Underrated Colleges

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Anonymous wrote:If you liked Sewanee, I would check out Rhodes College. Also look at Whitman and St Olaf. Lesser known colleges with extremely high education quality.

+1 on all of these.

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Anonymous wrote:Good to know re: Sewanee. How would you compare it to Furman?

Tied in the rankings and similar in reputation, but the Sewanee grads I've run across have been more impressive.

(Source: a decade in Atlanta)

I had never heard of Sewanee before, then I met a Sewanee grad over Christmas break, a friends son, and was so impressed by his intellect and hustle (he was under 30 and had built a big business), so I guess I’ll add my name to the list.

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Is Sewanee super southern in terms of culture? And how about school spirit?

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Anonymous wrote:Is Sewanee super southern in terms of culture? And how about school spirit?

I wouldn't call it "super southern," but it attracts a lot of private school kids from the big southern metros, particularly Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte, Richmond, Birmingham, Jacksonville, and DFW. Most class years have nearly all 50 states represented, though, plus 15 or more countries. It's more geographically diverse than Rhodes, Furman, or Centre (the southern LACs generally though of as its closest peers).

As for school spirit, it's D3, so the sports scene isn't what you'd find at an SEC school, though the football games are big social events. That said, alumni are insanely loyal to the school and love their alma mater. The alumni giving rate is very high, to the point that it hurt Sewanee in the rankings when USNWR removed it from its formula.

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Anonymous wrote:Deep springs

Iykyk

I don't think this one is underrated - just under the radar. The people who know. Know.

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Trinity University

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Clarkson. The engineering version of a LAC experience. Lots of top knotch undergrad research in a cozy and supportive setting.

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Anonymous wrote:SMU

Hahahahahaha…… #91 is about right

What's with all the SMU hate lately?

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Anonymous wrote:Deep springs

Iykyk

I don't think this one is underrated - just under the radar. The people who know. Know.

Deep Springs is interesting but calling it a college in the traditional sense is a stretch. The learning model of classical education is an affront to all of the CS loving HYPSM dweebs inhabiting DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:Deep springs

Iykyk

I don't think this one is underrated - just under the radar. The people who know. Know.

Deep Springs is interesting but calling it a college in the traditional sense is a stretch. The learning model of classical education is an affront to all of the CS loving HYPSM dweebs inhabiting DCUM.

I find the deep spring love selective and very strange. Most people on DCUM will make fun of any kid pursuing non-stem liberal arts degrees. Now they think the liberal arts are a fundamental study when there’s a college in the middle of nowhere (classically all-men) that has a pretty nonexistent reputation?

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Anonymous wrote:Deep springs

Iykyk

I don't think this one is underrated - just under the radar. The people who know. Know.

Deep Springs is interesting but calling it a college in the traditional sense is a stretch. The learning model of classical education is an affront to all of the CS loving HYPSM dweebs inhabiting DCUM.

I find the deep spring love selective and very strange. Most people on DCUM will make fun of any kid pursuing non-stem liberal arts degrees. Now they think the liberal arts are a fundamental study when there’s a college in the middle of nowhere (classically all-men) that has a pretty nonexistent reputation?

Speak for yourself.
Liberal arts loving regular here.

Deep Springs?

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Deep Springs: Sen Andy Kim went there….. it’s on everybody’s radar these days

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Anonymous wrote:Deep Springs: Sen Andy Kim went there….. it’s on everybody’s radar these days

A freshman Senator with very little reputation?

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Anonymous wrote:Deep springs

Iykyk

That's wonderful for the people who know, but why the secrecy? If you believe people don't think as highly of it as it deserves, why not say something about it to give us an idea? What do you you like about it?

[Anonymous]

Honestly, VCU. It's underrated.