Colleges in drab, dull, ugly, or boringly remote towns

[Anonymous]

What is the appeal? I always wonder about this! Why on earth would one choose to go to school in deadsville?

[Anonymous]

It's about the school and the students and teachers and programs. One isn't walking around admitting stuff. People in beach towns would not be nearly as focused on working.

[Anonymous]

So they can concentrate on academics and not waste money.

[Anonymous]

Different strokes for different folks.

You might think Williamstown is boring and remote. I might have spent my childhood in a busy city and want something different and find nature beautiful and I am very excited about being able to ski all winter (I did not go to Williams but using it as an example).

[Anonymous]

I went to a college in deadville. We had a great time hanging out with each other on campus, made our own fun. It was actually a bit of a party school because of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So they can concentrate on academics and not waste money.

waste money...by, oh no, having fun?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Different strokes for different folks.

You might think Williamstown is boring and remote. I might have spent my childhood in a busy city and want something different and find nature beautiful and I am very excited about being able to ski all winter (I did not go to Williams but using it as an example).

This isn't really charaterizing Williamstown-that's a beautiful place. More like Waterville.

[Anonymous]

you can build real community in some of these isolated places. faculty and their kids go to the sporting events, your kids are more likely to go to a barbecue at a professor's house. At parent's weekend, we were amazed at how well the profs knew our kids and how excited they were to meet us. It's nice.

[Anonymous]

professor's kids must be bored at times!

[Anonymous]

UMCP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Different strokes for different folks.

You might think Williamstown is boring and remote. I might have spent my childhood in a busy city and want something different and find nature beautiful and I am very excited about being able to ski all winter (I did not go to Williams but using it as an example).

This isn't really charaterizing Williamstown-that's a beautiful place. More like Waterville.

Have you ever been to Waterville? Beautiful area. Admit there isn't as much to do there but I love the area. I would make a better argument for the area around Bates which is more industrial, but I still find it nice.

[Anonymous]

Purdue, Wake Forest, Anywhere in Maine

[Anonymous]

This is college, as in collegium, an experience in which young adults of similar inclinations gather together with a common purpose. For this once-in-a-lifetime segment of life, remoteness can be enhancing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:you can build real community in some of these isolated places. faculty and their kids go to the sporting events, your kids are more likely to go to a barbecue at a professor's house. At parent's weekend, we were amazed at how well the profs knew our kids and how excited they were to meet us. It's nice.

THIS!

[Anonymous]

UVA, W&M