Wake Forest vs Villanova? Wants a mid-size school with spirit

[Anonymous]

Wake is more prestigious than Villanova academically. No question. Wake competes is most sports at national level, sometimes ranked. But rarely contends for national championship except soccer. Villanova has better basketball consistently. Most students at both schools passionate about school with spirit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wake is more prestigious than Villanova academically. No question. Wake competes is most sports at national level, sometimes ranked. But rarely contends for national championship except soccer. Villanova has better basketball consistently. Most students at both schools passionate about school with spirit.

Wake has recently won field hockey and tennis national championships willis but other than that I agree with everything you said

[Anonymous]

US News ranks selectivity and WFU & Villanova are tied at #37 (along with Tulane & the Univ. of Rochester) among National Universities.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They both seem way too expensive but my DD wants a middle size school with school spirit and a pretty, non-urban campus. Her ideal school would be more diverse though and have less of a reputation for being stuck up preps. (Maybe that has changed a bit?)

Would love thoughts and opinions from people who have visited, applied or had kids attending.

I’m sure it’s too large but Univ Wisconsin Madison has tons of school spirit, beautiful campus, vibrant, friendly town

Indiana University also large but same, lots of spirit and great town

+1

OP i know you said mid-sized, but sounds like your kid would love one of these (or Michigan State, etc).

[Anonymous]

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Neither one has much school spirit. *except mens basketball

I disagree. Wake's football team is doing well and plenty of kids go to the games. 'Nova' s bball program is usually pretty god.

I’d call two national championships and multiple final 4 and sweet 16 appearances over the last 15 years more than just ‘pretty good’. Nova’s program has been better than Duke’s, UNC’s and KU’s recently.

Doesn’t have the history of any of those schools and their coach has retired.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Neither one has much school spirit. *except mens basketball

I disagree. Wake's football team is doing well and plenty of kids go to the games. 'Nova' s bball program is usually pretty god.

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Wake’s football team is currently ranked No. 10 in country.

Are they, though?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wake Forest is far left. My brother’s DD went their seven years ago and would come home for break and would be saying some crazy a$$ stuff. He took her out of that toxic environment. It took about 2 years to deprogram her.

She went to W&M, not Wake. My bad.

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Anonymous wrote:Wake Forest is far left. My brother’s DD went their seven years ago and would come home for break and would be saying some crazy a$$ stuff. He took her out of that toxic environment. It took about 2 years to deprogram her.

She went to W&M, not Wake. My bad.

😂

I knew it wasn’t Wake. We had to restart college Dems while I was there.

[Anonymous]

You should also consider Tulane and UC Santa Barbara.

[Anonymous]

TCU? Lots of school spirit but I would not consider their students down to earth. It is also 60% girls which was a negative for our kid. Did get offered a nice merit/financial aid package.

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Anonymous wrote:Hard to find a school with spirit/popular teams that isn’t very Greek.

Notre Fame has no Greek system. Boston a college is another thought for mid-size spirited school.