Elon vs Dickinson
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Anonymous
| Any thoughts of one over the other? Pros/cons or recent experiences? Thanks. |
Anonymous
| Dickinson is fantastic, particularly for social sciences (econ, psychology, IR)! |
Anonymous
| Elon had a huge decline in enrollment this past year and layoffs. Do a search for the article. |
Anonymous
| Dickinson is a great school, I'm surprised it doesn't get more love on this board. |
Anonymous
I don't think either gives much merit, making them a tough sell for many. |
Anonymous
| Mine applied to both as well as some other similarly ranked mid-size privates. They all gave merit in proportion to starting cost and came in very close to one another. They ended up at Elon and are very happy. It was a hard decision, but more convenient location and a specialty program won out. The school provides an excellent student experience. The irony is my other kid is at a huge endowment school, and Elon does so much for quality of life on campus. |
Anonymous
Could you please share the amount of the merit award? |
Anonymous
| my dd graduated from dickinson in 2022. she loved it, was super involved and had a job directly after graduation from an alum. she really had the opportunity to get to know her professors and she is still in touch / active in the school today |
Anonymous
There is no contest. Dickinson 100% |
Anonymous
| My class of 24 kid applied to both and got great merit. Dickinson gave $35,000, bringing COA down to around 43. Elon gave a total of around $25,000 (presidential, fellows, then another late grant) bringing it down to a similar 45. He chose UTK for the school spirit and large school opportunities and loves it but both were great options. |
Anonymous
Yes, this was same for my kid. They all gave around $35k, Elon was less initially and then another scholarship later with a speciality program. Their starting cost is lower, so they were all essentially a wash. |
Anonymous
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My kids is at Dickinson and really dislikes it. I don't think that's really the fault of the school though. He's an athlete and was recruited to play there--he said there's a huge difference in the type of kids who attend to play sports there vs the ones who attend because they really liked the school. I can't elaborate so pls don't ask me to.
He does seem to be getting a good education and does have good grades and plenty of friends FWIW. |
Anonymous
| Both are mediocre with Elon with better sports. |
Anonymous
Based on what? Your aspirations for your kid to go to Harvard or just your generally b1tchiness? |
Anonymous
| I don’t personally know anything about Dickinson, but I’ve heard good things. I have a a child at Elon. They’ve won best undergrad teaching for I think the past four years. They do a lot right. The faculty and students are close and it’s encouraged. There is always some sort of faculty coffee or take professors to lunch going on. One thing I appreciate when they were a freshman was the amount of programming. There is always something going on at campus and it’s well publicized. Even little things like a cooking class or dorm neighborhood events. They get them out of their rooms and I appreciated that as getting to know people. Loads of clubs, they had to scale back after doing too much, but didn’t want to as they loved them all. |