Underwhelming campus experience

[Anonymous]

No push back on opinions, just interested in if people have ever gone to a college campus in person and realized it was not as spectacular as they’d imagined.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No push back on opinions, just interested in if people have ever gone to a college campus in person and realized it was not as spectacular as they’d imagined.

Carnegie Mellon.

[Anonymous]

Yes, of course. Why do you ask?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No push back on opinions, just interested in if people have ever gone to a college campus in person and realized it was not as spectacular as they’d imagined.

Carnegie Mellon.

I thought Carnegie Mellon was super nice! Though we did luck into a perfect weather day, which is def not the norm in Pittsburgh.

[Anonymous]

UVA

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Harvard

[Anonymous]

Yes. Went to Chicago to see UChicago, didn't care for the tour and didn't apply. Meanwhile, did the Northwestern tour only because we were in town, was surprised how appealing it was, applied and now attends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No push back on opinions, just interested in if people have ever gone to a college campus in person and realized it was not as spectacular as they’d imagined.

Carnegie Mellon.

I thought Carnegie Mellon was super nice! Though we did luck into a perfect weather day, which is def not the norm in Pittsburgh.

I liked MIT, Georgia Tech, WPI, RPI more than CM. Wife agreed. Son agreed.

[Anonymous]

Yale is like a weird Potemkin Village or movie set.

[Anonymous]

Richmond

[Anonymous]

Was disappointed with Pepperdine University in Malibu, Caifornia. Expected more.

Cornell was too overcast & gloomy.

[Anonymous]

Amherst - not sure if I had particularly high expectations but found the campus underwhelming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Went to Chicago to see UChicago, didn't care for the tour and didn't apply. Meanwhile, did the Northwestern tour only because we were in town, was surprised how appealing it was, applied and now attends.

Chicago has a beautiful campus. The school however is not for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was disappointed with Pepperdine University in Malibu, Caifornia. Expected more.

Cornell was too overcast & gloomy.

Totally spot on for Cornell and agree with Pepperdine. Thought it would be a lot prettier. It really was not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yale is like a weird Potemkin Village or movie set.

I wish I were jaded enough to toss out such a comment. Yale seemed magical to me as a visitor.