Thoughts on Colgate University

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Anonymous wrote:Is is considered prestigious?

Yes. But best known in New York, may require more description in DC, and especially out west.

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Any connection to the toothpaste dynasty? Serious question.

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Anonymous wrote:Any connection to the toothpaste dynasty? Serious question.

Yes. Google + wikipedia are your friend.

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Is it now typically a first choice school, or is it a safety of sorts.

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It would only be a safety for students who are serious contenders for top 10 schools. Typical SAT scores are around 700 per section.

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Anonymous wrote:It would only be a safety for students who are serious contenders for top 10 schools. Typical SAT scores are around 700 per section.

2100 without a serious hook does not make you a serious contender for a top 10 school these days unless you are hella lucky.

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Anonymous wrote:It would only be a safety for students who are serious contenders for top 10 schools. Typical SAT scores are around 700 per section.

2100 without a serious hook does not make you a serious contender for a top 10 school these days unless you are hella lucky.

The point was that only kids who were serious contenders (I.e. scores much better than 700 per section) could consider a school with average scores around 700 a "safety".

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It would only be a safety for students who are serious contenders for top 10 schools. Typical SAT scores are around 700 per section.

2100 without a serious hook does not make you a serious contender for a top 10 school these days unless you are hella lucky.

The point was that only kids who were serious contenders (I.e. scores much better than 700 per section) could consider a school with average scores around 700 a "safety".

Yes, that is what I meant.

[Anonymous]

I was in a study abroad program with Colgate students. Other students were from Wesleyan and Vassar. The Colgate students seemed much more sheltered and wealthy.

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Anonymous wrote:I graduated in 2004 from Colgate and could not say enough good things about it. I loved my experience, though it was challenging. This is a wonderful place to become an adult. The professors and administrators care about you. There is a diverse student body. There are infinite ways to become involved on campus, and plenty of options for where to live/eat/study/play.

Also, Colgate has a much prettier campus than Hamilton College

I graduated in 1994 and would say almost the exact same things as PP.

I would have graduated in the class of 1994 if I had gotten in! . That said, I loved the campus when I visited. I went to Bucknell instead and was very happy there.

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Don't they have the highest suicide rate in the country? Weather sucks.

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Anonymous wrote:Increasingly difficult to get into (my DC did not get in). Pretty campus. Apparently students are in great shape from walking the hills. Very active fraternity culture. Division 1 sports, which gives it a somewhat different feel than the D3 SLACS. 20 mins from Hamilton but I gather there is not much interaction between the two. Was my DCs first choice.

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Colgate and Hamilton are basically right up against each other. The college bookstore is in Hamilton. DC and I walked from our hotel right in the middle of the town to the campus and it took 5, maybe 10 minutes.

Hamilton College, not the town of Hamilton. But thanks for the three question marks.

Here's the NY trivia: Colgate is in Hamilton. Hamilton is in Clinton. Clinton lives in Westchester. And more Westchester dentists recommend Colgate.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't they have the highest suicide rate in the country? Weather sucks.

Cornell seemed more depressing, plus they have to put nets under the bridges to catch the jumpers.

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Ithaca, where Cornell is, is beautiful and such a great college town.

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I went to Cornell and for three years my boyfriend (who I dated throughout high school and most of college) went to Colgate. It seemed like a nice school, I was there relatively often. The Greek life was a bigger part of campus life than I would have wanted, but people were generally very nice. I know that my boyfriend enjoyed the academics, and he got a good job upon graduation.