s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses

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Anonymous wrote:I've always thought that Virginia Tech, UVA and William and Mary have beautiful campuses and college towns.

UVA’s campus is average, and Charlottesville is a dump. I know I’m in the majority here on that statement, but I continue to be amazed by people who think Charlottesville is a cute college town.

I will admit that I am heavily biased here, but while I would never call Charlottesville a dump, I actually think Blacksburg is a much cuter college town. Although, I would guess that there is more to do in Charlottesville.

I am from Charlottesville originally and have a graduate degree from UVA. I have to say I am angry with the City and County for letting 29 North and some other development messes happen. The area around Charlottesville, particularly to the West is lovely, though.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to England this summer and walked around Trinity College in Oxford. Gorgeous! It looked like a movie set (maybe it has been in a movie). We peeked into the courtyards of some other colleges which weren't open until later that day. Wow! Now they are mixed into the city and there were throngs of tourists but inside their walls, they looked amazing. My son couldn't believe that people go to school there! He kept saying "It's too nice."

Trinity College Cambridge has been shown in Chariots of Fire and The Man Who Knew Infinity.

Very interesting! We didn't have a guided tour there. We just had 30ish minutes before our tour bus left and it was right along the main drag. The gardens were amazing and in full bloom while we were there. The dining hall was closed but I just looked up some photos. The chapel was gorgeous!

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Anonymous wrote:I went to England this summer and walked around Trinity College in Oxford. Gorgeous! It looked like a movie set (maybe it has been in a movie). We peeked into the courtyards of some other colleges which weren't open until later that day. Wow! Now they are mixed into the city and there were throngs of tourists but inside their walls, they looked amazing. My son couldn't believe that people go to school there! He kept saying "It's too nice."

Trinity College Cambridge has been shown in Chariots of Fire and The Man Who Knew Infinity.

Very interesting! We didn't have a guided tour there. We just had 30ish minutes before our tour bus left and it was right along the main drag. The gardens were amazing and in full bloom while we were there. The dining hall was closed but I just looked up some photos. The chapel was gorgeous!

I just reread your comment and we visited Trinity College in Oxford, not Cambridge but I've been to Cambridge too. The chapel there is one of the most beautiful buildings I've ever seen. Those stained glass windows are incredible.

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Oxford, Williams

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Anonymous wrote:Duke, Wake Forest, Cornell, Notre Dame, UVA. Definitely not UNC.

I love the UNC campus, but I don't know how it compares to these other schools.

I've visited all of them. Cornell has nicest scenery on good days, but the campus and architecture itself don't quite match it. Wake Forest and Notre Dame are probably the most consistent and best kept. Wake is kind of drab to my eye, though. UNC is best integrated into the town, and has some charm, but it has grown a lot and seems to have had a lot of its space filled in by construction. Duke has nice areas like the Gothic campus and the gardens, but it is too spread out (one part of campus is a bus ride away) and seems to have a lot of parking and construction as well. UVA has a nice central part around the Lawn, but is really inconsistent as you move away from it.

Not sure how I'd rank them. I think Wake is my least favorite of these (but it is nice).

Notre Dame is pristine.

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Anonymous wrote:Duke, Wake Forest, Cornell, Notre Dame, UVA. Definitely not UNC.

I love the UNC campus, but I don't know how it compares to these other schools.

I've visited all of them. Cornell has nicest scenery on good days, but the campus and architecture itself don't quite match it. Wake Forest and Notre Dame are probably the most consistent and best kept. Wake is kind of drab to my eye, though. UNC is best integrated into the town, and has some charm, but it has grown a lot and seems to have had a lot of its space filled in by construction. Duke has nice areas like the Gothic campus and the gardens, but it is too spread out (one part of campus is a bus ride away) and seems to have a lot of parking and construction as well. UVA has a nice central part around the Lawn, but is really inconsistent as you move away from it.

Not sure how I'd rank them. I think Wake is my least favorite of these (but it is nice).

Notre Dame is pristine.

Do you mean the grounds are well kept? The campus is nothing special, apart from Touchdown Jesus (the main buildings are certainly unexceptional).

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Cornell is too hilly for my tastes.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to England this summer and walked around Trinity College in Oxford. Gorgeous! It looked like a movie set (maybe it has been in a movie). We peeked into the courtyards of some other colleges which weren't open until later that day. Wow! Now they are mixed into the city and there were throngs of tourists but inside their walls, they looked amazing. My son couldn't believe that people go to school there! He kept saying "It's too nice."

Trinity College Cambridge has been shown in Chariots of Fire and The Man Who Knew Infinity.

Very interesting! We didn't have a guided tour there. We just had 30ish minutes before our tour bus left and it was right along the main drag. The gardens were amazing and in full bloom while we were there. The dining hall was closed but I just looked up some photos. The chapel was gorgeous!

I just reread your comment and we visited Trinity College in Oxford, not Cambridge but I've been to Cambridge too. The chapel there is one of the most beautiful buildings I've ever seen. Those stained glass windows are incredible.

Most of the colleges have chapels, but King's College Chapel is extraordinary.

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Wells College . Right on a lake in the Fingerlakes in a beautiful town.

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Anonymous wrote:Duke, Wake Forest, Cornell, Notre Dame, UVA. Definitely not UNC.

I love the UNC campus, but I don't know how it compares to these other schools.

I've visited all of them. Cornell has nicest scenery on good days, but the campus and architecture itself don't quite match it. Wake Forest and Notre Dame are probably the most consistent and best kept. Wake is kind of drab to my eye, though. UNC is best integrated into the town, and has some charm, but it has grown a lot and seems to have had a lot of its space filled in by construction. Duke has nice areas like the Gothic campus and the gardens, but it is too spread out (one part of campus is a bus ride away) and seems to have a lot of parking and construction as well. UVA has a nice central part around the Lawn, but is really inconsistent as you move away from it.

Not sure how I'd rank them. I think Wake is my least favorite of these (but it is nice).

Notre Dame is pristine.

Do you mean the grounds are well kept? The campus is nothing special, apart from Touchdown Jesus (the main buildings are certainly unexceptional).

Uh...the Grotto?!

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Anonymous wrote:Cornell is too hilly for my tastes.

Tragic. So sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Duke, Wake Forest, Cornell, Notre Dame, UVA. Definitely not UNC.

I love the UNC campus, but I don't know how it compares to these other schools.

I've visited all of them. Cornell has nicest scenery on good days, but the campus and architecture itself don't quite match it. Wake Forest and Notre Dame are probably the most consistent and best kept. Wake is kind of drab to my eye, though. UNC is best integrated into the town, and has some charm, but it has grown a lot and seems to have had a lot of its space filled in by construction. Duke has nice areas like the Gothic campus and the gardens, but it is too spread out (one part of campus is a bus ride away) and seems to have a lot of parking and construction as well. UVA has a nice central part around the Lawn, but is really inconsistent as you move away from it.

Not sure how I'd rank them. I think Wake is my least favorite of these (but it is nice).

In Indiana, I'd probably take the IU campus over Notre Dame, although it is close. IU is one of the nicest large campuses out there. In NC, I'd say Duke just edges UNC and Wake, but it is very close. In NY, I think Cornell has real competition from West Point, Vassar, and Colgate. Can't choose there. In Virginia, Richmond and William and Mary can definitely challenge UVA in my view.

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Anonymous wrote:Duke, Wake Forest, Cornell, Notre Dame, UVA. Definitely not UNC.

I love the UNC campus, but I don't know how it compares to these other schools.

I've visited all of them. Cornell has nicest scenery on good days, but the campus and architecture itself don't quite match it. Wake Forest and Notre Dame are probably the most consistent and best kept. Wake is kind of drab to my eye, though. UNC is best integrated into the town, and has some charm, but it has grown a lot and seems to have had a lot of its space filled in by construction. Duke has nice areas like the Gothic campus and the gardens, but it is too spread out (one part of campus is a bus ride away) and seems to have a lot of parking and construction as well. UVA has a nice central part around the Lawn, but is really inconsistent as you move away from it.

Not sure how I'd rank them. I think Wake is my least favorite of these (but it is nice).

Notre Dame is pristine.

Do you mean the grounds are well kept? The campus is nothing special, apart from Touchdown Jesus (the main buildings are certainly unexceptional).

Uh...the Grotto?!

Cheesy reproduction - it’s like a Vegas version of the Eiffel Tower.

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Anonymous wrote:Cambridge University.

Huh?

University of Cambridge

Which constituent college? Some are ugly.

They have 31. If you pick one at random, the odds are it will be very, very nice.

That’s not helpful.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duke, Wake Forest, Cornell, Notre Dame, UVA. Definitely not UNC.

I love the UNC campus, but I don't know how it compares to these other schools.

I've visited all of them. Cornell has nicest scenery on good days, but the campus and architecture itself don't quite match it. Wake Forest and Notre Dame are probably the most consistent and best kept. Wake is kind of drab to my eye, though. UNC is best integrated into the town, and has some charm, but it has grown a lot and seems to have had a lot of its space filled in by construction. Duke has nice areas like the Gothic campus and the gardens, but it is too spread out (one part of campus is a bus ride away) and seems to have a lot of parking and construction as well. UVA has a nice central part around the Lawn, but is really inconsistent as you move away from it.

Not sure how I'd rank them. I think Wake is my least favorite of these (but it is nice).

Notre Dame is pristine.

Do you mean the grounds are well kept? The campus is nothing special, apart from Touchdown Jesus (the main buildings are certainly unexceptional).

Uh...the Grotto?!

The Golden Dome