<p>What are you thoughts on Skidmore?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Good school. Very strong in the arts and social sciences, not quite as strong for hard sciences. Still trying, at least in some circles, to overcome its former rep as a finishing school for girls. Very expensive and not all that generous with financial aid or merit scholarships compared to other schools of similar academic quality and selectivity. But that's just my opinion - I know there is someone who posts here regularly who is a recent alum and can probably give you more specific information.</p>
<p>Thanks for the lead, Carolyn. :)</p>
<p>Kinglin, I will try to answer any questions I can on Skidmore (Disclaimer** only an alum, not an Alumni Office representative.)</p>
<p>Having said that, Skidmore is not as weighed down by its "finishing school" reputation as Carolyn believes. </p>
<p>There were two important milestones that helped Skidmore transition to the college it is today: the campus was relocated from a location in the heart of downtown Saratoga Springs to the edge of town in the early 60's, and men were admitted in 1971. </p>
<p>Today, the only real traces of the "finishing school' era appear when some of these finished, genteel ladies attend their 50+ reunions.</p>
<p>I cannot refute, however, that Skidmore, like most selective LACs in the US, is very expensive. </p>
<p>Let me know if/how I can be of further assistance.</p>
<p>Skidmore is not as weighed down by its "finishing school" reputation as Carolyn believes>></p>
<p>Travelrrr, that's why I added "in some circles." But then, the same people probably still view Vassar that way too. :) Of course, as you noted, nothing could be further from the reality of Skidmore today.</p>
<p>Skidmore has an awesome art museum.</p>
<p>No, you are right to think that there still are traces of that reputation, Carolyn. </p>
<p>Quite often my parents' friends, who went to Williams, Dartmouth, Hamilton, etc. talk about their days of venturing to Saratoga to try to neck with the beautiful, classy and somewhat-unattainable Skidmore women.</p>
<p>:) Well, let's hope that reputation quickly fades Travelrrr as I think Skidmore is a great school.</p>
<p>Skidmore has a lot of weed. My friend who goes there absolutely loves it. Other than that, I can't tell you specifics.</p>
<p>Travelrrr...can you tell me what student life is like at Skidmore? What do people do on weekends, parties, etc. I also hear that there are soem good looking girls there haha. I'm planning on applying, but I ant to find otu a bit more about it</p>
<p>Coming from a hyper-conservative, homogeneous b-school, Skidmore offered me the best of both worlds: a small, NE college environment AND a little more breathing room to not have to conform to any one scene.</p>
<p>Skidmore kids tend to be pretty interesting all the way around. More often than not, you will meet a lax player who is minoring in art history or a business/econ major who participates in an a cappella singing group and Skidmore News. </p>
<p>Students, in fact, are very involved with clubs/organizations, which can take up a healthy percentage of one's free time. Many students are involved with multiple extracurriculars, which I found a bit aggressive.</p>
<p>As for partying, most students head to either downtown Saratoga (which at one point had the most bars per capita of any town in the US) or to house parties of upperclassmen (both on campus at Scribner Village and off campus.)</p>
<p>And, of course, students take road trips fairly regularly. Boston, NY, Montreal and Killington are all within 3 1/2 hours.</p>
<p>I DEFINITELY recommend you stay with a student and get a true taste of the College if you are seriously thinking about Skidmore.</p>
<p>How is the Economics program?</p>
<p>excellent but difficult (stats just about did me in). </p>
<p>I particularly liked the "fringe" classes that I was able to take after I completed the core classes, such as World Economy, Economics of Environment, Women in the Economy, etc.</p>
<p>One more thing: many, many students study abroad for at least part of their third year. </p>
<p>One more more thing: Skidmore was never really known for having top-notch athletic teams....until recently. In the past couple of years, the lax, baseball, cycling, polo, equestrian, tennis and golf teams have done exceptionally well and there is a really good turnout for games played on the home turf.</p>
<p>David: Skiddie women tend to be sophisticated...and, yes, hot.</p>
<p>sounds like my type haha</p>
<p>On both Students Review, and Campus Dirt, it seems as if people don't really like the school. Respond to that.</p>
<p>Hmm...don't know about those (publications, websites?) I will take a look.</p>
<p>My guess is that it is only those that are unhappy that will go out of their way to write about how miserable they are. </p>
<p>I think those that are happy are too busy doing those things that make them happy. </p>
<p>Skidmore's retention rate is pretty good, so I think "it seems as if people dont really like the school" is a tad extreme.</p>
<p>What's the social life like? Any parties?</p>
<p>Students either go to large parties (100-300) students or smaller gatherings (50 people) hosted at homes of upperclassmen on and off campus. </p>
<p>Many people (of age) head downtown to hit the bars and clubs, of which there is plenty of diversity (Irish pub, dance clubs, bars with live music). </p>
<p>Although there are definite cliques at Skidmore, jocks, Preps, NYC snobs, and artsy/crunchy Frisbee throwers, everyone tends to mix.
Admittedly, Skidmore needs to increase the amount of minorities at the College to make it more racially diverse.</p>