Union College vs. Connecticut College

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Anonymous wrote:Mediocre.

Mediocre plus, I would say.

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Colnn is definitely a much more prestigious school

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Not familiar with Union. Conn does have a nice campus, but New London is not a great town.

I have read online that the primary (only?) weekend option is drinking (to excess). The school also seems to attract a lot of prep school kids (not stating that as a plus or minus, just a reality).

They seemed to really want my ethnic minority child, but in the end she chose another SLAC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not familiar with Union. Conn does have a nice campus, but New London is not a great town.

I have read online that the primary (only?) weekend option is drinking (to excess). The school also seems to attract a lot of prep school kids (not stating that as a plus or minus, just a reality).

They seemed to really want my ethnic minority child, but in the end she chose another SLAC.

Are you the bored dullard that chimes in with this tired comment every time Conn Coll is mentioned in a thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DC went to camp at Union for 3 consecutive summers, so I can only comment on the accommodations and the area. Dorms had no A/C, which was a problem during one heat wave. The residence halls border some really nasty streets of Schenectady. The campus is tiny and there doesn't seem to be much to it. There is a train station very close by with Amtrak service. All in all I can't fathom anyone paying $65K a year to go there.

My daughter went to a summer camp at Union as well, 2 summers. So I can't comment on the student body. But the campus was tiny, dorms were dated, cafeteria small, and the surrounding town depressing and run down. Cannot imagine why anyone would go there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not familiar with Union. Conn does have a nice campus, but New London is not a great town.

I have read online that the primary (only?) weekend option is drinking (to excess). The school also seems to attract a lot of prep school kids (not stating that as a plus or minus, just a reality).

They seemed to really want my ethnic minority child, but in the end she chose another SLAC.

Are you the bored dullard that chimes in with this tired comment every time Conn Coll is mentioned in a thread?

The poster wants people's impressions. After visits and research we rejected this school. Sorry if that stings you personally somehow.
It will be okay....if your experience was different post it. That is how this forum works.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Both are "hidden Ivies"

Conn College isn't. You may be thinking of Trinity.

If being a "hidden ivy" is defined by being in the book "The Hidden Ivies" then they both are. Statistically they are very similar.

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Both are great, both have more similarities than differences, both are in towns that have seen better days but still have some charm, both have beautiful campuses... IMHO Conn's location is better (train, beach) and has slightly better arts/music/theater but Union gets the nod for STEM and if you care they have a great D1 Hockey team.

They are less than 3 hours apart, you could visit both in the same day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Both are "hidden Ivies"

Very, very well hidden indeed.

Not to those who know how to "read" and "research". Try it!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My DC went to camp at Union for 3 consecutive summers, so I can only comment on the accommodations and the area. Dorms had no A/C, which was a problem during one heat wave. The residence halls border some really nasty streets of Schenectady. The campus is tiny and there doesn't seem to be much to it. There is a train station very close by with Amtrak service. All in all I can't fathom anyone paying $65K a year to go there.

My daughter went to a summer camp at Union as well, 2 summers. So I can't comment on the student body. But the campus was tiny, dorms were dated, cafeteria small, and the surrounding town depressing and run down. Cannot imagine why anyone would go there.

Why did both of you send your children there for multiple summers if it's such a downer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DC went to camp at Union for 3 consecutive summers, so I can only comment on the accommodations and the area. Dorms had no A/C, which was a problem during one heat wave. The residence halls border some really nasty streets of Schenectady. The campus is tiny and there doesn't seem to be much to it. There is a train station very close by with Amtrak service. All in all I can't fathom anyone paying $65K a year to go there.

My daughter went to a summer camp at Union as well, 2 summers. So I can't comment on the student body. But the campus was tiny, dorms were dated, cafeteria small, and the surrounding town depressing and run down. Cannot imagine why anyone would go there.

Why did both of you send your children there for multiple summers if it's such a downer?

And the food was terrible, and the portions were TINY!

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Best thing about Union is strong engineering in small liberal arts setting. If your kid can hack STEM then it can workout well. It also has trimester system so I played D3 sports in winter, did engineering during fall and winter, term abroad in spring twice. It took some work to combine engineering with sports because of all those labs, but small school setting definitely helped. Schenectady is not great, but being able to go abroad in spring semesters made up for it. Campus is decent enough if one is busy and small size is an advantage then. Lot of Jewish kids, so it is not all WASPs, but racial diversity was low when I was there.

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Anonymous wrote:Conn Coll is in the NESCAC which is probably good for its reputation but it's widely recognized to be the least prestigious of the member institutions.

Not anymore, your info is dated. I taught at Trinity in the early/mid 90s when it was better than Conn College, and Wesleyan wasn't what it is now. Schools rise and fall, times change. Conn is better than Trinity now, and Wesleyan is much more highly ranked than it used to be. (keeping it down to the CT NESCACs).

DC is currently crossing his fingers for Bowdoin, Colby, Wesleyan, or Conn, having decided against Hamilton and Trinity.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DC went to camp at Union for 3 consecutive summers, so I can only comment on the accommodations and the area. Dorms had no A/C, which was a problem during one heat wave. The residence halls border some really nasty streets of Schenectady. The campus is tiny and there doesn't seem to be much to it. There is a train station very close by with Amtrak service. All in all I can't fathom anyone paying $65K a year to go there.

My daughter went to a summer camp at Union as well, 2 summers. So I can't comment on the student body. But the campus was tiny, dorms were dated, cafeteria small, and the surrounding town depressing and run down. Cannot imagine why anyone would go there.

Why did both of you send your children there for multiple summers if it's such a downer?

The camp was renowned and was one of only two Irish Dance camps on the east coast at that time. And btw I did not say the camp itself was a downer. Any more questions?