Tell me about College of the Holy Cross?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The College of the Holy Cross is an excellent, academically strong, liberal arts school. It is very traditional in terms of campus feel and vibe. The students are friendly and generally service oriented. It is a Catholic Jesuit school and holds close to those values. It is located about an hour away from Boston in Worcester, MA. Many students are from New England, but there are a good number from the DMV. Most of those who attend from this area went to a Catholic high school. A visit would give your daughter a better feel for the place. It is a great school!

Worcester is the armpit of New England. Awful, ugly city.

+1. I’d rather be in an isolated location than that hellhole.

When was the last time you visited. I just came back from a trip last weekend. I was pleasantly surprised. It had the amenities of a small city, relatively clean, and reminded me of Richmond. An easy train from Boston, there’s lots to like actually.

My kid is starting at W&M, but I remember this thread. I was just in Worcester last week for business, and needed to rent a car.

As I was driving, two people hobbled out to jaywalk across the street, rather than head to a crossing signal. Naturally I stopped for them, only to have some scruffy teenager in a beat up sedan blare the horn at me as he zoomed around on my right.

Then that evening I was in the downtown area driving on Main Street, and turning right onto another downtown street. That street had one lane going in my direction, and two lanes flowing back into Main Street. The light turned green, but when I tried to turn right, a delivery truck was parked on the side street...on the corner, in my lane, facing against traffic. So I was left to navigate around the truck to go the wrong way down the middle lane, hoping no one came along. I stopped and asked the driver why he parked in that way to make his delivery, only to get a double middle finger and ideas on where I could go to do things to myself.

The next morning, I passed a police officer at a roadwork detail near the hotel. He was chatting with the workers and wasn't lifting a finger as motorists inched by the construction during rush hour.

So yes, I cast my vote with those who call Worcester the armpit of New England.

[Anonymous]

It’s a complete dump. You can try to squint at it until it seems okay, like a bad haircut. But it won’t change what it is: your run-of-the-mill ruined industrial town. Can’t imagine what it would be like without the colleges. Yeesh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The College of the Holy Cross is an excellent, academically strong, liberal arts school. It is very traditional in terms of campus feel and vibe. The students are friendly and generally service oriented. It is a Catholic Jesuit school and holds close to those values. It is located about an hour away from Boston in Worcester, MA. Many students are from New England, but there are a good number from the DMV. Most of those who attend from this area went to a Catholic high school. A visit would give your daughter a better feel for the place. It is a great school!

Worcester is the armpit of New England. Awful, ugly city.

+1. I’d rather be in an isolated location than that hellhole.

When was the last time you visited. I just came back from a trip last weekend. I was pleasantly surprised. It had the amenities of a small city, relatively clean, and reminded me of Richmond. An easy train from Boston, there’s lots to like actually.

+1 We were there last Fall. It was a really pleasant experience. The campus, of course, is lovely but we were really taken by the town. It was much better than I had expected. It is a college town like most college towns but I found it nicer than, say, Charlottesville and I say that as a person with a degree from UVA.

And all of the graduates I've ever met from Holly Cross have been impressive so they must be doing something right up there!

[Anonymous]

DS visited a few weeks ago and the tour was a joke. He had a high level of interest (as a safety school) but it is off the list now. Not even an info session. Just some kid giving a tour and talking about the bus schedule and other trivial things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS visited a few weeks ago and the tour was a joke. He had a high level of interest (as a safety school) but it is off the list now. Not even an info session. Just some kid giving a tour and talking about the bus schedule and other trivial things.

Interesting. Holy Cross was at the top of my list when I was a high school student in the 1990s. Then I went on the tour and I was completely turned off. I didn't even end up applying. That wall around campus is more than just symbolic. I knew a couple people who ended up going there, and they never set foot outside of campus. They were scared to death, reflecting the prejudices about Worcester seen in this thread.

I ended up going to Clark University, also in Worcester. Clark has a much more diverse population than HC, and it is an active member of the community. I am really proud of my alma mater's role in revitalizing the Main South neighborhood and opening up opportunities for the residents through their leadership in the Main South University Development program. They really managed to improve the neighborhood for everyone without gentrifying it. It's kinda awesome.

Even back then, Worcester had a gritty charm if you weren't afraid to look for it. Don't listen to these posters without seeing it yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS visited a few weeks ago and the tour was a joke. He had a high level of interest (as a safety school) but it is off the list now. Not even an info session. Just some kid giving a tour and talking about the bus schedule and other trivial things.

Interesting. Holy Cross was at the top of my list when I was a high school student in the 1990s. Then I went on the tour and I was completely turned off. I didn't even end up applying. That wall around campus is more than just symbolic. I knew a couple people who ended up going there, and they never set foot outside of campus. They were scared to death, reflecting the prejudices about Worcester seen in this thread.

I ended up going to Clark University, also in Worcester. Clark has a much more diverse population than HC, and it is an active member of the community. I am really proud of my alma mater's role in revitalizing the Main South neighborhood and opening up opportunities for the residents through their leadership in the Main South University Development program. They really managed to improve the neighborhood for everyone without gentrifying it. It's kinda awesome.

Even back then, Worcester had a gritty charm if you weren't afraid to look for it. Don't listen to these posters without seeing it yourself.

Don’t listen to this poster without seeing it for yourself.

[Anonymous]

Campus is pretty. Surrounding area is a dump. Too far from anything interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS visited a few weeks ago and the tour was a joke. He had a high level of interest (as a safety school) but it is off the list now. Not even an info session. Just some kid giving a tour and talking about the bus schedule and other trivial things.

Interesting. Holy Cross was at the top of my list when I was a high school student in the 1990s. Then I went on the tour and I was completely turned off. I didn't even end up applying. That wall around campus is more than just symbolic. I knew a couple people who ended up going there, and they never set foot outside of campus. They were scared to death, reflecting the prejudices about Worcester seen in this thread.

I ended up going to Clark University, also in Worcester. Clark has a much more diverse population than HC, and it is an active member of the community. I am really proud of my alma mater's role in revitalizing the Main South neighborhood and opening up opportunities for the residents through their leadership in the Main South University Development program. They really managed to improve the neighborhood for everyone without gentrifying it. It's kinda awesome.

Even back then, Worcester had a gritty charm if you weren't afraid to look for it. Don't listen to these posters without seeing it yourself.

I was just kind of bummed that DS had to cross it off because it was one of his few safeties. Hopefully he won't need it.

[Anonymous]

The Worcester........RED SOX!!!!!!?????



Larry Lucchino’s Lost his fastball

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The College of the Holy Cross is an excellent, academically strong, liberal arts school. It is very traditional in terms of campus feel and vibe. The students are friendly and generally service oriented. It is a Catholic Jesuit school and holds close to those values. It is located about an hour away from Boston in Worcester, MA. Many students are from New England, but there are a good number from the DMV. Most of those who attend from this area went to a Catholic high school. A visit would give your daughter a better feel for the place. It is a great school!

Worcester is the armpit of New England. Awful, ugly city.

+1. I’d rather be in an isolated location than that hellhole.

When was the last time you visited. I just came back from a trip last weekend. I was pleasantly surprised. It had the amenities of a small city, relatively clean, and reminded me of Richmond. An easy train from Boston, there’s lots to like actually.

My kid is starting at W&M, but I remember this thread. I was just in Worcester last week for business, and needed to rent a car.

As I was driving, two people hobbled out to jaywalk across the street, rather than head to a crossing signal. Naturally I stopped for them, only to have some scruffy teenager in a beat up sedan blare the horn at me as he zoomed around on my right.

Then that evening I was in the downtown area driving on Main Street, and turning right onto another downtown street. That street had one lane going in my direction, and two lanes flowing back into Main Street. The light turned green, but when I tried to turn right, a delivery truck was parked on the side street...on the corner, in my lane, facing against traffic. So I was left to navigate around the truck to go the wrong way down the middle lane, hoping no one came along. I stopped and asked the driver why he parked in that way to make his delivery, only to get a double middle finger and ideas on where I could go to do things to myself.

The next morning, I passed a police officer at a roadwork detail near the hotel. He was chatting with the workers and wasn't lifting a finger as motorists inched by the construction during rush hour.

So yes, I cast my vote with those who call Worcester the armpit of New England.

Yeah, probably just best if you never leave McLean.