Tell me about Elon
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Anonymous
My kid goes to Georgetown, got into UVA and Richmond. Was WL at Elon. I know many others who experienced something similar. It's very strange. It keeps their acceptance rate low, but unfortunately, also keeps strong kids who might otherwise go there out as well. I have two close relatives who graduated from Elon and I just don't hear anything other than: it's so nice, pretty, people are nice. Nothing very intellectually deep going on there at all. It seems pretty vocational. Will your kid have a nice time? Sure. Will they come out more highly educated? Maybe, maybe not. |
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OP here- thanks, very helpful.
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| VERY pleased with Elon. They are extremely dedicated to the student experience, academics, career opportunities and campus life. We couldn't be more pleased, and honestly it far surpasses the experience other child has had at a T5. |
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| Elon is top-ranked for undergraduate teaching and also well-regarded for undergrad research. It is *not* “vocational.” |
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Love this school. DS almost picked it but didn't want to have to fly to college. |
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It is actually a bit lower than that. Here are the stats: https://www.elon.edu/u/admissions/undergraduate/explore/first-year-class-profile/ I have a kid who goes there. She had a 3.9 in high school with no APs (school does not offer them) and a few honors classes (you have to test into them so not everyone takes honors). ACT was 26 (had dyslexia and ADHD). She is enjoying her Elon classes but says they are not super challenging (although even one of her teachers called her an overachiever) and has a 4.0. She has found interesting clubs and activities. The honors and fellows programs look to be good but she did not apply because she did not think she wanted Elon when the application was due (had not yet visited). Socially, Elon is filled with suburban kids and she is a city kid, so that has been an adjustment. The social scene seems to be a lot of fraternity parties, which she does not enjoy. It can be isolating without a car (she has one) but lots of kids have cars so friends will likely give your kids rides. She has found some friends and seems to be happy. She is double majoring and feels confident she can do it and keep up her grades. I think it can be a great experience for the right kid. Mine is not 100% happy but is happy enough. It fills a niche that some on here will not understand. The teachers are very student oriented and I think kids will have a great, fun experience. If you want a pressure cooker and to push your kid to work for Apple or IB, it’s not your place. |
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Very helpful post above. Thank you.
Elon checks a lot of boxes for my kid, but the suburban isolation is a concern as she’s more of a city girl. |
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you are sadly misinformed if you think Elon in vocational. |
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And less than 10% kids are on Pell grant. More reason to feel it’s suburban preppy, https://www.chronicle.com/article/where-are-the-low-income-students-not-here |
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Looks like they give the presidential scholarship ($10K+) to high stats kids that are admitted. Kids also compete for other merit - Honors, Fellows, etc. Even my mid-stats kid got merit aid last week. We are still hesitant at this point because tuition and fees are still expensive (about $37K after $10K merit) and he's gotten into other schools on his list. It also doesn't appear that they have a robust support system for ADHD/EF kids (to my limited knowledge). |
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What type of robust support are you looking for? My DD has Dyslexia, ADHD and anxiety. They were very generous with accomodations (using her neuropsych report form 7th grade!). She generally doesn’t even use some of the accomodations (because she doesn’t want to stand out). I would speak to the disability office before concluding that they don’t have what you need. |
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Look at CNU, similar school but in state and a better location |
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| It’s a very social school and the kids I know there love it. |
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Haven't read all of the replies, but the chem and bio depts (and faculty) are top notch.
My daughter chose Elon in part for the cadaver lab and fantastic anatomy courses. The faculty really supported her as she applied and was accepted (first time applying) to med school. My daughter then went on to surgical residency. She attributes a lot of her success to Elon. She also has lifelong friends from her time at Elon. |