Knox College

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Appreciate the responses. DC did a tour and met the coaches and some of the team members. We went into it with an open mind and enjoyed the visit. Definitely lives up to the reputation of it being a very friendly place. Found it interesting that they have a very high number of out-of-state and international students for such a small school. They are offering a very generous amount of merit aid. DC would be able to put the savings towards grad school while still getting a solid small liberal arts education. So giving it serious consideration.

Several years ago, I knew a female student who received a full scholarship to Knox College. Attended for one year, then transferred due to boredom/small size/location.

Galesburg is where many Amtrak workers live.

I will add that the student was not a member of any athletic team while at Knox College. That may make a difference.

This is definitely DC’s concern, even with being part of a team.

[Anonymous]

I’ll share my DC’s experience (so far) going to a small liberal arts college in the middle of nowhere as an athlete. My kid is at St Mary’s College of Maryland. Without sports they may have ended up somewhere else, but it was a great fit - DC thought they’d love a big bustling state school or something, but knew they’d do best academically at a small school where there wasn’t pressure to declare a major early. And DC is outdoorsy and is happy doing whatever, as long as it’s with friends, so a city or amenities weren’t important.

DC is super happy and keeps saying it is a really good fit. Team and teammates are wonderful and a built in friend group. Professors are accessible and supportive. Is it sometimes boring on a Sunday afternoon? Yeah. But all in all it has made them very happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll share my DC’s experience (so far) going to a small liberal arts college in the middle of nowhere as an athlete. My kid is at St Mary’s College of Maryland. Without sports they may have ended up somewhere else, but it was a great fit - DC thought they’d love a big bustling state school or something, but knew they’d do best academically at a small school where there wasn’t pressure to declare a major early. And DC is outdoorsy and is happy doing whatever, as long as it’s with friends, so a city or amenities weren’t important.

DC is super happy and keeps saying it is a really good fit. Team and teammates are wonderful and a built in friend group. Professors are accessible and supportive. Is it sometimes boring on a Sunday afternoon? Yeah. But all in all it has made them very happy.

This is so reassuring to hear. And glad your DC found the right fit. That is what we are trying to encourage our DC to focus on!

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know how woke it is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know how woke it is?

Not sure if this is a serious question but the school was founded by abolitionists and one of the first colleges to enroll students of any race and gender. The college was a major hub for the Underground Railroad. It is also the site of one of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. So I guess you can say it’s the original woke college?

[Anonymous]

as a person from central Illinois originally

- knox is a great college with an impressive history
- it's very very small
- it's financially fragile
- galesburg is a very small town.

it usually attracted one kid every few years from our HS who went because of the FA package, smart kids who had no money available for college. I think in these days, those same kids would go to better colleges with robust FA.

IOW, I'm a fan but I'd pass