Why should someone consider Colorado College?

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read all of the replies, but the only graduate that I know is from a family with generational wealth. Based on what I’ve heard, it’s an attractive school for wealthy intelligent people who have no concerns about needing employment.

I know several/many students who have graduated from CC. Spoiled & self-centered best describes all of them. Real creeps.

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Anonymous wrote:Other than attraction to location (I presume skiing and hiking etc)

As others have mentioned, the block plan can be a real draw based on how your student likes to learn.

DC was accepted there and the school paid to fly them from the east coast/put them up in a hotel for accepted students' weekend, which included a lot of fun activities. DC decided to stay on the east coast at a large, state school as that was a better fit, but certainly enjoyed the hospitality.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a great LAC in a part of the beautiful part of the country where it truly has no peers.
It is one of the few LACs with a location downtown in an actual city, which is also nice.

I’d say Pitzer is the same school hut much better. There’s really nothing unique about Colorado college compared to any other west coast lac, other than block schedule which is advantageous for a very small proportion of people.

GenZ and gen alpha have a lot (really a lot) more neurodiverse folks due to electronics and social media. It's changing.

electronics and social media don't cause neurodiversity.

May not be the root cause. They tend to amplify it.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a great LAC in a part of the beautiful part of the country where it truly has no peers.
It is one of the few LACs with a location downtown in an actual city, which is also nice.

I’d say Pitzer is the same school hut much better. There’s really nothing unique about Colorado college compared to any other west coast lac, other than block schedule which is advantageous for a very small proportion of people.

GenZ and gen alpha have a lot (really a lot) more neurodiverse folks due to electronics and social media. It's changing.

electronics and social media don't cause neurodiversity.

May not be the root cause. They tend to amplify it.

No, please don't push misinformation

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Other than attraction to location (I presume skiing and hiking etc)

As others have mentioned, the block plan can be a real draw based on how your student likes to learn.

DC was accepted there and the school paid to fly them from the east coast/put them up in a hotel for accepted students' weekend, which included a lot of fun activities. DC decided to stay on the east coast at a large, state school as that was a better fit, but certainly enjoyed the hospitality.

Agree. If your kid excels when they are focusing on one thing only, but suboptimal results when distracted, the block plan is probably the right fit. No one cares about hospitality or the rich kids.

[Anonymous]

Colorado College might be understood through the colleges it identifies as its peers:

Bates College
Bowdoin College
Carleton College
Colby College
Colgate University
College of the Holy Cross
Davidson College
Hamilton College
Kenyon College
Lafayette College
Macalester College
Middlebury College
Pitzer College
Wesleyan University
Whitman College

As they appear here, even the nearer colleges that CC reports as its peers may be geographically more distant than those of any other school in the contiguous U.S.

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Anonymous wrote:acceptance rate is 14.3%

obviously popular for more reasons than locale.

Beautiful location. My guess is that a primary attraction is the "block plan" schedule in which students take just one course per 3.5 week term followed by a long weekend break that allows students to pursue individual interests such as winter sports or camping & hiking.

To the best of my knowledge, the only other US college that utilizes the block plan is Cornell College in Iowa.

I have to say, this seems like a good reason to rule it out immediately. I think there is value in working on a particular subject for more than 3.5 weeks.

I think the 3.5 weeks of 1 class allows the professor to do things like week long digs for geology class, day long trips to watch local government argue for new laws, etc.

The CC grad I know is an incredibly successful finance professional in NYC, who was also a Fulbright scholar. Also a huge ski bum. She was a dear friend of my mom's and used to visit us in VT every Christmas break, bring a case of wine, make Christmas cookies and ski. Married at 40, had her dd at 41.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a great LAC in a part of the beautiful part of the country where it truly has no peers.
It is one of the few LACs with a location downtown in an actual city, which is also nice.

I’d say Pitzer is the same school hut much better. There’s really nothing unique about Colorado college compared to any other west coast lac, other than block schedule which is advantageous for a very small proportion of people.

Pitzer doesn't have the block program?

[Anonymous]

Colorado College is a great college. But does it have the pipeline to the street that Bucknell has?

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Anonymous wrote:It is a great LAC in a part of the beautiful part of the country where it truly has no peers.
It is one of the few LACs with a location downtown in an actual city, which is also nice.

I’d say Pitzer is the same school hut much better. There’s really nothing unique about Colorado college compared to any other west coast lac, other than block schedule which is advantageous for a very small proportion of people.

Pitzer doesn't have the block program?

Sure but if you like the culture, student body, and offerings at Colorado, Pitzer is essentially identical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Colorado College might be understood through the colleges it identifies as its peers:

Bates College
Bowdoin College
Carleton College
Colby College
Colgate University
College of the Holy Cross
Davidson College
Hamilton College
Kenyon College
Lafayette College
Macalester College
Middlebury College
Pitzer College
Wesleyan University
Whitman College

As they appear here, even the nearer colleges that CC reports as its peers may be geographically more distant than those of any other school in the contiguous U.S.

Geography/location isn't what makes a school comparable to another.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a great LAC in a part of the beautiful part of the country where it truly has no peers.
It is one of the few LACs with a location downtown in an actual city, which is also nice.

I’d say Pitzer is the same school hut much better. There’s really nothing unique about Colorado college compared to any other west coast lac, other than block schedule which is advantageous for a very small proportion of people.

GenZ and gen alpha have a lot (really a lot) more neurodiverse folks due to electronics and social media. It's changing.

electronics and social media don't cause neurodiversity.

May not be the root cause. They tend to amplify it.

No, please don't push misinformation

Then you explain it.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a great LAC in a part of the beautiful part of the country where it truly has no peers.
It is one of the few LACs with a location downtown in an actual city, which is also nice.

I’d say Pitzer is the same school hut much better. There’s really nothing unique about Colorado college compared to any other west coast lac, other than block schedule which is advantageous for a very small proportion of people.

GenZ and gen alpha have a lot (really a lot) more neurodiverse folks due to electronics and social media. It's changing.

electronics and social media don't cause neurodiversity.

May not be the root cause. They tend to amplify it.

I don’t think you know what neurodiversity is.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a great LAC in a part of the beautiful part of the country where it truly has no peers.
It is one of the few LACs with a location downtown in an actual city, which is also nice.

I’d say Pitzer is the same school hut much better. There’s really nothing unique about Colorado college compared to any other west coast lac, other than block schedule which is advantageous for a very small proportion of people.

GenZ and gen alpha have a lot (really a lot) more neurodiverse folks due to electronics and social media. It's changing.

electronics and social media don't cause neurodiversity.

May not be the root cause. They tend to amplify it.

I don’t think you know what neurodiversity is.

NO. Snarky comments like this without any useful input is so commonplace on DCUM. No one cares if PP know what neurodiversity is. If you got something to say, say it. Otherwise no one gives a s**t. STFU

[Anonymous]

One of the most intelligent, mature and thoughtful students I have ever taught in my 20 years as an educator went there. I had never heard of it, but it sounds amazing.