<p>My daughter is a junior just starting to visit colleges. Rhodes seems like a great school, but we live in New England, so it's a long trip and I want to make sure it's worth the visit.</p>
<p>The physical beauty of the campus is very important to my daughter. She thought the Furman campus was stunningly beautiful and just about perfect. Can anybody tell me how the Rhodes campus compares to the Furman campus? Is Rhodes a self-contained campus (which is what she wants) or is it integrated into the city? Are there lots and lots of trees and green spaces?</p>
<p>The pictures of the campus are helpful, but sometimes it's hard to tell.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>from the Rhodes website. also if you google the map you will see an aerial layout. Ive never been to Rhodes but it looks like its nestled inside an existing community. Rhodes has 100acres Furman is 750</p>
<p>Rhodes College occupies a 100-acre wooded campus in an historic neighborhood near downtown Memphis, offering both an idyllic residential learning environment and the vitality of a growing urban center.</p>
<p>Since 1848, we’ve aspired to graduate students who are passionate about learning, effecting change in their communities and the world, and exemplifying leadership and service with integrity. Our emphasis on service is rooted in our Presbyterian heritage.</p>
<p>We believe that learning is a life-long pursuit. Our academic programs combine the best of the classroom and the outside world, involving our students in the larger Rhodes and Memphis communities through a variety of intellectual, service, social and cultural opportunities. Our students study, play and serve others with a determination to grow personally and to improve the quality of life within their communities.</p>
<p>you may want to take a look at this video</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - Furman from the Air](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)</p>
<p>Hi,
Thanks George. We visited the Furman campus a few weeks ago and my daughter LOVED it. To her, it’s the “perfect” campus and sets the bar for what a campus should look like. I guess I’m just trying to figure out if the Rhodes campus is similar to Furman’s, so we know if it’s worth visiting. I’ve looked at all the pictures on the website, but sometimes you just can’t get the feel of a place until you are actually there.</p>
<p>Hi! I’m going to be attending Rhodes in the fall. I’ve never visited Furman, but I have visited Rhodes.
Rhodes is stunning. I visited on a dreary and rainy day and still fell in love. The campus is gated in and very self contained. There is the typical college feel that you always hear about. There are green lawns, beautiful trees, and beautiful buildings. The people are very friendly and welcoming. The campus is very safe and had security guards at every entrance and throughout the campus. I hope this helped, feel free to ask me questions and I’ll try my hardest to answer them.</p>
<p>I have visited both campuses and they are both beautiful. The biggest difference between the two that I can see is that Furman is more expansive since it includes a golf course, a lake, etc. Frankly, Furman seemed more like a country club. It didn’t appeal to my son because he felt like it was kind of in the middle of nowhere. But he acknowledged that it was amazingly beautiful. Rhodes is very attractive but is smaller. The student body is also much smaller than Furman’s. It is self contained and there are lots of trees and green spaces. Rhodes being in a larger city has more appeal to my son. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about Furman, but can say (based on recent visit) that the Rhodes campus is very attractive. The architectural integrity of the campus is notable; all of the buildings share a “gothic” look, even the newer ones. The library (relatively new) is simply gorgeous. The campus is very green. There’s a huge magnolia tree next to the admissions building (a great facility) that I’ll bet is beautiful in bloom (we were there in February). Rhodes sits in an established residential area, near the impressive Memphis zoo. The campus appears to be very secure. While it was a little frustrating as a visitor to have to figure out exactly which entrance we could go in (and out of), it was nice to know, as a parent, that the campus isn’t wide open. My daughter loved how the campus felt “bubbly” while, at the same time, students benefit from Rhodes’ location within a vibrant, exciting city (downtown Memphis is just five or so miles away).</p>
<p>Both Furman and Rhodes are self contained and gorgeous. Rhodes is less isolated from the city. The beauty is very different however and depends on what you like. Personally after visiting both my daughter preferred Rhodes more gothic style to the red brick country club style of Furman. Rhodes is smaller and easier to navigate. The library is amazing. Both schools are visual feasts and depend on your personal preference.</p>
<p>One attraction is Rhodes has an outdoor pool which is way cool on a college campus.</p>
<p>Also forgot the Lynx guarding the entrance and the other one by the science facility are endearing.</p>
<p>Thank you to all for the information; it’s really helped me “see” Rhodes and it seems like a beautiful campus.</p>
<p>Rhodes hands down. More consistent and more classic architecture. You can’t tell without looking at the cornerstones that the library was built in 2005 and the chemistry building in 1925. It feels more self-contained because of the fence around the campus and the fact that it’s in a residential neighborhood. </p>
<p>I liked the suggestion about looking at the aerial view of campuses from Google or Bing maps. All colleges (Rhodes included) are going to show you the most beautiful pictures of campus. What the aerial view lets you see is how representative those beautiful shots are of the whole campus. </p>
<p>If you visit Rhodes, I promise you the bar will get reset.</p>
<p>Would concur that Rhodes campus is quite attractive, and the surrounding neighborhood has some very beautiful homes. We took a drive through several nearby neighborhoods and saw some well maintained larger homes, as well as some charming bungalows, cottages, etc. I would say there is a down side to Rhodes—the campus is directly in the flight path of the Memphis airport, and with FedEx being based there, the serenity of the campus is often “interupted” with the sound of loud jet engines. I suspect that you get used to it after a while, but it is frequent and noticeable to a first time visitor.</p>