SLACs for intellectual, well grounded student

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't look at all these replies but I wanted to put a plug in for Bates. I know OP suggested it as one of the possibilities and as an alum I can tell you it sounds like a good fit. Students there are much more grounded and not as much the type that were gunning for an Ivy but decided on a LAC. That being said, plenty of incredibly bright and gifted students but not as much anxiety that can come from constantly being in an environment that is hyper competitive.

It gets a lot of things right these days. My child is going to another excellent LAC this fall because she was a recruited athlete but in so many ways I wish she could have attended Bates instead.

I'll put in a plug for Bates, too. My DS loves it - for the most part, kids are really friendly and down to earth and he's made a lot of friends with students of all years (dorms are mixed). Just the other day he was helping one of his senior friends bind their thesis - a Bates tradition for seniors to ask a freshman to help. His fellow students are for the most part smart, engaging and hardworking (of course there are always a few "knuckleheads" he tells me). Students also work together a lot - these definitely a collaborative type of atmosphere. He's had great classes already as a freshman since Bates allowed him to waive many of his intro classes with AP test scores. Some people look down on Lewiston but he loves it for its grit. He's gotten involved with the immigrant community through a club project at Bates and learned a lot about Lewiston this way. He loves the proximity to Freeport and Portland and then the opposite direction to the mountains and skiing at Sunday River. Bates has a different "vibe" than Colby and Bowdoin (which are also great schools and different in their own ways) but it was the favorite of the three for him. In a year of upheaval, we are so happy he picked Bates. Despite the challenges, he's having a really good experience.

The median family income at Bates is $225,000 a year and nearly 80 percent of the school is rich kids. It's one of the wealthiest student bodies in the US and will always be second fiddle to Bowdoin. No thanks.

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Fear of Minnesota weather is simply a sign of weakness.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you've received really good feedback on many of the schools which is the value of a forum such as this one. Please note that my nephew attends one of the schools mentioned in MN and although he loves the friends he has made there, he mentioned a couple of items to consider: the weather in MN can get very very cold and that you have to travel a bit further to gauge opportunities and work a bit harder for internships in major metro areas on the East Coast. So just some additional considerations.

OP here thanks. The weather is known. The internship piece is interesting. Is your nephew from the DMV? The internship piece is interesting The hope is that we can prove free housing for both kids for some internship opportunities and their ties to the area will help. But, it’s a good a point.

Just wondering. Am I the only one who can’t stand OP’s writing style? 🙄

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you've received really good feedback on many of the schools which is the value of a forum such as this one. Please note that my nephew attends one of the schools mentioned in MN and although he loves the friends he has made there, he mentioned a couple of items to consider: the weather in MN can get very very cold and that you have to travel a bit further to gauge opportunities and work a bit harder for internships in major metro areas on the East Coast. So just some additional considerations.

OP here thanks. The weather is known. The internship piece is interesting. Is your nephew from the DMV? The internship piece is interesting The hope is that we can prove free housing for both kids for some internship opportunities and their ties to the area will help. But, it’s a good a point.

Just wondering. Am I the only one who can’t stand OP’s writing style? 🙄

LOL, I originally thought that you were a typical DCUM jerk then I went and read OP's original message. You are spot on, they are the typical DCUM dolt, what an obnoxious punk!

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you've received really good feedback on many of the schools which is the value of a forum such as this one. Please note that my nephew attends one of the schools mentioned in MN and although he loves the friends he has made there, he mentioned a couple of items to consider: the weather in MN can get very very cold and that you have to travel a bit further to gauge opportunities and work a bit harder for internships in major metro areas on the East Coast. So just some additional considerations.

OP here thanks. The weather is known. The internship piece is interesting. Is your nephew from the DMV? The internship piece is interesting The hope is that we can prove free housing for both kids for some internship opportunities and their ties to the area will help. But, it’s a good a point.

Just wondering. Am I the only one who can’t stand OP’s writing style? 🙄

OMG, I thought I was the only one.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you've received really good feedback on many of the schools which is the value of a forum such as this one. Please note that my nephew attends one of the schools mentioned in MN and although he loves the friends he has made there, he mentioned a couple of items to consider: the weather in MN can get very very cold and that you have to travel a bit further to gauge opportunities and work a bit harder for internships in major metro areas on the East Coast. So just some additional considerations.

OP here thanks. The weather is known. The internship piece is interesting. Is your nephew from the DMV? The internship piece is interesting The hope is that we can prove free housing for both kids for some internship opportunities and their ties to the area will help. But, it’s a good a point.

Just wondering. Am I the only one who can’t stand OP’s writing style? 🙄

OMG, I thought I was the only one.

LOL I find the OP in generally really annoying. I mean, there's having a healthy interest in a kid's college choice -- then there's an obsession.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you've received really good feedback on many of the schools which is the value of a forum such as this one. Please note that my nephew attends one of the schools mentioned in MN and although he loves the friends he has made there, he mentioned a couple of items to consider: the weather in MN can get very very cold and that you have to travel a bit further to gauge opportunities and work a bit harder for internships in major metro areas on the East Coast. So just some additional considerations.

OP here thanks. The weather is known. The internship piece is interesting. Is your nephew from the DMV? The internship piece is interesting The hope is that we can prove free housing for both kids for some internship opportunities and their ties to the area will help. But, it’s a good a point.

Just wondering. Am I the only one who can’t stand OP’s writing style? 🙄

LOL, I originally thought that you were a typical DCUM jerk then I went and read OP's original message. You are spot on, they are the typical DCUM dolt, what an obnoxious punk!

The PP here. Thanks, I think!

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OP, it sounds like your kid may have already written off the West, except SoCal, but just in case:

Colorado College
Whitman
Reed
Willamette

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't look at all these replies but I wanted to put a plug in for Bates. I know OP suggested it as one of the possibilities and as an alum I can tell you it sounds like a good fit. Students there are much more grounded and not as much the type that were gunning for an Ivy but decided on a LAC. That being said, plenty of incredibly bright and gifted students but not as much anxiety that can come from constantly being in an environment that is hyper competitive.

It gets a lot of things right these days. My child is going to another excellent LAC this fall because she was a recruited athlete but in so many ways I wish she could have attended Bates instead.

I'll put in a plug for Bates, too. My DS loves it - for the most part, kids are really friendly and down to earth and he's made a lot of friends with students of all years (dorms are mixed). Just the other day he was helping one of his senior friends bind their thesis - a Bates tradition for seniors to ask a freshman to help. His fellow students are for the most part smart, engaging and hardworking (of course there are always a few "knuckleheads" he tells me). Students also work together a lot - these definitely a collaborative type of atmosphere. He's had great classes already as a freshman since Bates allowed him to waive many of his intro classes with AP test scores. Some people look down on Lewiston but he loves it for its grit. He's gotten involved with the immigrant community through a club project at Bates and learned a lot about Lewiston this way. He loves the proximity to Freeport and Portland and then the opposite direction to the mountains and skiing at Sunday River. Bates has a different "vibe" than Colby and Bowdoin (which are also great schools and different in their own ways) but it was the favorite of the three for him. In a year of upheaval, we are so happy he picked Bates. Despite the challenges, he's having a really good experience.

The median family income at Bates is $225,000 a year and nearly 80 percent of the school is rich kids. It's one of the wealthiest student bodies in the US and will always be second fiddle to Bowdoin. No thanks.

There was no negative comments about Bowdoin at all and yet you were completely triggered. No one said that Bates doesn’t have a wealthy student population (as do most of the NESCACs and many other SLACs). No one said Bates was ranked higher. Not everything is about rank (oh wait, this is DCUM so maybe it is). Just one person’s opinion. Take a deep breath.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't look at all these replies but I wanted to put a plug in for Bates. I know OP suggested it as one of the possibilities and as an alum I can tell you it sounds like a good fit. Students there are much more grounded and not as much the type that were gunning for an Ivy but decided on a LAC. That being said, plenty of incredibly bright and gifted students but not as much anxiety that can come from constantly being in an environment that is hyper competitive.

It gets a lot of things right these days. My child is going to another excellent LAC this fall because she was a recruited athlete but in so many ways I wish she could have attended Bates instead.

I'll put in a plug for Bates, too. My DS loves it - for the most part, kids are really friendly and down to earth and he's made a lot of friends with students of all years (dorms are mixed). Just the other day he was helping one of his senior friends bind their thesis - a Bates tradition for seniors to ask a freshman to help. His fellow students are for the most part smart, engaging and hardworking (of course there are always a few "knuckleheads" he tells me). Students also work together a lot - these definitely a collaborative type of atmosphere. He's had great classes already as a freshman since Bates allowed him to waive many of his intro classes with AP test scores. Some people look down on Lewiston but he loves it for its grit. He's gotten involved with the immigrant community through a club project at Bates and learned a lot about Lewiston this way. He loves the proximity to Freeport and Portland and then the opposite direction to the mountains and skiing at Sunday River. Bates has a different "vibe" than Colby and Bowdoin (which are also great schools and different in their own ways) but it was the favorite of the three for him. In a year of upheaval, we are so happy he picked Bates. Despite the challenges, he's having a really good experience.

The median family income at Bates is $225,000 a year and nearly 80 percent of the school is rich kids. It's one of the wealthiest student bodies in the US and will always be second fiddle to Bowdoin. No thanks.

There was no negative comments about Bowdoin at all and yet you were completely triggered. No one said that Bates doesn’t have a wealthy student population (as do most of the NESCACs and many other SLACs). No one said Bates was ranked higher. Not everything is about rank (oh wait, this is DCUM so maybe it is). Just one person’s opinion. Take a deep breath.

I have no connection to Bowdoin or Bates. None. Zero. What I was reacting to was the ridiculous suggestion that Bates had a "down to earth" student body when in fact they're all a bunch of rich kids. You want "down to earth?" Go to a place like VCU.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't look at all these replies but I wanted to put a plug in for Bates. I know OP suggested it as one of the possibilities and as an alum I can tell you it sounds like a good fit. Students there are much more grounded and not as much the type that were gunning for an Ivy but decided on a LAC. That being said, plenty of incredibly bright and gifted students but not as much anxiety that can come from constantly being in an environment that is hyper competitive.

It gets a lot of things right these days. My child is going to another excellent LAC this fall because she was a recruited athlete but in so many ways I wish she could have attended Bates instead.

I'll put in a plug for Bates, too. My DS loves it - for the most part, kids are really friendly and down to earth and he's made a lot of friends with students of all years (dorms are mixed). Just the other day he was helping one of his senior friends bind their thesis - a Bates tradition for seniors to ask a freshman to help. His fellow students are for the most part smart, engaging and hardworking (of course there are always a few "knuckleheads" he tells me). Students also work together a lot - these definitely a collaborative type of atmosphere. He's had great classes already as a freshman since Bates allowed him to waive many of his intro classes with AP test scores. Some people look down on Lewiston but he loves it for its grit. He's gotten involved with the immigrant community through a club project at Bates and learned a lot about Lewiston this way. He loves the proximity to Freeport and Portland and then the opposite direction to the mountains and skiing at Sunday River. Bates has a different "vibe" than Colby and Bowdoin (which are also great schools and different in their own ways) but it was the favorite of the three for him. In a year of upheaval, we are so happy he picked Bates. Despite the challenges, he's having a really good experience.

The median family income at Bates is $225,000 a year and nearly 80 percent of the school is rich kids. It's one of the wealthiest student bodies in the US and will always be second fiddle to Bowdoin. No thanks.

There was no negative comments about Bowdoin at all and yet you were completely triggered. No one said that Bates doesn’t have a wealthy student population (as do most of the NESCACs and many other SLACs). No one said Bates was ranked higher. Not everything is about rank (oh wait, this is DCUM so maybe it is). Just one person’s opinion. Take a deep breath.

I have no connection to Bowdoin or Bates. None. Zero. What I was reacting to was the ridiculous suggestion that Bates had a "down to earth" student body when in fact they're all a bunch of rich kids. You want "down to earth?" Go to a place like VCU.

Geez you are wound tight. For someone who doesn't have any connection to Bates or Bowdoin you sure seem to have reacted very strongly to an anonymous post. Down to earth doesn't mean "not rich." It was just meant to convey that the students were friendly, outgoing, collaborative, supportive of one another, etc. Is this everyone on campus? No, but being rich or not doesn't need to be the determinative factor of being this type of person. Honestly my kid hasn't asked his friends what their parents' annual incomes are. He doesn't know who is rich and who isn't, nor does he care. He went to public school (and not in NoVa or MoCo) and he's perfectly comfortable on a campus with a "bunch of rich kids" as you've put it. Btw, I went to a rich-kid competitive SLAC (even though I wasn't rich) and VCU. I must be some sort of mythical creature in your mind.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, it sounds like your kid may have already written off the West, except SoCal, but just in case:

Colorado College
Whitman
Reed
Willamette

For the love of God, don't recommend any more schools to the obsessive OP!!

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't look at all these replies but I wanted to put a plug in for Bates. I know OP suggested it as one of the possibilities and as an alum I can tell you it sounds like a good fit. Students there are much more grounded and not as much the type that were gunning for an Ivy but decided on a LAC. That being said, plenty of incredibly bright and gifted students but not as much anxiety that can come from constantly being in an environment that is hyper competitive.

It gets a lot of things right these days. My child is going to another excellent LAC this fall because she was a recruited athlete but in so many ways I wish she could have attended Bates instead.

I'll put in a plug for Bates, too. My DS loves it - for the most part, kids are really friendly and down to earth and he's made a lot of friends with students of all years (dorms are mixed). Just the other day he was helping one of his senior friends bind their thesis - a Bates tradition for seniors to ask a freshman to help. His fellow students are for the most part smart, engaging and hardworking (of course there are always a few "knuckleheads" he tells me). Students also work together a lot - these definitely a collaborative type of atmosphere. He's had great classes already as a freshman since Bates allowed him to waive many of his intro classes with AP test scores. Some people look down on Lewiston but he loves it for its grit. He's gotten involved with the immigrant community through a club project at Bates and learned a lot about Lewiston this way. He loves the proximity to Freeport and Portland and then the opposite direction to the mountains and skiing at Sunday River. Bates has a different "vibe" than Colby and Bowdoin (which are also great schools and different in their own ways) but it was the favorite of the three for him. In a year of upheaval, we are so happy he picked Bates. Despite the challenges, he's having a really good experience.

The median family income at Bates is $225,000 a year and nearly 80 percent of the school is rich kids. It's one of the wealthiest student bodies in the US and will always be second fiddle to Bowdoin. No thanks.

There was no negative comments about Bowdoin at all and yet you were completely triggered. No one said that Bates doesn’t have a wealthy student population (as do most of the NESCACs and many other SLACs). No one said Bates was ranked higher. Not everything is about rank (oh wait, this is DCUM so maybe it is). Just one person’s opinion. Take a deep breath.

I have no connection to Bowdoin or Bates. None. Zero. What I was reacting to was the ridiculous suggestion that Bates had a "down to earth" student body when in fact they're all a bunch of rich kids. You want "down to earth?" Go to a place like VCU.

Geez you are wound tight. For someone who doesn't have any connection to Bates or Bowdoin you sure seem to have reacted very strongly to an anonymous post. Down to earth doesn't mean "not rich." It was just meant to convey that the students were friendly, outgoing, collaborative, supportive of one another, etc. Is this everyone on campus? No, but being rich or not doesn't need to be the determinative factor of being this type of person. Honestly my kid hasn't asked his friends what their parents' annual incomes are. He doesn't know who is rich and who isn't, nor does he care. He went to public school (and not in NoVa or MoCo) and he's perfectly comfortable on a campus with a "bunch of rich kids" as you've put it. Btw, I went to a rich-kid competitive SLAC (even though I wasn't rich) and VCU. I must be some sort of mythical creature in your mind.

Here's the thing: they ALL are, so he doesn't have to wonder.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't look at all these replies but I wanted to put a plug in for Bates. I know OP suggested it as one of the possibilities and as an alum I can tell you it sounds like a good fit. Students there are much more grounded and not as much the type that were gunning for an Ivy but decided on a LAC. That being said, plenty of incredibly bright and gifted students but not as much anxiety that can come from constantly being in an environment that is hyper competitive.

It gets a lot of things right these days. My child is going to another excellent LAC this fall because she was a recruited athlete but in so many ways I wish she could have attended Bates instead.

I'll put in a plug for Bates, too. My DS loves it - for the most part, kids are really friendly and down to earth and he's made a lot of friends with students of all years (dorms are mixed). Just the other day he was helping one of his senior friends bind their thesis - a Bates tradition for seniors to ask a freshman to help. His fellow students are for the most part smart, engaging and hardworking (of course there are always a few "knuckleheads" he tells me). Students also work together a lot - these definitely a collaborative type of atmosphere. He's had great classes already as a freshman since Bates allowed him to waive many of his intro classes with AP test scores. Some people look down on Lewiston but he loves it for its grit. He's gotten involved with the immigrant community through a club project at Bates and learned a lot about Lewiston this way. He loves the proximity to Freeport and Portland and then the opposite direction to the mountains and skiing at Sunday River. Bates has a different "vibe" than Colby and Bowdoin (which are also great schools and different in their own ways) but it was the favorite of the three for him. In a year of upheaval, we are so happy he picked Bates. Despite the challenges, he's having a really good experience.

The median family income at Bates is $225,000 a year and nearly 80 percent of the school is rich kids. It's one of the wealthiest student bodies in the US and will always be second fiddle to Bowdoin. No thanks.

There was no negative comments about Bowdoin at all and yet you were completely triggered. No one said that Bates doesn’t have a wealthy student population (as do most of the NESCACs and many other SLACs). No one said Bates was ranked higher. Not everything is about rank (oh wait, this is DCUM so maybe it is). Just one person’s opinion. Take a deep breath.

I have no connection to Bowdoin or Bates. None. Zero. What I was reacting to was the ridiculous suggestion that Bates had a "down to earth" student body when in fact they're all a bunch of rich kids. You want "down to earth?" Go to a place like VCU.

Geez you are wound tight. For someone who doesn't have any connection to Bates or Bowdoin you sure seem to have reacted very strongly to an anonymous post. Down to earth doesn't mean "not rich." It was just meant to convey that the students were friendly, outgoing, collaborative, supportive of one another, etc. Is this everyone on campus? No, but being rich or not doesn't need to be the determinative factor of being this type of person. Honestly my kid hasn't asked his friends what their parents' annual incomes are. He doesn't know who is rich and who isn't, nor does he care. He went to public school (and not in NoVa or MoCo) and he's perfectly comfortable on a campus with a "bunch of rich kids" as you've put it. Btw, I went to a rich-kid competitive SLAC (even though I wasn't rich) and VCU. I must be some sort of mythical creature in your mind.

Here's the thing: they ALL are, so he doesn't have to wonder.

Well, thank goodness for that! You must be right. Bates will be thrilled to hear that they no longer need to offer financial aid and that they can stop giving out $35,000,000 in need-based aid each year. After all, no one needs it according to some random person on DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't look at all these replies but I wanted to put a plug in for Bates. I know OP suggested it as one of the possibilities and as an alum I can tell you it sounds like a good fit. Students there are much more grounded and not as much the type that were gunning for an Ivy but decided on a LAC. That being said, plenty of incredibly bright and gifted students but not as much anxiety that can come from constantly being in an environment that is hyper competitive.

It gets a lot of things right these days. My child is going to another excellent LAC this fall because she was a recruited athlete but in so many ways I wish she could have attended Bates instead.

I'll put in a plug for Bates, too. My DS loves it - for the most part, kids are really friendly and down to earth and he's made a lot of friends with students of all years (dorms are mixed). Just the other day he was helping one of his senior friends bind their thesis - a Bates tradition for seniors to ask a freshman to help. His fellow students are for the most part smart, engaging and hardworking (of course there are always a few "knuckleheads" he tells me). Students also work together a lot - these definitely a collaborative type of atmosphere. He's had great classes already as a freshman since Bates allowed him to waive many of his intro classes with AP test scores. Some people look down on Lewiston but he loves it for its grit. He's gotten involved with the immigrant community through a club project at Bates and learned a lot about Lewiston this way. He loves the proximity to Freeport and Portland and then the opposite direction to the mountains and skiing at Sunday River. Bates has a different "vibe" than Colby and Bowdoin (which are also great schools and different in their own ways) but it was the favorite of the three for him. In a year of upheaval, we are so happy he picked Bates. Despite the challenges, he's having a really good experience.

The median family income at Bates is $225,000 a year and nearly 80 percent of the school is rich kids. It's one of the wealthiest student bodies in the US and will always be second fiddle to Bowdoin. No thanks.

There was no negative comments about Bowdoin at all and yet you were completely triggered. No one said that Bates doesn’t have a wealthy student population (as do most of the NESCACs and many other SLACs). No one said Bates was ranked higher. Not everything is about rank (oh wait, this is DCUM so maybe it is). Just one person’s opinion. Take a deep breath.

I have no connection to Bowdoin or Bates. None. Zero. What I was reacting to was the ridiculous suggestion that Bates had a "down to earth" student body when in fact they're all a bunch of rich kids. You want "down to earth?" Go to a place like VCU.

Geez you are wound tight. For someone who doesn't have any connection to Bates or Bowdoin you sure seem to have reacted very strongly to an anonymous post. Down to earth doesn't mean "not rich." It was just meant to convey that the students were friendly, outgoing, collaborative, supportive of one another, etc. Is this everyone on campus? No, but being rich or not doesn't need to be the determinative factor of being this type of person. Honestly my kid hasn't asked his friends what their parents' annual incomes are. He doesn't know who is rich and who isn't, nor does he care. He went to public school (and not in NoVa or MoCo) and he's perfectly comfortable on a campus with a "bunch of rich kids" as you've put it. Btw, I went to a rich-kid competitive SLAC (even though I wasn't rich) and VCU. I must be some sort of mythical creature in your mind.

Here's the thing: they ALL are, so he doesn't have to wonder.

Well, thank goodness for that! You must be right. Bates will be thrilled to hear that they no longer need to offer financial aid and that they can stop giving out $35,000,000 in need-based aid each year. After all, no one needs it according to some random person on DCUM.

Yikes I just checked back in on this thread as the OP of the Bates post and I'm sorry it took this turn. I was a scholarship student who got a lot of aid but still had an excellent experience at Bates. PP who spoke of the "down to earth" vibe is correct. I suppose there are many wealthy students there are not a lot of pretentious people. I suppose I could have looked for a school where more people were on aid, like me, but I'm glad I ended up at Bates. I also do very well for myself now and my kids are full pay at other schools so I feel like I'm paying back the generosity I got from Bates by helping other students like me go to great schools.