<p>If anyone has info on Ursinus, Wilson, or Russell Sage -- even if it's just what the campuses look like -- I'd appreciate it.</p>
<p>Russell Sage in particular has been in contact with me many times over the past 6 months or so, but I still can't find out much about them. I'm going to be visiting some other New York schools this October and might swing by.</p>
<p>I know Wilson is affiliated, but does anyone know how prevalent religious influence is on campus?</p>
<p>I really like what I've been reading about Ursinus. It's fairly close to Philadelphia, right?</p>
<p>Ursinus is in Collegeville- I am very familiar with the area. It is a small but pretty campus. Collegeville is not that close to Phila. You would need to get to King of Prussia or Valley Forge and take a bus or train. Having a car would be a real plus, but the traffic on the expressway into town is usually horrible. Collegeville is a pretty distant suburb, actually. It is a beautiful area. The King of Prussia mall is huge and is about 15 minutes away. Valley Forge Park is also about 15 minutes away.</p>
<p>Thank you! I actually stayed in Valley Forge/King of Prussia in October, so I know the area fairly well. It's pretty down there.</p>
<p>Their guide book said it's 25 minutes (or was it miles?) from Philadelphia, but I guess I should've learned by now not to believe the guide books. :) I'd actually like it to be fairly outside the city, so that works for me. I don't drive, but I'm sure someone else on campus could give me a ride to the train station when the urge to come home hits.</p>
<p>I really wish I'd known about some colleges when we were doing a road trip through Pennsylvania in October. We did drive through Gettysburg's campus, though we didn't actually tour it. I wish I'd seen Dickinson and now Ursinus. Note to other families: If you're going on vacation, research area schools!</p>
<p>hoedown: I'm very much in favor of women's education, especially supporting smaller schools. I know better than to listen to everything I'm told here. ;)</p>
<p>If anything, the biggest criticism of Russell Sage on this board will be that it's not selective enough. It also has a large commuter/adult student population, which would make some people here not even consider a particular school. I'm more interested in schools being personal matches, not statistical ones, so I'm good at ignoring it when people knock any schools that aren't Harvard or Williams.</p>
<p>Wilson is also a women's college, and apparently a fairly good sized one. I just got their course catalogue in the mail today, and it's intriguing me so far.</p>
<p>My step-sister-in-law is dean of the faculty and head of the accounting department at Ursinus. It is a pre-med factory, with better overall results than most of the Ivies, and in large numbers. It is also well-known for its Communications (journalism, etc.) Department, with large numbers of interns (more than anywhere but Annenberg at Penn) in the Philadelphia-area media community. Don't know much more.</p>
<p>I'd be going for an English/history focus. (Specifically, I'd like to individualize my major.) Their course listings seem to meet my needs. Still, I would hope they don't put all of their resources into pre-med and communications. I'll have to look at the strength of the other departments. Thank you!</p>