Not small, not big, not religious, not conservative college?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Colgate? Carleton?

Carleton is really small. Maybe St Olaf a better fit. It is religious officially but it didn't feel very religious when I was there or at least, it wasn't for me.

Both Carleton (2000) and St Olaf (3000) are small. Would she consider women’s colleges? I have not seen them ranked by size but they tend not to have a big Greek scene. Second the advice to consider WashU for size, although it’s in the outskirts of St Louis.

[Anonymous]

Lehigh has drastically cut the number of fraternities and sororities. Look into it. Lehigh is a good safety now with acceptance rates up to nearly 50%. Still a top notch education; they are expanding and so acceptance rate increase will be around for a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colgate? Carleton?

Carleton is really small. Maybe St Olaf a better fit. It is religious officially but it didn't feel very religious when I was there or at least, it wasn't for me.

Both Carleton (2000) and St Olaf (3000) are small. Would she consider women’s colleges? I have not seen them ranked by size but they tend not to have a big Greek scene. Second the advice to consider WashU for size, although it’s in the outskirts of St Louis.

I went to Wash. U. I think the problem with using Wash. U. as a serious option here is that, especially for sciences and business majors, it wants Cornell-level stats.

To me, the logical Wash. U. alternatives would be Case Western, the University of Rochester, Brandeis (even though it’s Jewish), and Creighton (in Omaha) and Drake University (in Des Moines).

Basically: universities that are trying to be to their cities what Wash. U. is to St. Louis, plus smaller state universities in Blue or purple states.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colgate? Carleton?

Carleton is really small. Maybe St Olaf a better fit. It is religious officially but it didn't feel very religious when I was there or at least, it wasn't for me.

Both Carleton (2000) and St Olaf (3000) are small. Would she consider women’s colleges? I have not seen them ranked by size but they tend not to have a big Greek scene. Second the advice to consider WashU for size, although it’s in the outskirts of St Louis.

I went to Wash. U. I think the problem with using Wash. U. as a serious option here is that, especially for sciences and business majors, it wants Cornell-level stats.

To me, the logical Wash. U. alternatives would be Case Western, the University of Rochester, Brandeis (even though it’s Jewish), and Creighton (in Omaha) and Drake University (in Des Moines).

Basically: universities that are trying to be to their cities what Wash. U. is to St. Louis, plus smaller state universities in Blue or purple states.

Creighton is Jesuit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colgate? Carleton?

Carleton is really small. Maybe St Olaf a better fit. It is religious officially but it didn't feel very religious when I was there or at least, it wasn't for me.

Both Carleton (2000) and St Olaf (3000) are small. Would she consider women’s colleges? I have not seen them ranked by size but they tend not to have a big Greek scene. Second the advice to consider WashU for size, although it’s in the outskirts of St Louis.

I went to Wash. U. I think the problem with using Wash. U. as a serious option here is that, especially for sciences and business majors, it wants Cornell-level stats.

To me, the logical Wash. U. alternatives would be Case Western, the University of Rochester, Brandeis (even though it’s Jewish), and Creighton (in Omaha) and Drake University (in Des Moines).

Basically: universities that are trying to be to their cities what Wash. U. is to St. Louis, plus smaller state universities in Blue or purple states.

Brandeis isn’t Jewish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lehigh has drastically cut the number of fraternities and sororities. Look into it. Lehigh is a good safety now with acceptance rates up to nearly 50%. Still a top notch education; they are expanding and so acceptance rate increase will be around for a while.

I have a kid at Lehigh. Love, love, love the school and the opportunities it has offered. But the social scene is still very Greek and it is very much a work hard party hard school. It’s great for those who are looking for that, but not for those who aren’t. It’s like a northern version of Wake Forest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colgate? Carleton?

Carleton is really small. Maybe St Olaf a better fit. It is religious officially but it didn't feel very religious when I was there or at least, it wasn't for me.

Both Carleton (2000) and St Olaf (3000) are small. Would she consider women’s colleges? I have not seen them ranked by size but they tend not to have a big Greek scene. Second the advice to consider WashU for size, although it’s in the outskirts of St Louis.

I went to Wash. U. I think the problem with using Wash. U. as a serious option here is that, especially for sciences and business majors, it wants Cornell-level stats.

To me, the logical Wash. U. alternatives would be Case Western, the University of Rochester, Brandeis (even though it’s Jewish), and Creighton (in Omaha) and Drake University (in Des Moines).

Basically: universities that are trying to be to their cities what Wash. U. is to St. Louis, plus smaller state universities in Blue or purple states.

Brandeis isn’t Jewish.

Brandeis feels Jewish because of the very high percentage of Jewish students

[Anonymous]

Open to women’s colleges? Mount Holyoke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lehigh has drastically cut the number of fraternities and sororities. Look into it. Lehigh is a good safety now with acceptance rates up to nearly 50%. Still a top notch education; they are expanding and so acceptance rate increase will be around for a while.

I have a kid at Lehigh. Love, love, love the school and the opportunities it has offered. But the social scene is still very Greek and it is very much a work hard party hard school. It’s great for those who are looking for that, but not for those who aren’t. It’s like a northern version of Wake Forest.

Thanks for this. On paper, Lehigh is the perfect school for my daughter but she really wants a school with other social options beside hard partying. Seems like there aren't many choices for the weekends besides frat parties.