CTCL schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Embarrassed on behalf of the "CTCL" boosters. Just say you went to Denison or wherever. No one even knows what CTCL is.

Please provide a cite of someone who has used that term.

Are you... are you serious? Check the title of this thread. Check the first page of this thread -- "We had a good experience with a CTCL school." "CTCL families tend to be secure."

A quick two-second search yields a separate thread devoted to CTCL schools. This person in a different thread even says they have a "CTCL BA". This kind of language is rampant on DCUM but no one in real life knows or cares what CTCL is.

It's all fair and well to promote or speak about your experiences at your small LAC, but for God's sakes just use the college name. Don't resort to strange branding ploys in an attempt to make it seem more special than it is.

But people on DCUM do know what it means, and in the context of the thread you linked to, using the CTCL abbreviation was informative, wasn't it?:

CTCL BA, Ivy MPA - 125K until I had to step out of work force due to family needs
NESCAC BA, T15 law school - 900K + bonus (not a practicing attorney)

No, it would have been equally (if not moreso) informative to say that they went to a liberal arts college. Just say that. Enough with this nonsense.

CTCL tells you it's one of 44 schools. LAC tells you it's one of hundreds. Using CTCL is more informative.

[Anonymous]

This entire thread is retarded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This entire thread is retarded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This entire thread is retarded.

Right? There should be a version of Godwin’s Law for use of the R word.

[Anonymous]

We visited a bunch of LACs. Some were NESCACs. Some were CTCL. some were other things. Among the colleges we saw, the CTCLs generally seemed warmer/more friendly and generally less selective/less anxious. The eye opener for me was that the CTCLs still seemed intellectual and focused on the world, even though the students weren't especially competitive. That's why I'm a fan.

"CTCL" does convey something informative. While I would not have chosen a CTCL for myself, I am really glad one of my kids did. My kid has learned a ton and received a lot of attention in a collaborative, low stress environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why there’s an Annapolis Group of liberal arts colleges, which includes the likes of Swarthmore, Pomona and Bowdoin. Seems like a marketing ploy to me.

https://www.annapolisgroup.org/

Same for the Coalition of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (http://coplac.org/), the Five Colleges of Ohio consortium (https://www.ohio5.org/), the Five College (Massachusetts) Consortium (https://www.fivecolleges.edu/) or the Oberlin Group (https://www.oberlingroup.org/).

I'm sorry but I don't think you're making the point you're trying to make. These are legitimate school-led associations that make sense from a pedagogical and/or geographical standpoint, and convene school presidents and/or faculty. Most importantly, no one from Swat or Pomona or Bowdoin goes around saying they went to an Annapolis school, or desperately trying to promote the Annapolis grouping brandname.

thank you. this was a real piss poor effort!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We visited a bunch of LACs. Some were NESCACs. Some were CTCL. some were other things. Among the colleges we saw, the CTCLs generally seemed warmer/more friendly and generally less selective/less anxious. The eye opener for me was that the CTCLs still seemed intellectual and focused on the world, even though the students weren't especially competitive. That's why I'm a fan.

"CTCL" does convey something informative. While I would not have chosen a CTCL for myself, I am really glad one of my kids did. My kid has learned a ton and received a lot of attention in a collaborative, low stress environment.

Your kid didn't get into better schools. And you know it. That's why your kid "chose" it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We visited a bunch of LACs. Some were NESCACs. Some were CTCL. some were other things. Among the colleges we saw, the CTCLs generally seemed warmer/more friendly and generally less selective/less anxious. The eye opener for me was that the CTCLs still seemed intellectual and focused on the world, even though the students weren't especially competitive. That's why I'm a fan.

"CTCL" does convey something informative. While I would not have chosen a CTCL for myself, I am really glad one of my kids did. My kid has learned a ton and received a lot of attention in a collaborative, low stress environment.

+1

I went to a NESCAC school and DC went to a CTCL school. He had a far better experience than I did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We visited a bunch of LACs. Some were NESCACs. Some were CTCL. some were other things. Among the colleges we saw, the CTCLs generally seemed warmer/more friendly and generally less selective/less anxious. The eye opener for me was that the CTCLs still seemed intellectual and focused on the world, even though the students weren't especially competitive. That's why I'm a fan.

"CTCL" does convey something informative. While I would not have chosen a CTCL for myself, I am really glad one of my kids did. My kid has learned a ton and received a lot of attention in a collaborative, low stress environment.

+1

I went to a NESCAC school and DC went to a CTCL school. He had a far better experience than I did.

Would love to know which CTLCs your kids liked. I also went to a NESCAC and I think it would be too intense for my kid (rising Senior so we are trying to help with the list of schools). Some of the schools seem better than others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We visited a bunch of LACs. Some were NESCACs. Some were CTCL. some were other things. Among the colleges we saw, the CTCLs generally seemed warmer/more friendly and generally less selective/less anxious. The eye opener for me was that the CTCLs still seemed intellectual and focused on the world, even though the students weren't especially competitive. That's why I'm a fan.

"CTCL" does convey something informative. While I would not have chosen a CTCL for myself, I am really glad one of my kids did. My kid has learned a ton and received a lot of attention in a collaborative, low stress environment.

Your kid didn't get into better schools. And you know it. That's why your kid "chose" it.

This is a really nasty thing to say to someone. Why aren’t parents whose children go to less prestigious schools allowed to be happy for and proud of their children? We aren’t competing with your kid, go ahead and crow about your Ivy League star. For goodness’ sake, let us be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We visited a bunch of LACs. Some were NESCACs. Some were CTCL. some were other things. Among the colleges we saw, the CTCLs generally seemed warmer/more friendly and generally less selective/less anxious. The eye opener for me was that the CTCLs still seemed intellectual and focused on the world, even though the students weren't especially competitive. That's why I'm a fan.

"CTCL" does convey something informative. While I would not have chosen a CTCL for myself, I am really glad one of my kids did. My kid has learned a ton and received a lot of attention in a collaborative, low stress environment.

+1

I went to a NESCAC school and DC went to a CTCL school. He had a far better experience than I did.

Would love to know which CTLCs your kids liked. I also went to a NESCAC and I think it would be too intense for my kid (rising Senior so we are trying to help with the list of schools). Some of the schools seem better than others.

DP. The CTCL college fairs are a nice way to compare and contrast the various schools. As others have suggested, the CTCL events present a healthy, low-stress outlook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We visited a bunch of LACs. Some were NESCACs. Some were CTCL. some were other things. Among the colleges we saw, the CTCLs generally seemed warmer/more friendly and generally less selective/less anxious. The eye opener for me was that the CTCLs still seemed intellectual and focused on the world, even though the students weren't especially competitive. That's why I'm a fan.

"CTCL" does convey something informative. While I would not have chosen a CTCL for myself, I am really glad one of my kids did. My kid has learned a ton and received a lot of attention in a collaborative, low stress environment.

+1

I went to a NESCAC school and DC went to a CTCL school. He had a far better experience than I did.

Would love to know which CTLCs your kids liked. I also went to a NESCAC and I think it would be too intense for my kid (rising Senior so we are trying to help with the list of schools). Some of the schools seem better than others.

PP here. My DC liked Wooster, Denison, Ohio Wesleyan, Clark, and Kenyon. I liked them all too.

I liked Allegheny and Juniata as well, but DC was lukewarm on those. Or more accurately, he liked Allegheny but disliked Meadville.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Embarrassed on behalf of the "CTCL" boosters. Just say you went to Denison or wherever. No one even knows what CTCL is.

Please provide a cite of someone who has used that term.

Are you... are you serious? Check the title of this thread. Check the first page of this thread -- "We had a good experience with a CTCL school." "CTCL families tend to be secure."

A quick two-second search yields a separate thread devoted to CTCL schools. This person in a different thread even says they have a "CTCL BA". This kind of language is rampant on DCUM but no one in real life knows or cares what CTCL is.

It's all fair and well to promote or speak about your experiences at your small LAC, but for God's sakes just use the college name. Don't resort to strange branding ploys in an attempt to make it seem more special than it is.

But people on DCUM do know what it means, and in the context of the thread you linked to, using the CTCL abbreviation was informative, wasn't it?:

CTCL BA, Ivy MPA - 125K until I had to step out of work force due to family needs
NESCAC BA, T15 law school - 900K + bonus (not a practicing attorney)

No, it would have been equally (if not moreso) informative to say that they went to a liberal arts college. Just say that. Enough with this nonsense.

CTCL tells you it's one of 44 schools. LAC tells you it's one of hundreds. Using CTCL is more informative.

So in essence your argument is that these supposed CTCL schools are better than the other non-CTCL LAC's? Superior? Arrogant and elitist.

[Anonymous]

Not at all. You just have weird chip from being hurt so badly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We visited a bunch of LACs. Some were NESCACs. Some were CTCL. some were other things. Among the colleges we saw, the CTCLs generally seemed warmer/more friendly and generally less selective/less anxious. The eye opener for me was that the CTCLs still seemed intellectual and focused on the world, even though the students weren't especially competitive. That's why I'm a fan.

"CTCL" does convey something informative. While I would not have chosen a CTCL for myself, I am really glad one of my kids did. My kid has learned a ton and received a lot of attention in a collaborative, low stress environment.

+1

I went to a NESCAC school and DC went to a CTCL school. He had a far better experience than I did.

Would love to know which CTLCs your kids liked. I also went to a NESCAC and I think it would be too intense for my kid (rising Senior so we are trying to help with the list of schools). Some of the schools seem better than others.

DP. The CTCL college fairs are a nice way to compare and contrast the various schools. As others have suggested, the CTCL events present a healthy, low-stress outlook.

And all the schools have presentations from their fairs online, if you want to start differentiating between them.

https://ctcl.org/presentations/

We are fans of Juniata.