Canisius College in Buffalo

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Anonymous wrote:We watched the Eckerd virtual tour and my DC is worried about shared bathrooms. I realize this is a ridiculous concern but when watching virtual tours is all she has to go on right now (we will visit top choices), I understand.

Anyway info from your first year student? Is it okay? LOL. Don't flame me.

I didn’t know the bathrooms were shared, lol, so I guess it doesn’t bother DS. But I can see why that might be a concern. I wonder if this is a common set-up. Some first years end up in dorms with a private bathroom. DS had friends in one. Good luck—I hope the excitement outweighs the stress as you and DC navigate this process.

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How many colleges have dorm rooms with private bathrooms?!

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Anonymous wrote:How many colleges have dorm rooms with private bathrooms?!

Usually only the “suites” or affiliated housing have private bathrooms (which my DC hated as a freshman because you’re playing wack-a-mole with multiple kids, not just one).

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It's very cute to see people call the 2nd largest city in New York State with a population of 257 thousand a "small town".

Actually, metro Buffalo's population is 1.2 million.

But what can you expect from DCUM types who think Bethesda's faux downtown is the height of urban sophistication?

From Upstate NY. Yeah, Buffalo is hardly a small town. Got a good chuckle from the above.

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OK, dudes. I am actually from Buffalo and what I actually said was that it acts like a small town and then gave specific examples. But let's just add one more: illiterates who have no critical thinking abilities who point to numbers when a poster is referencing culture. Very much like 2+2=4 and you say "No! It equals oranges!" Really, go back to your Genny.

So so happy I don't live there any more.

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Anonymous wrote:OK, dudes. I am actually from Buffalo and what I actually said was that it acts like a small town and then gave specific examples. But let's just add one more: illiterates who have no critical thinking abilities who point to numbers when a poster is referencing culture. Very much like 2+2=4 and you say "No! It equals oranges!" Really, go back to your Genny.

So so happy I don't live there any more.

Mmmmmm. . . Genny!

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Anonymous wrote:

It's very cute to see people call the 2nd largest city in New York State with a population of 257 thousand a "small town".

Actually, metro Buffalo's population is 1.2 million.

But what can you expect from DCUM types who think Bethesda's faux downtown is the height of urban sophistication?

I'm from Buffalo and everyone does Not know each other. It's not a small town.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It's very cute to see people call the 2nd largest city in New York State with a population of 257 thousand a "small town".

Actually, metro Buffalo's population is 1.2 million.

But what can you expect from DCUM types who think Bethesda's faux downtown is the height of urban sophistication?

I'm from Buffalo and everyone does Not know each other. It's not a small town.

Also from Buffalo and find it odd to hear anyone who grew up or has lived in Buffalo speak as negatively about it as the PP.

As to the OP's question, I have a family member who taught for years at Canisius. It's a warm community, although they did struggle with enrollment for a while. They have a new younger president who should bring a fresh perspective to the institution.

https://www.canisius.edu/news/steve-stoute-jd-named-25th-president-canisius-college

Good luck with the decision.

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Anonymous wrote:Gosh. Yes, I know it and the surrounding area well. Did DD go to school here in the DC Metro area? I cannot imagine going from here to there and being happy. Going from a tiny town or rural America? Then I could see being happy there. In many ways, Buffalo acts like a small town -- everyone knows each other (if they aren't already related), everyone knows where everyone else prays, everyone eats the same thing (if you don't believe me, I can make a list for you and challenge everyone else on this board to see if there is anything I forgot), everyone goes to Canada for fun, everyone dresses the same (JCPenney's chic), and no one will have heard of your DD's high school. UB would be a better choice if you had had had to be in Buffalo, but honestly I would go almost anywhere else.

I lol’ed.

This is so funny. I went to Kentucky and noticed all the women dresses the same--brown sh-t shover shoes, unbuttoned flannels over a cami, leggings.

I'm so glad you wrote this about Buffalo. My kid is interested in a school there. Will keep this in mind.

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One of the brightest, nicest people I met went to Canisius. I was working primarily with Ivy League colleagues at the time we met, so that is my benchmark for comparison. Worth noting that Canisius is Jesuit - the Jesuit schools truly have a remarkable curriculum. Students are not only broadly educated but they learn to be servant leaders.