For fun: first impressions of colleges based on tours...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:University of Maryland - Turned off by the woke culture that prevails there. WVU the campus had two sections.

What does this mean? I spend time over there and don't know what this means. Are you suggesting that the problem is the inclusion of non-white, non-straight and/or non-male perspectives? Isn't challenging perspective supposed to be a part of the college experience?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Maryland - Turned off by the woke culture that prevails there. WVU the campus had two sections.

What does this mean? I spend time over there and don't know what this means. Are you suggesting that the problem is the inclusion of non-white, non-straight and/or non-male perspectives? Isn't challenging perspective supposed to be a part of the college experience?

Yes. there seems to be a cohort of parents who believe that only straight white males should be at colleges.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Maryland - Turned off by the woke culture that prevails there. WVU the campus had two sections.

What does this mean? I spend time over there and don't know what this means. Are you suggesting that the problem is the inclusion of non-white, non-straight and/or non-male perspectives? Isn't challenging perspective supposed to be a part of the college experience?

Yes. there seems to be a cohort of parents who believe that only straight white males should be at colleges.

That’s reading an awful lot into some brief comments. One could just as readily say there’s now a cohort of universities that tell straight white males they are “oppressors” and make them feel uniquely unwelcome on campus.

[Anonymous]

For my DC it isn’t even necessarily the campus itself that gave the lasting impression. It was the tour guide!

Vanderbilt: fake friendly and she said “funner” — seems dumb
Swarthmore: What is she wearing?! So weird. Ew.
Oberlin: If she mentions one more time she’s gay I’m going to leave the tour. We know, she’s gay.
Wm& Mary: they seem so nice and pretty normal, but kind of boring. Do they really think a cheese club is all that unusual?
Brown: He seems really nice and like he is really talking to us, not just memorizing. But he keeps basically saying he has no fun except laying on the floor of a building which is weird
Vassar: OMG, seriously, what is she wearing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For my DC it isn’t even necessarily the campus itself that gave the lasting impression. It was the tour guide!

Vanderbilt: fake friendly and she said “funner” — seems dumb
Swarthmore: What is she wearing?! So weird. Ew.
Oberlin: If she mentions one more time she’s gay I’m going to leave the tour. We know, she’s gay.
Wm& Mary: they seem so nice and pretty normal, but kind of boring. Do they really think a cheese club is all that unusual?
Brown: He seems really nice and like he is really talking to us, not just memorizing. But he keeps basically saying he has no fun except laying on the floor of a building which is weird
Vassar: OMG, seriously, what is she wearing?

And you think your DC’s comments are adorable?

[Anonymous]

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DC was turned off by all the woke stuff and virtue signaling.

I'm curious, how would you and your DC feel about a campus that has Trump flags in the windows and students wearing MAGA hats?

Trump flag...who cares. Confederate flag. Just no.

[Anonymous]

Trump flag...who cares. Confederate flag. Just no.

But the two are often flown together so how would a student discern the difference?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For my DC it isn’t even necessarily the campus itself that gave the lasting impression. It was the tour guide!

Vanderbilt: fake friendly and she said “funner” — seems dumb
Swarthmore: What is she wearing?! So weird. Ew.
Oberlin: If she mentions one more time she’s gay I’m going to leave the tour. We know, she’s gay.
Wm& Mary: they seem so nice and pretty normal, but kind of boring. Do they really think a cheese club is all that unusual?
Brown: He seems really nice and like he is really talking to us, not just memorizing. But he keeps basically saying he has no fun except laying on the floor of a building which is weird
Vassar: OMG, seriously, what is she wearing?

And you think your DC’s comments are adorable?

Absolutely not! I think they are terribly superficial. It’s as bad as crossing a place off the list because it rained that day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Maryland - Turned off by the woke culture that prevails there. WVU the campus had two sections.

What does this mean? I spend time over there and don't know what this means. Are you suggesting that the problem is the inclusion of non-white, non-straight and/or non-male perspectives? Isn't challenging perspective supposed to be a part of the college experience?

Yes. there seems to be a cohort of parents who believe that only straight white males should be at colleges.

That’s reading an awful lot into some brief comments. One could just as readily say there’s now a cohort of universities that tell straight white males they are “oppressors” and make them feel uniquely unwelcome on campus.

UMD is too woke??? That’s a first.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Took a tour of JMU with daughter. At very beginning of the tour, the guide shared her pronouns. We walked past a nice big 4 story science building where it seemed every other window had a BLM sign. It was interesting because as we came around the building we looked back on the opposite side and saw no signs. It was if the idea was to virtue signal the visitors on tour that day. And finally, for that real college experience, we had to step over some vommit on the sidewalk. Hard pass.

I’m laughing! We had a similar experience at Gettysburg (not the vomit) but DC was turned off by all the woke stuff and virtue signaling .

You all should just look at Hillsdale and Liberty.

Most kids go to college to broaden their horizons.

You’re right. If a kid that grew up in the DC area went to Hillsdale, that would definitely broaden their horizons.

Oh, is that not what you meant? The “woke” colleges are just more of the same for these kids. Which is maybe why they’re done with it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For my DC it isn’t even necessarily the campus itself that gave the lasting impression. It was the tour guide!

Vanderbilt: fake friendly and she said “funner” — seems dumb
Swarthmore: What is she wearing?! So weird. Ew.
Oberlin: If she mentions one more time she’s gay I’m going to leave the tour. We know, she’s gay.
Wm& Mary: they seem so nice and pretty normal, but kind of boring. Do they really think a cheese club is all that unusual?
Brown: He seems really nice and like he is really talking to us, not just memorizing. But he keeps basically saying he has no fun except laying on the floor of a building which is weird
Vassar: OMG, seriously, what is she wearing?

And you think your DC’s comments are adorable?

Absolutely not! I think they are terribly superficial. It’s as bad as crossing a place off the list because it rained that day.

That's the point of the thread-- kids can make snap decisions based on things that seem arbitrary or not very important. My DS participated in a summer camp at a college and says (he's in HS now) that he wants to go there because he really liked the cafeteria. Same school had a college event at his HS, and he's now doubly convinced, because they mentioned they have memory foam mattresses in the dorm rooms.

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How do you define "woke" especially on a college campus? Are you offended when people share their pronouns or by a t-shirt that supports the LGBTQ community or a "stop Asian violence and hate sign" or is it just black lives matter signs? Do the kids need to dress a certain way?

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These parents sound like children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For my DC it isn’t even necessarily the campus itself that gave the lasting impression. It was the tour guide!

Vanderbilt: fake friendly and she said “funner” — seems dumb
Swarthmore: What is she wearing?! So weird. Ew.
Oberlin: If she mentions one more time she’s gay I’m going to leave the tour. We know, she’s gay.
Wm& Mary: they seem so nice and pretty normal, but kind of boring. Do they really think a cheese club is all that unusual?
Brown: He seems really nice and like he is really talking to us, not just memorizing. But he keeps basically saying he has no fun except laying on the floor of a building which is weird
Vassar: OMG, seriously, what is she wearing?

Maybe community college would be a better fit. Another year of HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My older kid dismissed most schools for random reasons.

A few I remember:
Providence College: I can't be a Friar for life
Boston College: The T is too slow out here.
Haverford: the grass is too tall
Anything in the DC area: too close to home (like we want to visit them!!!!!!)
"Not enough trees": this was a bunch of schools, apparently my kid had a "tree quota".

Now I want to know which schools did have enough trees