Eckerd--other colleges to check out?
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Anonymous
| We are going for a visit to Eckerd in St Pete. Any others we should check out in the immediate area? |
Anonymous
| There are 42 colleges within 100 miles of St. Petersburg. Located in Florida with a population of 244,769, the closest colleges are ranked by distance from St. Petersburg. The nearest college is University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus at a distance of 0.5 miles from St. Petersburg center. |
Anonymous
| New College of Florida |
Anonymous
| Rollins |
Anonymous
| Could you let us know your impressions of Eckerd after your visit? |
Anonymous
| University of Tampa was beautiful |
Anonymous
+1. Plant Hall is amazing. 
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Anonymous
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If you're flying in and out of Tampa, definitely New College and probably U of Tampa in addition to Eckerd. Rollins also might be of interest, but it's a bit of a hike (at least 2 hours). If you head up to Rollins, maybe also check out Stetson.
Good luck! |
Anonymous
Did anyone visit these smaller Florida schools? Would be interested in hearing what people thought of them. |
Anonymous
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I have a cousin who went to Eckerd and liked it. Pretty campus (barefoot and on the water). Good STEM preparation.
Maybe all schools do this now but they make very easy for you to store your stuff over the summer (bring pods onto campus in may and back in september). |
Anonymous
St. Leo? |
Anonymous
| My kid got into Eckerd. They offered him $25k merit. Very generous. He loved the vibe, and it was beautiful. But in the end thought it was a bit too small. He is into kayaking/sailing, so this would have been great if he'd chosen it. |
Anonymous
| Why Eckerd? Because it's in the silly Colleges that Change Lives book? Don't fall for that marketing gimmick. |
Anonymous
OMG, someone woke up the idiot |
Anonymous
You should probably read your posts before submitting. Out loud. |