s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses

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Anonymous wrote:In my view, few campuses are as profoundly impressive as UVA’s and William & Mary’s.

You have a very limited view. Have you ever ventured outside of Virginia?

NP. I've lived all over the country, and have only been in VA for a few years, and find UVA and William and Mary to be absolutely gorgeous. And impressive.

Why are you (and many others here) so threatened by the fact that people *gasp* like the public universities in Virginia? What's up with that?

I literally couldn’t care less about Virginia public universities but I find it odd that somebody can’t appreciate the beauty of campuses outside of the colonial architecture spectrum.....seems limited.

Gosh, I guess you are more intelligent than Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/pictures/ekkf45i/university-of-virginia-charlottesville-va/#11cdfd24197c

Intelligent? You’re an idiot.

would you prefer Great Value Colleges? UVA is often listed as no. 1 by ranking services. I guess you assume they are all idiots https://news.virginia.edu/content/accolades-uva-again-ranked-beautiful-college-list

What are the few colleges that are as "profoundly impressive"? Since you did say you have been to colleges outside of VA. Surely, you can name a few.

Well?

THE has them ranked quite low. Are they idiots?

I’m not disputing their “rank”, but asking you what are some of the other “profoundly impressive” college campuses. Surely you can think of a few others. Right?

You’re arguing with a different poster. I’m merely pointing out that to disagree with a ranking has nothing to do with someone’s intelligence. If Forbes likes a particular campus anyone can disagree without it being a question of their intelligence. It was a stupid comment. That said, I think UVA is beautiful. W&M too. (Though I think Richmond has them both beat.)

Richmond is certainly more consistent than UVA or W&M. For some reason they are often overlooked in these rankings. Richmond always incorporated Gothic elements into buildings while UVA and W&M were off building some ugly modern buildings. (I'm not at all opposed to modern, but it can be tough to integrate with traditional buildings and a bad modern building is usually worse than a bad traditional buildings.) Even the Robins Center has Gothic elements (that probably added a lot to the cost). It also hasn't had to expand into disconnected areas to accommodate growth like UVA has to. W&M has as well, but to a lesser extent. Still, I can't say I like Richmond's campus more than W&M or UVA. Although it is in a residential area, it seems kind of isolated. W&M and UVA have commercial parts of their towns just across the street.

Overall, U Richmond and William & Mary are nicer campuses than UVA in my view. UVA is nice around the Lawn, but not once you move away from it.

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Williams College is stunning.

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I've seen Wake Forest mentioned here as well as Elon, but I think Duke is the nicest campus in North Carolina and one of the nicest in the country. The Duke Gardens are particularly impressive.

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My son is off to UMA Amherst and I love the campus and the food. Emory was awfully pretty as well. GMU is actually in a great, safe area.

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Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt's campus is an arboretum. It is gorgeous and feels like an oasis in the city.

I loved Vanderbilt

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Anonymous wrote:My son is off to UMA Amherst and I love the campus and the food. Emory was awfully pretty as well. GMU is actually in a great, safe area.

What is GMU?

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Anonymous wrote:Williams College is stunning.

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Anonymous wrote:Williams College is stunning.

Why a shock face? Do you not like it?

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Washington and Lee is absolutely gorgeous, white pillars and old brick and a tiny adorable fun town.

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Anonymous wrote:Washington and Lee is absolutely gorgeous, white pillars and old brick and a tiny adorable fun town.

Fun town?

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Anonymous wrote:I've seen Wake Forest mentioned here as well as Elon, but I think Duke is the nicest campus in North Carolina and one of the nicest in the country. The Duke Gardens are particularly impressive.

I think Duke used to get mentioned more for campus beauty than it does now. The Gothic part of campus is nice. But there has been a lot of construction and development and it has always had separated East and West campuses. That might have something to do with it. Duke Gardens is lovely, as is Duke Chapel.

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Anonymous wrote:Per latest Princeton Review. Elon is #1.
https://www.princetonreview.com/press/best-385-colleges

Elon is not all that. Wake Forest, Princeton, UVA, Holy Cross, Lehigh, Furman -/ all much more beautiful,

Disagree. We visited last year and I would put rank Elon in the same class as those you listed.

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Anonymous wrote:Washington and Lee is absolutely gorgeous, white pillars and old brick and a tiny adorable fun town.

Fun town?

My brother loved it there. It is a very unique town, with nice views, lots of history, and two colleges side by side. It has developed into a place with boutique shops, B&Bs, and a number of nice restaurants.

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Anonymous wrote:+1 especially with regards to Salve Regina. No, I don’t think my kids will be going there but it is the most gorgeous campus in US, hands down.

No, it’s not. It looks like an upscale residential neighborhood, with one giant mansion at its center. Little about it suggests it’s an institution of higher learning.

I'm sorry you are so uninformed! No connection here other than the fact that I have visited Newport, and Salve Regina is next door to The Breakers and down the road from Rosecliff and other famous mansions along Bellevue Avenue. Do some research before you chime in next time...like how about looking at Google Maps for instance.

Plus overlooks Newport Harbor. Stunning

SR is absolutely stunning. I am certain that most (at least 90%) of these posters have never been, OP. I can't imagine having been born and raised in one area, and never left. How sad.

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Anonymous wrote:My son is off to UMA Amherst and I love the campus and the food. Emory was awfully pretty as well. GMU is actually in a great, safe area.

What is GMU?

We loved George Mason University. My DD graduated from there and I took summer courses. The campus is especially lovely during summer. Lots of grass and trees. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwVynNwL57U