s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses

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Anonymous wrote:Before the Fire, 100% Pepperdine

After the fire, 100% Pepperdine. There’s so much opportunity in California.

Meh. Ugly concrete buildings. The views and climate are great, but the campus is not pretty imo.

Most beautiful campus is not just the buildings…the setting is important. The fact you see the ocean from every location on campus is pretty amazing.

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Anonymous wrote:Mount Holyoke. It is consistently voted as one of the most beautiful campuses in America. It is particularly gorgeous in the fall and spring.

I think Smith and Bryn Mawr are a lot nicer. Mount Holyoke seems gloomy in comparison.

I went to Mt Holyoke and my sister went to Bryn Mawr We both agree that MHC is superior. Smith's campus is not as pretty as either of those two, but Northampton is a better town.

Can’t speak for Bryn Mawr but Mount Holyoke is by far the nicest of the 5 college campuses — but also the most remote.

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Anonymous wrote:Mount Holyoke. It is consistently voted as one of the most beautiful campuses in America. It is particularly gorgeous in the fall and spring.

Meh. Not that impressive.

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Anonymous wrote:Before the Fire, 100% Pepperdine

After the fire, 100% Pepperdine. There’s so much opportunity in California.

Meh. Ugly concrete buildings. The views and climate are great, but the campus is not pretty imo.

Eh campus isn’t everything. I’ll take living in Malibu over New Orleans.

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Anonymous wrote:Mary Washington.

Surprisingly pretty!

I find smaller schools like Mary Washington often have the most coherent and consistent campuses. The largest schools have often outgrown or overdeveloped their space and had periods where development greatly outpaced planning.

Appreciate that Mary Washington may be more "of a piece" due to not having many new buildings, but the core of the campus, while attractive, isn't one of the most beautiful. It's a nice looking school with a number of nice Georgian buildings, but if we're being honest you can find that all over the Mid Atlantic and South.

I wasn't putting it forward as the most beautiful, just commenting that it may have a number of advantages on larger schools that may get more notice on this thread.

Sure, if you think existing in a time warp because UVA opened up to women really provides a "number of advantages." When I see a variety of architectural styles at a university, it tells me that it's a dynamic place, not a set piece.

WOW. You have a chip on your shoulder for some unknown reason. Now it all makes sense. Mary Washington is a beautiful little school and the fact that it doesn't have a mismatch of architectural styles is a huge point in its favor.
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It’s not really impressive but probably nicer than Longwood and Radford.

Radford actually has a nice campus. The area isn’t great, but the campus is cute.

And from the pics I see of Longwood, it looks like a nice campus, too.

Probably wouldn’t put any of these on the most beautiful lists for the whole country, but they aren’t unattractive.

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Anonymous wrote:Before the Fire, 100% Pepperdine

After the fire, 100% Pepperdine. There’s so much opportunity in California.

Meh. Ugly concrete buildings. The views and climate are great, but the campus is not pretty imo.

Most beautiful campus is not just the buildings…the setting is important. The fact you see the ocean from every location on campus is pretty amazing.

If the views are a critical factor, Alcatraz has a beautiful campus.

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Anonymous wrote:Mary Washington.

Surprisingly pretty!

I find smaller schools like Mary Washington often have the most coherent and consistent campuses. The largest schools have often outgrown or overdeveloped their space and had periods where development greatly outpaced planning.

Appreciate that Mary Washington may be more "of a piece" due to not having many new buildings, but the core of the campus, while attractive, isn't one of the most beautiful. It's a nice looking school with a number of nice Georgian buildings, but if we're being honest you can find that all over the Mid Atlantic and South.

I wasn't putting it forward as the most beautiful, just commenting that it may have a number of advantages on larger schools that may get more notice on this thread.

Sure, if you think existing in a time warp because UVA opened up to women really provides a "number of advantages." When I see a variety of architectural styles at a university, it tells me that it's a dynamic place, not a set piece.

WOW. You have a chip on your shoulder for some unknown reason. Now it all makes sense. Mary Washington is a beautiful little school and the fact that it doesn't have a mismatch of architectural styles is a huge point in its favor.
DP

It’s not really impressive but probably nicer than Longwood and Radford.

Radford actually has a nice campus. The area isn’t great, but the campus is cute.

And from the pics I see of Longwood, it looks like a nice campus, too.

Probably wouldn’t put any of these on the most beautiful lists for the whole country, but they aren’t unattractive.

Virginia has some nice public campuses.

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Anonymous wrote:Mary Washington.

Surprisingly pretty!

I find smaller schools like Mary Washington often have the most coherent and consistent campuses. The largest schools have often outgrown or overdeveloped their space and had periods where development greatly outpaced planning.

Appreciate that Mary Washington may be more "of a piece" due to not having many new buildings, but the core of the campus, while attractive, isn't one of the most beautiful. It's a nice looking school with a number of nice Georgian buildings, but if we're being honest you can find that all over the Mid Atlantic and South.

I wasn't putting it forward as the most beautiful, just commenting that it may have a number of advantages on larger schools that may get more notice on this thread.

Sure, if you think existing in a time warp because UVA opened up to women really provides a "number of advantages." When I see a variety of architectural styles at a university, it tells me that it's a dynamic place, not a set piece.

WOW. You have a chip on your shoulder for some unknown reason. Now it all makes sense. Mary Washington is a beautiful little school and the fact that it doesn't have a mismatch of architectural styles is a huge point in its favor.
DP

It’s not really impressive but probably nicer than Longwood and Radford.

Radford actually has a nice campus. The area isn’t great, but the campus is cute.

And from the pics I see of Longwood, it looks like a nice campus, too.

Probably wouldn’t put any of these on the most beautiful lists for the whole country, but they aren’t unattractive.

Virginia has some nice public campuses.

Sure, they are nice and VA schools other than UVA, VT, and W&M have campuses that are attractive as Maryland and Delaware. It doesn’t mean they are among the most attractive in the country, just that they can be pleasant places to spend your college years.

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To be fair, my child’s school is very small and really doesn’t have much of a campus. There are maybe 2 nice looking buildings. The town it is in is nice, though.

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Anonymous wrote:Mary Washington.

Surprisingly pretty!

I find smaller schools like Mary Washington often have the most coherent and consistent campuses. The largest schools have often outgrown or overdeveloped their space and had periods where development greatly outpaced planning.

Appreciate that Mary Washington may be more "of a piece" due to not having many new buildings, but the core of the campus, while attractive, isn't one of the most beautiful. It's a nice looking school with a number of nice Georgian buildings, but if we're being honest you can find that all over the Mid Atlantic and South.

I wasn't putting it forward as the most beautiful, just commenting that it may have a number of advantages on larger schools that may get more notice on this thread.

Sure, if you think existing in a time warp because UVA opened up to women really provides a "number of advantages." When I see a variety of architectural styles at a university, it tells me that it's a dynamic place, not a set piece.

:lol: WOW. You have a chip on your shoulder for some unknown reason. Now it all makes sense. Mary Washington is a beautiful little school and the fact that it doesn't have a mismatch of architectural styles is a huge point in its favor.
DP

It’s not really impressive but probably nicer than Longwood and Radford.

Radford actually has a nice campus. The area isn’t great, but the campus is cute.

And from the pics I see of Longwood, it looks like a nice campus, too.

Probably wouldn’t put any of these on the most beautiful lists for the whole country, but they aren’t unattractive.

Virginia has some nice public campuses.

Sure, they are nice and VA schools other than UVA, VT, and W&M have campuses that are attractive as Maryland and Delaware. It doesn’t mean they are among the most attractive in the country, just that they can be pleasant places to spend your college years.

It also doesn't mean Virginia schools are not among the most attractive. I have seen Richmond, W&M, and UVA (and maybe more) on lists of the most beautiful campuses.

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Anonymous wrote:Mary Washington.

Surprisingly pretty!

I find smaller schools like Mary Washington often have the most coherent and consistent campuses. The largest schools have often outgrown or overdeveloped their space and had periods where development greatly outpaced planning.

Appreciate that Mary Washington may be more "of a piece" due to not having many new buildings, but the core of the campus, while attractive, isn't one of the most beautiful. It's a nice looking school with a number of nice Georgian buildings, but if we're being honest you can find that all over the Mid Atlantic and South.

I wasn't putting it forward as the most beautiful, just commenting that it may have a number of advantages on larger schools that may get more notice on this thread.

Sure, if you think existing in a time warp because UVA opened up to women really provides a "number of advantages." When I see a variety of architectural styles at a university, it tells me that it's a dynamic place, not a set piece.

OK. But if they mess up those architectural styles, it will be a dynamic, ugly place.

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Anonymous wrote:Mary Washington.

Surprisingly pretty!

I find smaller schools like Mary Washington often have the most coherent and consistent campuses. The largest schools have often outgrown or overdeveloped their space and had periods where development greatly outpaced planning.

Appreciate that Mary Washington may be more "of a piece" due to not having many new buildings, but the core of the campus, while attractive, isn't one of the most beautiful. It's a nice looking school with a number of nice Georgian buildings, but if we're being honest you can find that all over the Mid Atlantic and South.

I wasn't putting it forward as the most beautiful, just commenting that it may have a number of advantages on larger schools that may get more notice on this thread.

Sure, if you think existing in a time warp because UVA opened up to women really provides a "number of advantages." When I see a variety of architectural styles at a university, it tells me that it's a dynamic place, not a set piece.

WOW. You have a chip on your shoulder for some unknown reason. Now it all makes sense. Mary Washington is a beautiful little school and the fact that it doesn't have a mismatch of architectural styles is a huge point in its favor.
DP

It’s not really impressive but probably nicer than Longwood and Radford.

Radford actually has a nice campus. The area isn’t great, but the campus is cute.

And from the pics I see of Longwood, it looks like a nice campus, too.

Probably wouldn’t put any of these on the most beautiful lists for the whole country, but they aren’t unattractive.

Virginia has some nice public campuses.

Sure, they are nice and VA schools other than UVA, VT, and W&M have campuses that are attractive as Maryland and Delaware. It doesn’t mean they are among the most attractive in the country, just that they can be pleasant places to spend your college years.

DP. Are you always this pedantic? Many of us are listing colleges WE believe are beautiful. If you disagree, just move on. No one cares about your silly “analyses” of other people’s opinions.

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IMO, Princeton has the most beautiful campus and great town center right across the street.

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Anonymous wrote:IMO, Princeton has the most beautiful campus and great town center right across the street.

I preferred it a decade ago when the town center wasn't full of Brooklinen etc. Cute diner still there though

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Anonymous wrote:Mary Washington.

Surprisingly pretty!

I find smaller schools like Mary Washington often have the most coherent and consistent campuses. The largest schools have often outgrown or overdeveloped their space and had periods where development greatly outpaced planning.

Appreciate that Mary Washington may be more "of a piece" due to not having many new buildings, but the core of the campus, while attractive, isn't one of the most beautiful. It's a nice looking school with a number of nice Georgian buildings, but if we're being honest you can find that all over the Mid Atlantic and South.

I wasn't putting it forward as the most beautiful, just commenting that it may have a number of advantages on larger schools that may get more notice on this thread.

Sure, if you think existing in a time warp because UVA opened up to women really provides a "number of advantages." When I see a variety of architectural styles at a university, it tells me that it's a dynamic place, not a set piece.

WOW. You have a chip on your shoulder for some unknown reason. Now it all makes sense. Mary Washington is a beautiful little school and the fact that it doesn't have a mismatch of architectural styles is a huge point in its favor.
DP

It’s not really impressive but probably nicer than Longwood and Radford.

Radford actually has a nice campus. The area isn’t great, but the campus is cute.

And from the pics I see of Longwood, it looks like a nice campus, too.

Probably wouldn’t put any of these on the most beautiful lists for the whole country, but they aren’t unattractive.

Virginia has some nice public campuses.

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Definitely.