LACs with the WORST locations

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The area driving to Washington & Lee had confederate flags. We didn’t arrive from DC so maybe we took an unfortunate route but it was a hard no. We weren’t even college touring yet.

This is the most shallow reason I have ever heard for disliking a college - “I was offended on the drive there ” lol.

We are white and I used to shudder driving a car of young black and white soccer players to tournaments south of Richmond with confederate flags along the way. This may be shallow for you, but not for a kid whose grandparents left the south after having a family member lynched.

DP. So I guess you never drive south of Richmond to go anywhere - beaches, vacation, family trips - nothing. What a narrow existence you must live.

Many of us prefer to avoid those who are nostalgic for the slave era.

It is a very big country, with plenty of evolved regions.

You are at least as narrow minded as those you are disparaging.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Grinnell has become super selective despite what many consider to be a highly undesirable location. Just imagine if it were somewhere else?

Well, they greatly discount tuition to get kids to go. That place is truly in the middle of nowhere. But tons of merit aid so parents make the kids go.
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And you're about ten years behind the times.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The area driving to Washington & Lee had confederate flags. We didn’t arrive from DC so maybe we took an unfortunate route but it was a hard no. We weren’t even college touring yet.

This is the most shallow reason I have ever heard for disliking a college - “I was offended on the drive there ” lol.

We are white and I used to shudder driving a car of young black and white soccer players to tournaments south of Richmond with confederate flags along the way. This may be shallow for you, but not for a kid whose grandparents left the south after having a family member lynched.

DP. So I guess you never drive south of Richmond to go anywhere - beaches, vacation, family trips - nothing. What a narrow existence you must live.

Many of us prefer to avoid those who are nostalgic for the slave era.

It is a very big country, with plenty of evolved regions.

You are at least as narrow minded as those you are disparaging.

How is this narrow minded? I'm the PP who drove kids to soccer tournaments in and around Richmond with confederate flags whipping in the wind. Should a kid jeopardize their sense of personal safety in order to not be "narrow minded" when it is clear that the folks cleaving on to "the war between the states" are really the narrow-minded ones?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grinnell has become super selective despite what many consider to be a highly undesirable location. Just imagine if it were somewhere else?

Well, they greatly discount tuition to get kids to go. That place is truly in the middle of nowhere. But tons of merit aid so parents make the kids go.
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And you're about ten years behind the times.

???

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Grinnell has become super selective despite what many consider to be a highly undesirable location. Just imagine if it were somewhere else?

I have a child there and while they would prefer that it were closer to home, the location doesn’t bother them at all. The town is cute and close to campus and they are pretty academically focused so are happy with what’s offered on campus.

They did not like the location of Macalester though because they preferred a small town environment. And they wouldn’t even consider Clark. It’s all pretty subjective.

+1. Yes, all subjective. My son won't even look at Grinnell because of its location and he loves both Macalester and Clark. This does not change that they are great schools for the right student.

Well, that's too bad because Grinnell is leaps and bounds better than both of those schools.

For sundry reasons, I would have liked my DC to attend Macalester (great location with shops and restaurants, easy access to airport, plenty of internships at the state capitol), but they opted for Grinnell and have been quite happy. We didn't visit Clark's campus, so cannot comment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The area driving to Washington & Lee had confederate flags. We didn’t arrive from DC so maybe we took an unfortunate route but it was a hard no. We weren’t even college touring yet.

This is the most shallow reason I have ever heard for disliking a college - “I was offended on the drive there ” lol.

We are white and I used to shudder driving a car of young black and white soccer players to tournaments south of Richmond with confederate flags along the way. This may be shallow for you, but not for a kid whose grandparents left the south after having a family member lynched.

DP. So I guess you never drive south of Richmond to go anywhere - beaches, vacation, family trips - nothing. What a narrow existence you must live.

Many of us prefer to avoid those who are nostalgic for the slave era.

It is a very big country, with plenty of evolved regions.

You are at least as narrow minded as those you are disparaging.

I am narrow minded about confederate flags. You caught me.

And I will take issue with those who misrepresent US history.

Busted again.

Sometimes there are not two sides to every story.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The area driving to Washington & Lee had confederate flags. We didn’t arrive from DC so maybe we took an unfortunate route but it was a hard no. We weren’t even college touring yet.

This is the most shallow reason I have ever heard for disliking a college - “I was offended on the drive there ” lol.

We are white and I used to shudder driving a car of young black and white soccer players to tournaments south of Richmond with confederate flags along the way. This may be shallow for you, but not for a kid whose grandparents left the south after having a family member lynched.

DP. So I guess you never drive south of Richmond to go anywhere - beaches, vacation, family trips - nothing. What a narrow existence you must live.

Many of us prefer to avoid those who are nostalgic for the slave era.

It is a very big country, with plenty of evolved regions.

You are at least as narrow minded as those you are disparaging.

How is this narrow minded? I'm the PP who drove kids to soccer tournaments in and around Richmond with confederate flags whipping in the wind. Should a kid jeopardize their sense of personal safety in order to not be "narrow minded" when it is clear that the folks cleaving on to "the war between the states" are really the narrow-minded ones?

Because you're writing off an entire region unfairly. No one is asking you to live with the rednecks, but the City of Richmond is not redneck country by a long shot. You really have no idea what you're talking about.

It's no different than me saying that I'd prefer my kids avoid the entire DMV because certain pockets of the region that we have driven through are seedy and run down and and have high crime rates and I wouldn't want them to "jeopardize their sense of personal safety" by being anywhere near them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grinnell has become super selective despite what many consider to be a highly undesirable location. Just imagine if it were somewhere else?

Well, they greatly discount tuition to get kids to go. That place is truly in the middle of nowhere. But tons of merit aid so parents make the kids go.
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And you're about ten years behind the times.

???

Grinnell attracts plenty of kids who are not "forced to go there" because of merit aid. Its acceptance rate was below 10 percent last year, and it's actually less generous with merit aid and much more expensive now than it was a decade ago.

[Anonymous]

Whoah.... not really. Macalaster and Grinnell are peer schools, Clark is less selective but excellent as well.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grinnell has become super selective despite what many consider to be a highly undesirable location. Just imagine if it were somewhere else?

I have a child there and while they would prefer that it were closer to home, the location doesn’t bother them at all. The town is cute and close to campus and they are pretty academically focused so are happy with what’s offered on campus.

They did not like the location of Macalester though because they preferred a small town environment. And they wouldn’t even consider Clark. It’s all pretty subjective.

+1. Yes, all subjective. My son won't even look at Grinnell because of its location and he loves both Macalester and Clark. This does not change that they are great schools for the right student.

Well, that's too bad because Grinnell is leaps and bounds better than both of those schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whoah.... not really. Macalaster and Grinnell are peer schools, Clark is less selective but excellent as well.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grinnell has become super selective despite what many consider to be a highly undesirable location. Just imagine if it were somewhere else?

I have a child there and while they would prefer that it were closer to home, the location doesn’t bother them at all. The town is cute and close to campus and they are pretty academically focused so are happy with what’s offered on campus.

They did not like the location of Macalester though because they preferred a small town environment. And they wouldn’t even consider Clark. It’s all pretty subjective.

+1. Yes, all subjective. My son won't even look at Grinnell because of its location and he loves both Macalester and Clark. This does not change that they are great schools for the right student.

Well, that's too bad because Grinnell is leaps and bounds better than both of those schools.

No, Grinnell and Carleton are peer schools, Macalaster is a step behind, and Clark isn't even on the same page.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What does LAC stand for?

LAC = liberal arts college. Small schools of typically 2,000 students or less. A few have about 2,400 students. And a very few are in the 2,800 to 3,600 student range.

SLAC = selective liberal arts college.

LACs focus on undergraduate students. Tend to have very small--if any-grad students.

Officially, it is "small liberal arts college." Over the years, some have swapped in "selective" - largely when thinking of schools in the NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference) as they are small and selective.

[Anonymous]

I say best location is this one.

https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/southampton/mfa/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I say best location is this one.

https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/southampton/mfa/

how does the housing work? rentals expensive and hard to come by in this part of Suffolk County.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What does LAC stand for?

LAC = liberal arts college. Small schools of typically 2,000 students or less. A few have about 2,400 students. And a very few are in the 2,800 to 3,600 student range.

SLAC = selective liberal arts college.

LACs focus on undergraduate students. Tend to have very small--if any-grad students.

Officially, it is "small liberal arts college." Over the years, some have swapped in "selective" - largely when thinking of schools in the NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference) as they are small and selective.

Every liberal arts college is small, that’s why the S is for selective.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does LAC stand for?

LAC = liberal arts college. Small schools of typically 2,000 students or less. A few have about 2,400 students. And a very few are in the 2,800 to 3,600 student range.

SLAC = selective liberal arts college.

LACs focus on undergraduate students. Tend to have very small--if any-grad students.

Officially, it is "small liberal arts college." Over the years, some have swapped in "selective" - largely when thinking of schools in the NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference) as they are small and selective.

Every liberal arts college is small, that’s why the S is for selective.

agree, but for years on here and CC, folks would say the S = small, not selective, after I initially asked if the S was for the latter.