Allegheny College

[Anonymous]

My DD is starting to put her list together and is interested in Allegheny College as a safety. I knew a few graduates (they would have graduated 25 years ago) and most are smart and successful. I definitely see how the college shaped them into the successful people they became. From what I have seen, Allegheny seems like a good fit for my DD.

Why doesn't it get more love? Is it solely because of its location in Meadville? Or is there something about the college that is not appealing to prospective students?

[Anonymous]

I originally thought my dd would like it bc we also know people who went there and loved it. But I know others who visited and said Meadville is fairly run down. Dd ended up not visiting.

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Search this site. People have replied in depth previously.

[Anonymous]

I went to a college near a blech town. Didn't matter. We never went there. Life was on campus.

I know a few professors at Allegheny and they are amazing people in addition to being brilliant. I have listened to them talk to high school students about the school, and it sounds like a dream for kids who want to engage in intellectual pursuits with out all the red tape of a big school. where you can't get the classes you need to get your major or your degree. A few comments that stood out to me: we can work with you to craft a major that combines diverse interests that you have. You don't have to follow a formula. Also: you want to study a topic and don't see a suitable class on the syllabus? You can work with a professor to design the course, and they will offer it. Huge benefits of a small school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to a college near a blech town. Didn't matter. We never went there. Life was on campus.

I know a few professors at Allegheny and they are amazing people in addition to being brilliant. I have listened to them talk to high school students about the school, and it sounds like a dream for kids who want to engage in intellectual pursuits with out all the red tape of a big school. where you can't get the classes you need to get your major or your degree. A few comments that stood out to me: we can work with you to craft a major that combines diverse interests that you have. You don't have to follow a formula. Also: you want to study a topic and don't see a suitable class on the syllabus? You can work with a professor to design the course, and they will offer it. Huge benefits of a small school.

19:21 here. Wow! I wish dd had visited. She isn’t 100% happy at her small LAC but isn’t sure if it is bc of the school or bc of Covid. Do you know about the student body and if they are accepting of different points of views? DD’s school is extremely left. Dd is a dem but is more moderate. She said she has seen PE people get called out by other students if they don’t support the Bernie, AOC POV. Dd wants to hear lots of opinions. I don’t know if she will ultimately transfer but this could be a good option for her.

[Anonymous]

Allegheny is wonderful! My DC recently graduated and loved it, secured a great grad school placement and misses the close knit community!

[Anonymous]

I toured Allegheny with dtr. I loved that you can craft your own degree program. This is such a selling point. I also agree that the surrounding town doesn’t make a difference. It is close enough to metropolitan areas. I like that the volunteer opportunities are in Meadville, where it is truly needed. The campus is beautiful. My daughter ultimately chose a different school, and I’m sure her reason was proximity to home. We had a rough few years and I think she wanted to be farther away from home. C’est la vie.

[Anonymous]

I toured it with my son and loved it. He liked the school, but was not so crazy about Meadville, understandably. Allegheny is a very solid, academically focused place with a long history. I would send my kid there in a heartbeat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to a college near a blech town. Didn't matter. We never went there. Life was on campus.

I know a few professors at Allegheny and they are amazing people in addition to being brilliant. I have listened to them talk to high school students about the school, and it sounds like a dream for kids who want to engage in intellectual pursuits with out all the red tape of a big school. where you can't get the classes you need to get your major or your degree. A few comments that stood out to me: we can work with you to craft a major that combines diverse interests that you have. You don't have to follow a formula. Also: you want to study a topic and don't see a suitable class on the syllabus? You can work with a professor to design the course, and they will offer it. Huge benefits of a small school.

19:21 here. Wow! I wish dd had visited. She isn’t 100% happy at her small LAC but isn’t sure if it is bc of the school or bc of Covid. Do you know about the student body and if they are accepting of different points of views? DD’s school is extremely left. Dd is a dem but is more moderate. She said she has seen PE people get called out by other students if they don’t support the Bernie, AOC POV. Dd wants to hear lots of opinions. I don’t know if she will ultimately transfer but this could be a good option for her.

Where did she chose instead?

[Anonymous]

Allegheny is much admired by fans of CTCL and similar colleges. That's a small but enduring minority on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Allegheny is much admired by fans of CTCL and similar colleges. That's a small but enduring minority on DCUM.

Or anyone who values academics over ranking prestige.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Allegheny is much admired by fans of CTCL and similar colleges. That's a small but enduring minority on DCUM.

Or anyone who values academics over ranking prestige.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Allegheny is much admired by fans of CTCL and similar colleges. That's a small but enduring minority on DCUM.

Or anyone who values academics over ranking prestige.

+1

+2

[Anonymous]

Just today, my DC was telling me about her (virtual) orientation to the great internship she landed for this coming summer. She was so excited, describing two days of meetings with VIP's, there as well as her future team of collaborators.

She happened to mention that one of her advisers (her CTCL designates TWO advisors, of the student's choosing...but one cannot be in their primary field of study, which really helps give a novel perspective). Anyway, she mentioned that her advisor (the one in a totally different discipline), had told her to be sure to send him an email afterwards of how those meetings went.

I am a professor myself. This gesture on her adviser's part struck me as such a genuine demonstration of interest in who she was and what she is doing. Some schools assign close to one hundred advisees to a single professor. Their entire interaction might consist of the mandatory signature on each semester's course registrations.

My DC's advisors spend so much time meeting with her, about her schedule yes, but also reviewing draft essays for opportunities that she is seeking, writing numerous letters of recommendation, supervising her work in their lab--including letting her be the first author on a peer-reviewed scientific publication! That is the level of support and attention my DC has gotten at a CTCL.

Those who say that it is all just a marketing gimmick could not be more wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Allegheny is much admired by fans of CTCL and similar colleges. That's a small but enduring minority on DCUM.

Or anyone who values academics over ranking prestige.

+1

+1, Allegheny prepared me well for graduate work at a school more highly rated on DCUM. Meadville is run down and kind of far from stuff if you don't have a car but you can do internships and JYA.