Great/Surprising College Campuses

[Anonymous]

Am I the only one who thinks some of the campuses are going over the top? I recently returned to my Princeton reunion and was struck by how ritzy the whole place has become. It wasn't exactly rustic in my day, but the dorms, the new academic buildings, pretty much everything, was much fancier. I know I should have been impressed but I had the opposite reaction. Not one more dime will I contribute. They clearly don't need my (or anyone's) money.

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Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who thinks some of the campuses are going over the top? I recently returned to my Princeton reunion and was struck by how ritzy the whole place has become. It wasn't exactly rustic in my day, but the dorms, the new academic buildings, pretty much everything, was much fancier. I know I should have been impressed but I had the opposite reaction. Not one more dime will I contribute. They clearly don't need my (or anyone's) money.

Ah, but you probably still get burned in most dorms if you're taking a shower and someone flushes, and the food in Commons surely still leaves a lot to be desired. So there's that, even if the new academic buildings are nicer.

Anyway, to stay on topic, I recently saw the University of South Carolina for the first time, and it was much nicer than I had anticipated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Christopher Newport

It has a charming campus with all the modern conveniences.

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We loved Christopher Newport.

[Anonymous]

James Madison has a lovely campus, especially the quad area.

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Mary Washington is beautiful.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who thinks some of the campuses are going over the top? I recently returned to my Princeton reunion and was struck by how ritzy the whole place has become. It wasn't exactly rustic in my day, but the dorms, the new academic buildings, pretty much everything, was much fancier. I know I should have been impressed but I had the opposite reaction. Not one more dime will I contribute. They clearly don't need my (or anyone's) money.

Ah, but you probably still get burned in most dorms if you're taking a shower and someone flushes, and the food in Commons surely still leaves a lot to be desired. So there's that, even if the new academic buildings are nicer.

Anyway, to stay on topic, I recently saw the University of South Carolina for the first time, and it was much nicer than I had anticipated.

Did you get any kind of financial aid when you attended college? If you did and you can afford something, you should contribute so that other kids have the same chance as you did.

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Anonymous wrote:James Madison has a lovely campus, especially the quad area.

The depressing town and the highway that divides it ruined it for our kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Syracuse. UConn.

Plus 1 for Syracuse! Proud grad here! =) I miss it.... I am also from CT, and they have a few locations...which location are you referring to? Storrs?

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Anonymous wrote:We loved Furman. Wish it were a more selective school.

I found it more "self-selecting." We would have been very satisfied if our kids had chosen to go to Furman.

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Well why are relatively few selecting it? It is a lovely campus near a cute town with a faculty respected for its focus on undergraduate teaching. But it's acceptance rate is over 75%. Other small schools with comparable SAT ranges have acceptance rates below 50%. DC really likes the school based on our visit, but we wonder what other people may know that we don't.

[Anonymous]

Tulane is nice.

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Va. Tech. DC loved it.

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Anonymous wrote:We loved Furman. Wish it were a more selective school.

I found it more "self-selecting." We would have been very satisfied if our kids had chosen to go to Furman.

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Well why are relatively few selecting it? It is a lovely campus near a cute town with a faculty respected for its focus on undergraduate teaching. But it's acceptance rate is over 75%. Other small schools with comparable SAT ranges have acceptance rates below 50%. DC really likes the school based on our visit, but we wonder what other people may know that we don't.

I think it's just a matter of increasing its name brand/recognition. Or maybe people looking for a selective SLAC feel the need to go to school where it's cold. Your kid should apply an maybe get a nice $$ award.

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Anonymous wrote:James Madison has a lovely campus, especially the quad area.

The depressing town and the highway that divides it ruined it for our kids.

We loved the little town - very quaint with interesting shops and restaurants. And the highway does divide part of the campus, but most kids are over on the "main" side of campus anyway. We thought it was a beautiful campus.

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Loyola Marymount University in L.A. is a dream campus, just beautiful with views of the Pacific.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:James Madison has a lovely campus, especially the quad area.

The depressing town and the highway that divides it ruined it for our kids.

We loved the little town - very quaint with interesting shops and restaurants. And the highway does divide part of the campus, but most kids are over on the "main" side of campus anyway. We thought it was a beautiful campus.

Just proves there's a college for everyone! JMU campus taught our kids that they wanted a busier college town. After touring JMU, Twin A chose a traditional "ugly" urban campus. Twin B chose a college with a really nice campus about 10 miles from a major city. It's all good.