Washington and Lee v Kenyon v Hamilton

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These are all excellent SLACs. Great reputations. Beautiful campuses. Strong alumni networks. That's the upside. Downside? They are all SLACs...small, in the middle of the nowwhere, with majors that are hardly practical.

I went to a SLAC (not one of the ones mentioned here) -- and, yes, agree completely that I've benefited from the excellent reputation and strong alum network. And I do love going back to campus for reunions -- the lake, the rhododendrons, the carillon bells ringing -- all lovely. Of course, you're also right that majoring in English was completely impractical. I only learned to read with discernment, write with clarity and nuance, and appreciate subtleties of word choice and tone. To my surprise, these impractical and paltry skills turned out to serve me well in law school and practice. Not only that, but the insights into how human beings face the unexpected vicissitudes of life with grace and courage now offer unexpected sustenance in this challenging time. Thanks, Mom and Dad, for encouraging me to go to my SLAC and major in English, despite the fact that you were both STEM majors yourselves.

Guess the poster hit a nerve. I am sure you read this back to yourself and were highly impressed with your irrelevant and completely narcissistic response, bravo.

[Anonymous]

Hamilton/Kenyon has the typical contingent of pink hair SJWs you'll find at most SLACs. The only pink seen at W and L were the color of the shirts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These are all excellent SLACs. Great reputations. Beautiful campuses. Strong alumni networks. That's the upside. Downside? They are all SLACs...small, in the middle of the nowwhere, with majors that are hardly practical.

I went to a SLAC (not one of the ones mentioned here) -- and, yes, agree completely that I've benefited from the excellent reputation and strong alum network. And I do love going back to campus for reunions -- the lake, the rhododendrons, the carillon bells ringing -- all lovely. Of course, you're also right that majoring in English was completely impractical. I only learned to read with discernment, write with clarity and nuance, and appreciate subtleties of word choice and tone. To my surprise, these impractical and paltry skills turned out to serve me well in law school and practice. Not only that, but the insights into how human beings face the unexpected vicissitudes of life with grace and courage now offer unexpected sustenance in this challenging time. Thanks, Mom and Dad, for encouraging me to go to my SLAC and major in English, despite the fact that you were both STEM majors yourselves.

Guess the poster hit a nerve. I am sure you read this back to yourself and were highly impressed with your irrelevant and completely narcissistic response, bravo.

PP seems to have quite an axe to grind. And doesn't understand what "irrelevant" means in any event.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hamilton/Kenyon has the typical contingent of pink hair SJWs you'll find at most SLACs. The only pink seen at W and L were the color of the shirts.

Accurate. If you want to play Smash Bros on Friday nights, go to Kenyon, Hamilton, Grinnell, Carleton or a similar SLAC. If you want to smash chicks on Friday nights, go to W&L.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hamilton/Kenyon has the typical contingent of pink hair SJWs you'll find at most SLACs. The only pink seen at W and L were the color of the shirts.

Probably true! I have a kid at Kenyon who loves it and she has found her people. I have to say we didn't look at Hamilton although we definitely researched it. She really liked the strong writing component, but felt that it had too much of a strong drinking culture from what she'd read and what she'd be comfortable with. Hamilton also felt a little further away to us and more remote even though it's probably about the same distance as Kenyon. At Kenyon she had the option of flying into Columbus or Cleveland so it made transportation a little easier (even though you still had an hour ride from the airport). I guess you could fly to Syracuse though? I would definitely say though that Kenyon and Hamilton are way more similar than Washington and Lee!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These are all excellent SLACs. Great reputations. Beautiful campuses. Strong alumni networks. That's the upside. Downside? They are all SLACs...small, in the middle of the nowwhere, with majors that are hardly practical.

I went to a SLAC (not one of the ones mentioned here) -- and, yes, agree completely that I've benefited from the excellent reputation and strong alum network. And I do love going back to campus for reunions -- the lake, the rhododendrons, the carillon bells ringing -- all lovely. Of course, you're also right that majoring in English was completely impractical. I only learned to read with discernment, write with clarity and nuance, and appreciate subtleties of word choice and tone. To my surprise, these impractical and paltry skills turned out to serve me well in law school and practice. Not only that, but the insights into how human beings face the unexpected vicissitudes of life with grace and courage now offer unexpected sustenance in this challenging time. Thanks, Mom and Dad, for encouraging me to go to my SLAC and major in English, despite the fact that you were both STEM majors yourselves.

Guess the poster hit a nerve. I am sure you read this back to yourself and were highly impressed with your irrelevant and completely narcissistic response, bravo.

PP seems to have quite an axe to grind. And doesn't understand what "irrelevant" means in any event.

Axe to grind? Sure thing, not sure what gave you that impression. Irrelevant...adjective meaning not connected with or relevant to something. Both posters added irrelevant information to the conversation, the second was just over the top, guess having a fragile ego and thin skin will cause that to happen to people, don't really care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hamilton/Kenyon has the typical contingent of pink hair SJWs you'll find at most SLACs. The only pink seen at W and L were the color of the shirts.

Accurate. If you want to play Smash Bros on Friday nights, go to Kenyon, Hamilton, Grinnell, Carleton or a similar SLAC. If you want to smash chicks on Friday nights, go to W&L.

You present as precisely the boorish lout I would expect to find at W&L....way to play to type genius.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hamilton/Kenyon has the typical contingent of pink hair SJWs you'll find at most SLACs. The only pink seen at W and L were the color of the shirts.

Accurate. If you want to play Smash Bros on Friday nights, go to Kenyon, Hamilton, Grinnell, Carleton or a similar SLAC. If you want to smash chicks on Friday nights, go to W&L.

You present as precisely the boorish lout I would expect to find at W&L....way to play to type genius.

New poster, but by the extension of your argument I guess people who go to Kenyon or Hamilton judge colleges by what some anonymous clown says on the internet, which is objectively stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These are all excellent SLACs. Great reputations. Beautiful campuses. Strong alumni networks. That's the upside. Downside? They are all SLACs...small, in the middle of the nowwhere, with majors that are hardly practical.

I went to a SLAC (not one of the ones mentioned here) -- and, yes, agree completely that I've benefited from the excellent reputation and strong alum network. And I do love going back to campus for reunions -- the lake, the rhododendrons, the carillon bells ringing -- all lovely. Of course, you're also right that majoring in English was completely impractical. I only learned to read with discernment, write with clarity and nuance, and appreciate subtleties of word choice and tone. To my surprise, these impractical and paltry skills turned out to serve me well in law school and practice. Not only that, but the insights into how human beings face the unexpected vicissitudes of life with grace and courage now offer unexpected sustenance in this challenging time. Thanks, Mom and Dad, for encouraging me to go to my SLAC and major in English, despite the fact that you were both STEM majors yourselves.

Guess the poster hit a nerve. I am sure you read this back to yourself and were highly impressed with your irrelevant and completely narcissistic response, bravo.

PP seems to have quite an axe to grind. And doesn't understand what "irrelevant" means in any event.

Axe to grind? Sure thing, not sure what gave you that impression. Irrelevant...adjective meaning not connected with or relevant to something. Both posters added irrelevant information to the conversation, the second was just over the top, guess having a fragile ego and thin skin will cause that to happen to people, don't really care.

I'm the PP you were quoting. My post seems pretty much on point in response to your assertion that majors at SLACs are "hardly practical". You're welcome to differ, of course, and I'd be interested, as others might be, to hear the basis for your assertion. As for your personal attack, I'll just say that I hope things get better for you so that you can disagree in a more agreeable way. Take care and stay well.

[Anonymous]

Girls girls, you're both pretty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Girls girls, you're both pretty.

Even if you have pink hair...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These are all excellent SLACs. Great reputations. Beautiful campuses. Strong alumni networks. That's the upside. Downside? They are all SLACs...small, in the middle of the nowwhere, with majors that are hardly practical.

I went to a SLAC (not one of the ones mentioned here) -- and, yes, agree completely that I've benefited from the excellent reputation and strong alum network. And I do love going back to campus for reunions -- the lake, the rhododendrons, the carillon bells ringing -- all lovely. Of course, you're also right that majoring in English was completely impractical. I only learned to read with discernment, write with clarity and nuance, and appreciate subtleties of word choice and tone. To my surprise, these impractical and paltry skills turned out to serve me well in law school and practice. Not only that, but the insights into how human beings face the unexpected vicissitudes of life with grace and courage now offer unexpected sustenance in this challenging time. Thanks, Mom and Dad, for encouraging me to go to my SLAC and major in English, despite the fact that you were both STEM majors yourselves.

Guess the poster hit a nerve. I am sure you read this back to yourself and were highly impressed with your irrelevant and completely narcissistic response, bravo.

We can tell you bill by the character count, too lol.

[Anonymous]

Ok sock puppet.

[Anonymous]

Sock puppet? Sorry. You just can’t believe that only one person would disagree with you. I was person number two😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All these are tiny schools and incredibly desolate towns. They’re very different politically and socially, but they still need a student that can get lost in their own college world for four years to survive there.

Many LACs are in small towns. It's a different experience, compared to the experience at a large university, but very rewarding for the right students.

How do you define "right student"?