Thoughts on Colgate University

[Anonymous]

Cornell has the same suicide rate as other schools - people just take their lives in a dramatic way there so it gets more publicity.

Back in the day, Colgate was considered a safety school for people who couldn't get into top tier liberal arts schools. Sort of the equivalent of Syracuse and BU.

[Anonymous]

Colgate '94 grad here, Colgate is more competitive than BU and Syracuse and they are not comparable to Colgate because they are large and urban. Most of the people there from what I recall had also applied to Amherst, Williams, Dartmouth etc. And, for a lot of people like myself, it was their first choice.

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Anonymous wrote:I graduated in 2004 from Colgate and could not say enough good things about it. I loved my experience, though it was challenging. This is a wonderful place to become an adult. The professors and administrators care about you. There is a diverse student body. There are infinite ways to become involved on campus, and plenty of options for where to live/eat/study/play.

Also, Colgate has a much prettier campus than Hamilton College

I graduated in 1994 and would say almost the exact same things as PP.

I would have graduated in the class of 1994 if I had gotten in! . That said, I loved the campus when I visited. I went to Bucknell instead and was very happy there.

Me again - Bucknell was my second choice! But I got into Colgate early so I withdrew the application.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to Cornell and for three years my boyfriend (who I dated throughout high school and most of college) went to Colgate. It seemed like a nice school, I was there relatively often. The Greek life was a bigger part of campus life than I would have wanted, but people were generally very nice. I know that my boyfriend enjoyed the academics, and he got a good job upon graduation.

Did it cause any tension that you were at a more prestigious Ivy school?

[Anonymous]

Did it cause any tension that you were at a more prestigious Ivy school?

No. He wanted to go to a small liberal arts college. I wanted to study engineering, so that would have been a poor choice for me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I graduated in 2004 from Colgate and could not say enough good things about it. I loved my experience, though it was challenging. This is a wonderful place to become an adult. The professors and administrators care about you. There is a diverse student body. There are infinite ways to become involved on campus, and plenty of options for where to live/eat/study/play.

Also, Colgate has a much prettier campus than Hamilton College

I graduated in 1994 and would say almost the exact same things as PP.

I would have graduated in the class of 1994 if I had gotten in! . That said, I loved the campus when I visited. I went to Bucknell instead and was very happy there.

Me again - Bucknell was my second choice! But I got into Colgate early so I withdrew the application.

Was that ED to Colgate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is is considered prestigious?

WTF?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is is considered prestigious?

WTF?

No, but I hear the dental school is great!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is is considered prestigious?

Yes. But best known in New York, may require more description in DC, and especially out west.

No. It is not prestigious.

[Anonymous]

Visited and it was too remote for my son, ditto Hamilton. There is nothing pretty much around there but a bunch of washed up towns, dont agree though that its not prestigious..it actually is, no its not "Yale prestigious" but is very much a respected school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is is considered prestigious?

Yes. But best known in New York, may require more description in DC, and especially out west.

Hum, I'm from Florida and we knew of Colgate when I was in college.

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Anonymous wrote:I graduated in 2004 from Colgate and could not say enough good things about it. I loved my experience, though it was challenging. This is a wonderful place to become an adult. The professors and administrators care about you. There is a diverse student body. There are infinite ways to become involved on campus, and plenty of options for where to live/eat/study/play.

Also, Colgate has a much prettier campus than Hamilton College

I graduated in 1994 and would say almost the exact same things as PP.

I would have graduated in the class of 1994 if I had gotten in! . That said, I loved the campus when I visited. I went to Bucknell instead and was very happy there.

Me again - Bucknell was my second choice! But I got into Colgate early so I withdrew the application.

Was that ED to Colgate?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Seems like a different place now that it was back in the 90's.

http://www.studentsreview.com/dataview.php3

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like a different place now that it was back in the 90's.

http://www.studentsreview.com/dataview.php3

sorry, still getting good reviews though, but some of the alumi seem to complain that things have changed....http://www.studentsreview.com/NY/COU.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is is considered prestigious?

Very solid , a good safety school for those who can't get into Davidson or W&L. Comparable to Smith, Bates, Colby or Macalester.