<p>Uchicago= social hell
Rhodes- very conservative and quiet, gorgeous campus
Depauw- great people, great fun, great school, perfect school for any science major that plans to attend grad school</p>
<h2>CMU Work Hard, Play a teeny little bit</h2>
<p>Didn't get this impression from what I saw but apparently</p>
<p>Wake Forest=Work Forest</p>
<p>Dickinson: We're bright and talented, too bad we didn't get into Colgate}} </p>
<p>Not for the reasons you may believe. Colgate only ofered 219 out of its 729 1st yrs aid. Contrast that to Dickinson that offers a full 330 students aid out of a much smaller 1st yr class of 648....it's very apparent admittance to Colgate is greatly predicated on ability to pay full ride</p>
<p>Virtually every religion in the world is represented in the student body -- Christian, Judaism, Buddhist, Islam, Hindu, }}</p>
<p>A Williamss admission officer explained it to me very succinctly. There is a vast difference between one calling oneself a Muslim and /actively practicing/ the Muslim faith---small distinction in the details but noteworthy. In Williams view only the student actively practicing the Muslim faith would be considered for admission to achieve some semblance of religious diversity. The aforementioned views of Williams regading religous sincerity applies to any of the religions student claimed they were active participants.</p>
<p>Although the United States Military Academy is most definitely not a LAC, my Old Grad H wanted me to include this:</p>
<p>West Point is a $250000 education shoved up your a** a nickel at a time.</p>
<p>connecticut college: where the attractive student body works hard during the week, but plays harder on the weekends, and despite coming from well-to-do families, the students are passionate about making a difference in the world</p>
<p>"
Fencing is a priority, but location isn't."</p>
<p>Barnard? At least I know Columbia has great fencing, but Barnard is a tad easier to get into.</p>
<p>"fencing is a priority, but location isn't"</p>
<p>Lawrence University, Appleton, Wi</p>
<p>first I was thinking"fencing"?
cedar? cast iron?
<a href="http://web.reed.edu/sports_center/classes/fencing.html%5B/url%5D">http://web.reed.edu/sports_center/classes/fencing.html</a></p>
<p>but note
Parrot and/or eyepatch/hook/pegleg not included with tuition and must be provided by student.</p>
<p>I read this one in an article in the Crimson:</p>
<p>Harvard: where high school superstars come to fade</p>
<p>(well, somebody's got to be in the bottom half of the class...)</p>
<p>Brandeis: Incredible academics, friendly and active student body and like Rye-Bread, distinctively Jewish -- but everyone is welcome to enjoy!</p>
<p>Amherst= smart people who will write books and/or end up very rich
Wesleyan= smart people who will make movies and/or save the world</p>
<p>Can someone please tell me about Denison?How bright,motivated are the kids there..??</p>
<p>D is a rising junior at Colgate. She loves it. California girl who passed up UCSD and others for Colgate. Hates the cold but feels the education is definitely worth it. Says she reads constantly, and when not reading is writing as many required papers. She is a double major and feels that the attention given by professors to students is unsurpassed. Feels there is no grade inflation and for a former A student, has had to learn to settle for B's and B+'s. Loves the campus setting and the short walk to talk. Does feel there is a huge avantage to small school size in the feelings of community. Also, being a D-1 school, there is enormous school spirit. She is not a jock but is very involved in school dance clubs. She has never regretted her decision to attend.</p>
<p>D #2 attends Holy Cross. She is a jock and plays a varsity sport which gave her an instant "family" upon arriving on campus. She too feels academics are very challenging although she was able to maintain a B average as well as a fulltime committment to her sport. She had other great choices as well but is happy to be a rising sophomore at H.C.</p>
<p>Both girls contracted mono during there first semester on campus. They were impressed with the help and concern of the health centers and the extra attention given to them but their professors. As we had sent our children 3000 miles away from home we were enormously relieved to know that others were looking after them.</p>
<p>I can only tell you what we have learned in this experience and hope you all find the right fit for you and your children.</p>
<p>Can someone PLEASE tell me about Denison?How bright,motivated are the kids there..??</p>
<p>I thinkie weenie's son goes to Denison.</p>
<p>prachi240987, Denison is FULL of very bright, brainy kids. There are intellectually stimulating, challenging people and programs at Denison. The campus is gorgeous, classic mid-western LAC in a small town. It is more "preppy" than some of the other Ohio LACs like Wooster and Wittenberg. Overall a great school if you don't mind the small town atmosphere.</p>
<p>prachi,
Have I "talked" with you before about Denison? I can't remember. Check out my ramblings here:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=159719%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=159719</a></p>
<p>Weenie:your a great source of info for Denison.. thanks!
and have read through your posts..
asked here to get some more opinions..
quiltguru:thnx your reply.</p>
<p>I lost my cellphone on Wellesley campus and a wonderful student from there mailed it to me in NY. With it, she sent a note with her e-mail address, saying that I can e-mail her with any questions :)</p>
<p>I kept in touch with her and will post some of her quotes about the school, perhaps shedding some light on Wellesley.</p>
<p>"My classes are small and intellectually stimulating, my professors all know me personally and I have already met some of the best friends I will ever have"</p>
<p>"I would say that the main type of people Wellesley attracts are
hardworking. There are really all kinds here, but some populations that
are larger than others, though. For example, the majority of the student
body is liberal. This just means that the republican group is extra close
knit and vocal. In fact they (unfortunately for me) seem to do a lot more than the college democrats."</p>
<p>"We do have a higher number of openly gay students than most coed schools, but that is because we have a really accepting environment. I am straight and I have never felt uncomfortable here. You do have to go off campus to find male attention, but once you do take the bus into Boston, it is not hard, believe me. Overall, socially, I would say the majority of students are pretty moderate, so to speak. We don't have many extreme groups, such as lots of punk kids or really snobby, country clubbers. Most of us are too busy with schoolwork to spend that much time defining our social image, haha."</p>
<p>"The students are very competitive, but mostly with themselves. While many people are constantly striving to have the great gpa/ super internship/etc, they are competing more within themselves than with the other students"</p>
<p>"Meeting guys is definitely harder here, but not impossible. Most girls
have off-campus boyfriends in the area or long distance. Plus, not having guys around makes your friendships with fellow women a lot stronger."</p>