ranging from a 3 week in the short semester to a full year abroad. We would have many sports teams, with an intramural team available for every sport offered at club/varsity level. </p>
<p>Town: It would be located 1-1 1/2 hours away from a large city, the surrounding area would be quaint, yet substantial, with all the college-kid necessities like shopping, a movie theatre, restaraunts, an extremely large borders/barnes and nobles (I love to sit in those stores with coffee)</p>
<p>Student Culture: Diverse. Ethnically, Socioeconomically, in terms of interests, backgrounds, personalities. I would want there to be a mix of: preppy kids, emo kids, jock kids, math nerd kids, artistic kids ... any sterotype you can think of and many that you can't. </p>
<p>Politics/Religious Backgrounds of students: Again, diverse, but with the common trait that all students can accept that others have different beliefs. </p>
<p>Student personalities: Overwelming friendly, but all in different ways. I would like some 'big-personality drama queens' and some that are quite shy and like to talk about literature/philosophy. Balance is the key to harmony.</p>
<p>Name: Robespierre College
Type: Private
Costs: 20K + 5k room&board
Location: Detroit, MI. Overlooking the Detroit River.
Students Enrolled: 21,000
Majors Offered:
Economics
English
Political Science
Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
Philosophy
Classical Civilization
Creative Writing
Africana Studies
Studio Art
Art History
Classics
Film Criticism and Analysis
Romance Languages
History
No science majors. If students want to take science classes, they can take them at Wayne State.
Core Curriculum: No particular classes are required. But a minimum of 100 community service hours are required to graduate.
Religion: Prominently atheist, but there is a good mixture.
Diversity: 10% Caucasian, 20% Asian, 25% African-American, 25% Hispanic, 20% Native American.
Financial Aid: No merit aid, only need-based.</p>
<p>yea lets name a college after a guy that killed a few thousand people at the least!</p>
<p>Drew, I think we can all agree that our dream college would be in Detroit. But getting that 20% Native American student body is going to be tough, even with the glamorous location. Maybe it would work if it was called the University of Kevorkian--and had a medical school. I think you could take advantage of the Detroit location and add a few majors:</p>
<p>Union Busting
Carjacking
Euthanasia
Hoffa Studies/Archeology
Antagonizing Canadians
Antagonizing Ohioans
Bad Car Making
Urban Blight
Elmore Leonard Studies
Kid Rockology</p>
<p>What's so bad about Detroit? It's not nearly as bad as people make it out to be.</p>
<p>I know. I live and work in the Detroit burbs. I happen to love it, but one of the things I love about it is everybody here has a good sense of humor about its flaws. And I don't want a bunch of people moving here, or else we'll have bad traffic and high housing costs, just like all the "good" cities.</p>
<p>jnesse, it seems that you are very closely describing Williams.</p>
<p>10,000 students...
EVERYONE lives on campus
in the south or mid atlantic
very friendly students
open greek life
great party scene
solid academics, but not overwhelming
good reputation
even girl/boy ratio</p>
<p>DOES THIS EVEN EXIST? LOL</p>
<p>UVA is a lot like that.</p>
<p>why do some people hate greek system?</p>
<p>i see greek as paying for friends
i mean i can make friends that are just as wonderful without paying extra</p>
<p>The Greek system has nothing to do with paying for friends and this type of misinformation is one of the reasons people are against the Greek system. In fact, the way logistics worked out with room & board my last year at Colgate, it was actually cheaper to be in a fraternity than not to be. In general, dues are a very minor cost in relation to the whole cumulative cost. I have seen many arguments pro/con the Greek system, but have never heard of the concept of paying for friends as one of them.</p>
<p>Here's my perfect college...</p>
<p>Around 6000 students (Medium Sized)
Mild Weather
Very Intellectual Student Body
Decent at Athletics
Excels in All Areas
Very Diverse Student Body
Great Architecture
All Students Can Get Research During Undergrad
Teachers Who Are Passionate & Competent in Their Areas Of Study</p>
<p>Any college even closely resemble this description??</p>
<p>I think William & Mary, Johns Hopkins or Georgetown comes the closest to that description.</p>
<p>Brown - except the mild weather part</p>