St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith

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Thoughts on and experiences with these schools?

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JLo's child Oskar is going to Sarah Lawrence on scholarship.

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Anonymous wrote:JLo's child Oskar is going to Sarah Lawrence on scholarship.

Please note that the OP has not asked about Sarah Lawrence College.

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Best thread of the day.

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I heard that Hobart has the coldest winters and the purest snow (IYKYK) of any school in the Northeast.

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I think St. Lawrence is struggling with enrollment and finances. While Forbes gave it a B+ this year (two years ago it was a B-), Moody’s recently rated it a Baa2, just above junk. I’d be very reluctant to have a student enroll there as the future seems precarious for St. Lawrence.

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Anonymous wrote:I think St. Lawrence is struggling with enrollment and finances. While Forbes gave it a B+ this year (two years ago it was a B-), Moody’s recently rated it a Baa2, just above junk. I’d be very reluctant to have a student enroll there as the future seems precarious for St. Lawrence.

It's not an elite school but is well regarded, I wouldnt rule it out and have encouraged my child to consider it for a variety of reasons. It is hard to get to though.

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Pp, meant to add it has good science facilities.

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Would not spend money on either.

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Anonymous wrote:Pp, meant to add it has good science facilities.

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=best-science-lab-facilities

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We toured SLU and were very impressed. Hard to get to, but faculty seemed very engaged with students. We ended up talking with 3 different professors (unplanned) during the tour. Vibes were good, dorms seemed nice. DS will apply.

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We’ve been to Hobart twice and have been impressed. Faculty very engaged and lots of opportunities to build those relationships and do research, and they also have some sort of relationship with Cornell for summer programs/research but we haven’t investigated. Building a new science facility so I’d expect that will provide more options for research. If your student is interested in nature/outdoors, it’s an incredible place.

Supposedly their debate team is very good. Students also do quite a bit of community service.

It feels remote but it’s less than an hour to Rochester going NW and Ithaca going south. Town seems cute, though very small.

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St. Lawrence, with proximity to the Thousand Islands and Canada, offers a nicely exotic location. Noteworthy campus features include its science building, library and student center.

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Anonymous wrote:St. Lawrence, with proximity to the Thousand Islands and Canada, offers a nicely exotic location. Noteworthy campus features include its science building, library and student center.

The 1000 islands are nice for about two months of the year. And they’re nice for old people, not really college kids.

And that part of Canada is not exciting.

Some young people would like the location. Many would not.

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Anonymous wrote:I heard that Hobart has the coldest winters and the purest snow (IYKYK) of any school in the Northeast.

Based on the standard criterion of average January low temperature, winters at HWS are not as cold as those of, for example, NESCACS such as Colby, Middlebury, Bates, Bowdoin, Williams and Amherst.