College of Wooster

[Anonymous]

Our DS also got in and we are considering it. Nice students, but wondering if kids have enough to do/stay engaged socially for all four years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our DS also got in and we are considering it. Nice students, but wondering if kids have enough to do/stay engaged socially for all four years.

My friend who went there said senior year was the best because she just got to really dig into her IS project.

Junior year they have several study abroad options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DS also got in and we are considering it. Nice students, but wondering if kids have enough to do/stay engaged socially for all four years.

My friend who went there said senior year was the best because she just got to really dig into her IS project.

Junior year they have several study abroad options.

Good points, thanks for this info!

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Anonymous wrote:Wooster still requires the covid vaccine.

Actually as we learned from the local ER (our college visit was fraught, through no fault of the college--and due to nothing that happened on campus), your child may also qualify for a free rabies vaccine!

If they are exposed to a bat in their freshman dorm, which is apparently a thing they happens.

The local ER is also very responsive but it's my impression that the town/gown relationship isn't great. Everyone seems to have the impression that Wooster is full of rich kids, never mind that with merit, going there costs close to the same as a state school. Wooster, Ohio also seems like a prosperous town, relatively speaking, and Im not sure the locals think they 'need' the school.

I will note that when on campus, it doesn't feel like the middle of nowhere: it's in an attractive suburban neighborhood close to downtown.

I’m the pp whose kid transferred. Bats are a real problem there and housing seemed to respond by just putting up more warning signs. The dorms are a big issue - some are very nice and some are truly terrible. There is no in between.

In terms of what changed during Covid, I think it really hurt the kids socially that they didn’t get an orientation to do the typical bonding activities. Plus, the student center was shut down for remodeling. There are other things that I can’t remember but I’ll ask dd and post over the weekend

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We really liked it and dd might attend. It is far and the curriculum is somewhat similar to other, closer schools: smcm, Washington college, Allegheny, Gettysburg, Dickinson. We all actually liked Allegheny a little more, but they offered a lot less merit, and I think Wooster has deeper pockets.

I have a friend who attended Wooster and loved it about 15 years ago.

Wooster was far, and in the middle of cornfields. But the community seemed great.

Allegheny seemed like a strong school but the town was beyond run down/past its prime.

[Anonymous]

There is a lot going for Wooster, just wish it could be picked up and plopped somewhere else! Have two friends with students enrolled there and both are thriving and having a positive college experience. I think it has much to offer and strikes a good balance, but that darned location is less than ideal.

[Anonymous]

Why don’t they spell it “Worcester”?

[Anonymous]

Wooster has a reputation for educational excellence, partly due to the IS program. My friend and her kid loved it and had a hard time choosing between Wooster, a T5 LAC, and Reed. The kid eventually chose the T5 but was quite torn between the three. They still speak very positively about it.

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Anonymous wrote:Why don’t they spell it “Worcester”?

Wouldn’t it make more sense for Worcester to be spelled Wooster?

[Anonymous]

My DC seriously considered it a couple of years ago, but ended up at Oberlin. We were very impressed by the intentionality of the curriculum and the skills-development to get students working closely with professors, doing higher-level research, and doing a capstone program. We thought it punched well above its weight, and were more impressed by Wooster than Allegheny. The town wasn't great but it's a strong school doing impressive things. Their Ph.D. placement was striking for such a small place.

[Anonymous]

Still very much in the running for my DC! The education-to-cost ratio is pretty great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DC seriously considered it a couple of years ago, but ended up at Oberlin. We were very impressed by the intentionality of the curriculum and the skills-development to get students working closely with professors, doing higher-level research, and doing a capstone program. We thought it punched well above its weight, and were more impressed by Wooster than Allegheny. The town wasn't great but it's a strong school doing impressive things. Their Ph.D. placement was striking for such a small place.

How did/does your child like Oberlin? It’s on our list, along with Wooster.

[Anonymous]

It has a strong academic reputation.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don’t they spell it “Worcester”?

Wouldn’t it make more sense for Worcester to be spelled Wooster?

Wooster was named in honor of Revolutionary War Brigadier-General David Wooster 1818 in Ohio, which was then a part of the United States; whereas, Worcester was established in colonial America in 1722, and named after Worcester, England.

[Anonymous]

We know three families with kids there who are thriving and loving it. Definitely worth exploring if your kid is looking for a liberal arts school.