Why should someone consider Colorado College?

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Anonymous wrote:acceptance rate is 14.3%

obviously popular for more reasons than locale.

Received only 7500 applications.
Doesn't sound popular.

That's a lot for a small slac--they have a very small number of slots to fill. Colorado College is known for having one of the highest number of people who come from the top 1% incomes.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/18/upshot/some-colleges-have-more-students-from-the-top-1-percent-than-the-bottom-60.html

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Anonymous wrote:I believe all classes are 3 hours a day from 9-12. I mean the one class that students take at a time is from 9-12. Some people with ADHD might like this consistency and not having to juggle multiple classes.

That would be a nightmare for my ADHD kid (and my ADHD self). 3 hours is way too long to fully focus!

I asked my ADHD kid if she'd like this approach when we were researching colleges. She said no way. Agree the 3-hour block is too long and she didn't like that she'd have to focus on one thing for each block because that could be great if it was a topic she liked but impossible if it was something she didn't like.

I have ADHD and it sounds great to me so it probably depends on sub-type. For many people with ADHD the problem isn't focusing, it's switching focus from one thing to another.

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If you are not from a wealthy, privileged background, Colorado College probably isn't a wise choice. As other posters have shared, the kids are hard to tolerate.

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Anonymous wrote:acceptance rate is 14.3%

obviously popular for more reasons than locale.

Beautiful location. My guess is that a primary attraction is the "block plan" schedule in which students take just one course per 3.5 week term followed by a long weekend break that allows students to pursue individual interests such as winter sports or camping & hiking.

To the best of my knowledge, the only other US college that utilizes the block plan is Cornell College in Iowa.

I have to say, this seems like a good reason to rule it out immediately. I think there is value in working on a particular subject for more than 3.5 weeks.

Colorado college is perfect for kids who know they will never have to worry about trivial things like working

So true. After W&L I spent the next year as a ski bum in Crested Butte. I met tons of kids from CC. All were rich, druggie, sluts. Flame me for the languag but it is what it is.

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Anonymous wrote:I believe all classes are 3 hours a day from 9-12. I mean the one class that students take at a time is from 9-12. Some people with ADHD might like this consistency and not having to juggle multiple classes.

That would be a nightmare for my ADHD kid (and my ADHD self). 3 hours is way too long to fully focus!

I asked my ADHD kid if she'd like this approach when we were researching colleges. She said no way. Agree the 3-hour block is too long and she didn't like that she'd have to focus on one thing for each block because that could be great if it was a topic she liked but impossible if it was something she didn't like.

I have ADHD and it sounds great to me so it probably depends on sub-type. For many people with ADHD the problem isn't focusing, it's switching focus from one thing to another.

I'm not the OP, but thank you! This is worth considering. I'm going to take a look at CC for my autistic child, who likes to focus on one thing at a time.

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Do you think you get more snooty/toxic kids at Colorado College than elsewhere? I remember a few of those from my inexpensive state school (just a few), and I expect you will find some everywhere. I only know a few Colorado College graduates, but they're nice, down-to-earth kids. Colorado College is generous with aid if they really want you, and certain athletes pay virtually nothing.

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University of Denver is better.

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Anonymous wrote:University of Denver is better.

U of Denver is nice. UCCS might also be worth a look. It's not as established as CU Boulder and was a commuter campus until recently, but it's growing quickly. Beautiful location overlooking the mountains. Nice new dorms. Clean. Some of CU Boulder's best professors moved over there. CSU Fort Collins might also be worth investigating. It has an excellent residential honors program. You live in luxurious dorms and can take some of the honors classes inside the dorm itself. Honors classes are capped at, IIRC, 17 students. Fort Collins is cute, and the Old Town, with all its restaurants and coffee shops, is within walking distance of campus. CSU has a good veterinarian program, and you can stable a horse on campus. DC loved it but eventually went somewhere else.

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I think it works much better for the humanities than math/science. I can't imagine trying to learn cell biology or linear algebra in 3.5 weeks.

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Anonymous wrote:University of Denver is better.

DU's location isn't good. I'd consider CC a better school by at least a tier too.

I swung by Colorado College this week while checking out the Aspen and it is beautiful. The campus is great and has a downtown location. The view of Pikes Peak from most of the campus is also gorgeous.

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Anonymous wrote:University of Denver is better.

DU's location isn't good. I'd consider CC a better school by at least a tier too.

I swung by Colorado College this week while checking out the Aspen and it is beautiful. The campus is great and has a downtown location. The view of Pikes Peak from most of the campus is also gorgeous.

Have you visited DU? I think it’s not worth the cost, but the location is pretty good - safe, pretty, relatively urban campus in Denver - not downtown, not in suburbia. Access to urban amenities and outdoor activities. If it had a better endowment, I think it would be a great school to attend.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it works much better for the humanities than math/science. I can't imagine trying to learn cell biology or linear algebra in 3.5 weeks.

Maybe, but I also can’t imagine whipping through Middlemarch, or War and Peace, or Ulysses, etc. and actually getting the fullness and depth of reflection that a longer, slower read would inspire.

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My son’s friend is at Colorado college. They had a modified block schedule with periods of just one class for 3 weeks. My kid loved the block classes and they go to do so many in-depth and cool things while focusing on one class. CC is a beautiful location, you need top grades and scores to get in and you need to be comfortable with the block system. It is a SLAC and not an engineering school school which is the main reason my kid didn’t apply.

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With every other store along the dumpier parts of Wisconsin Avenue (Tenleytown, Glover Park, etc.) selling pot, I assume the allure of CC and CU has gone up in smoke.

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They have really good financial aid for low income students. The package is mainly or exclusively grant aid with few to no loans.