s/o Most Beautiful College Campuses

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Anonymous wrote:I've always thought that Virginia Tech, UVA and William and Mary have beautiful campuses and college towns.

UVA’s campus is average, and Charlottesville is a dump. I know I’m in the majority here on that statement, but I continue to be amazed by people who think Charlottesville is a cute college town.

100% agree on the town. The campus is nice in spots. William and Mary is stunning.

DP. We found W&M to be a very bland looking college.

I thought it was one of the nicest we saw.

I thought W&M was just okay. I give them points for cohesiveness and nice brick buildings, but its campus appears boring and sterile. I’ve been to a number of schools I like better.

and you are the ridiculous woman who said the same upthread about UVA but then stupidly admitted you like only 5% of the colleges you saw. Let's see where your kid gets in and then we can discuss. Oh! NOW you like UVA and W&M because you can save $200k over 4 years.

Did it ever occur to you that these institutions are public and have limited resources? No, of course not, but then you are the the type if poster who will complain if a public has spent too much on a new gym, climbing walk, dining hall or dorms.

Wow. You.are.crazy. I was the poster of this remark. It is the only post I made because we aren’t looking at UVA, but had just been to W&M. I think you really need to take a step back here, seriously. More than one poster has said you are really having some outsized reactions.

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Anonymous wrote:I've always thought that Virginia Tech, UVA and William and Mary have beautiful campuses and college towns.

UVA’s campus is average, and Charlottesville is a dump. I know I’m in the majority here on that statement, but I continue to be amazed by people who think Charlottesville is a cute college town.

100% agree on the town. The campus is nice in spots. William and Mary is stunning.

DP. We found W&M to be a very bland looking college.

I thought it was one of the nicest we saw.

I thought W&M was just okay. I give them points for cohesiveness and nice brick buildings, but its campus appears boring and sterile. I’ve been to a number of schools I like better.

and you are the ridiculous woman who said the same upthread about UVA but then stupidly admitted you like only 5% of the colleges you saw. Let's see where your kid gets in and then we can discuss. Oh! NOW you like UVA and W&M because you can save $200k over 4 years.

Did it ever occur to you that these institutions are public and have limited resources? No, of course not, but then you are the the type if poster who will complain if a public has spent too much on a new gym, climbing walk, dining hall or dorms.

DP. Are you the same poster who called someone a "rube" because they said they didn't like W&M? WOW. Lady, you have issues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've always thought that Virginia Tech, UVA and William and Mary have beautiful campuses and college towns.

UVA’s campus is average, and Charlottesville is a dump. I know I’m in the majority here on that statement, but I continue to be amazed by people who think Charlottesville is a cute college town.

100% agree on the town. The campus is nice in spots. William and Mary is stunning.

DP. We found W&M to be a very bland looking college.

I thought it was one of the nicest we saw.

I thought W&M was just okay. I give them points for cohesiveness and nice brick buildings, but its campus appears boring and sterile. I’ve been to a number of schools I like better.

Well goodie for you. It's only the oldest college in America and unique in what it offers as a SLAC at in/state public prices but by means continie being a rube!

This is too funny!!! I recognize you from another thread. You get overly invested in threads and weirdly offended by others’ opinions. Also, you are the only one using RUBE. This is an opinion site so…you are going to get opinions different than your own. I think you need to take a break from DCUM for your health. Truly.

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What a turnoff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I've always thought that Virginia Tech, UVA and William and Mary have beautiful campuses and college towns.

UVA’s campus is average, and Charlottesville is a dump. I know I’m in the majority here on that statement, but I continue to be amazed by people who think Charlottesville is a cute college town.

100% agree on the town. The campus is nice in spots. William and Mary is stunning.

DP. We found W&M to be a very bland looking college.

I thought it was one of the nicest we saw.

I thought W&M was just okay. I give them points for cohesiveness and nice brick buildings, but its campus appears boring and sterile. I’ve been to a number of schools I like better.

Well goodie for you. It's only the oldest college in America and unique in what it offers as a SLAC at in/state public prices but by means continie being a rube!

This is too funny!!! I recognize you from another thread. You get overly invested in threads and weirdly offended by others’ opinions. Also, you are the only one using RUBE. This is an opinion site so…you are going to get opinions different than your own. I think you need to take a break from DCUM for your health. Truly.

My wife uses "rube" all the time. But I know she's not the one who uses it here, because she mocks people (me included( who waste their time posting on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've always thought that Virginia Tech, UVA and William and Mary have beautiful campuses and college towns.

UVA’s campus is average, and Charlottesville is a dump. I know I’m in the majority here on that statement, but I continue to be amazed by people who think Charlottesville is a cute college town.

100% agree on the town. The campus is nice in spots. William and Mary is stunning.

DP. We found W&M to be a very bland looking college.

I thought it was one of the nicest we saw.

I thought W&M was just okay. I give them points for cohesiveness and nice brick buildings, but its campus appears boring and sterile. I’ve been to a number of schools I like better.

Well goodie for you. It's only the oldest college in America and unique in what it offers as a SLAC at in/state public prices but by means continie being a rube!

This is too funny!!! I recognize you from another thread. You get overly invested in threads and weirdly offended by others’ opinions. Also, you are the only one using RUBE. This is an opinion site so…you are going to get opinions different than your own. I think you need to take a break from DCUM for your health. Truly.

My wife uses "rube" all the time. But I know she's not the one who uses it here, because she mocks people (me included( who waste their time posting on DCUM.

I’m sorry she mocks you.

[Anonymous]

Beauty is surely in the eyes of the beholder. There are so many beautiful campuses in this country, we are fortunate. For the kids of several friends, an urban campus is their beautiful place. For my kid at W&M, with the amount of time she spends outdoors, it is amazing to be surrounded by such beauty. Another of mine attends a school in a happening city that has a beautiful campus. Friends have kids in remote areas, on campuses within easy walks of great downtowns, the list goes on. All up to your kid to see what speaks to them.

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Anonymous wrote:Beauty is surely in the eyes of the beholder. There are so many beautiful campuses in this country, we are fortunate. For the kids of several friends, an urban campus is their beautiful place. For my kid at W&M, with the amount of time she spends outdoors, it is amazing to be surrounded by such beauty. Another of mine attends a school in a happening city that has a beautiful campus. Friends have kids in remote areas, on campuses within easy walks of great downtowns, the list goes on. All up to your kid to see what speaks to them.

I refused even to your Rensselaer Polytechnic in the old times because I thought Troy was so hideous.

But now I know that Troy is really in the middle of a spectacularly gorgeous region.

It’s hard to know what a campus is really like when you’re just breezing through and not actually enrolled.

And I think excessive manicuring may be a little alienating. Northwestern was perfectly maintained when I was there but didn’t seem very nice. The manicuring contributed to me feeling that it was a cold, uncaring place.

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Anonymous wrote:Rice -- set in the middle of Houston, but within hedges that surround a beautiful quad. The colleges (dorms) aren't that pretty, but the quad is lovely.

You have low standards.

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Rice is very pretty!

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University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Tulane is a very pretty campus. We just got back from visiting, and I thought it was lovely and unique. It's next to a very nice park and golf course too. Ideal for my golfer DS!

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Anonymous wrote:Rice -- set in the middle of Houston, but within hedges that surround a beautiful quad. The colleges (dorms) aren't that pretty, but the quad is lovely.

You have low standards.

I have visited so many campuses all over the country. Rice is such a great campus-beautiful and well laid out.

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Pepperdine for me. I had a friend there and stayed for the weekend, it was gorgeous. For some reason the northeast schools and Virginia feel old, heavy and depressing to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Name some beautiful college campuses and why you found them beautiful. Urban, suburban and rural. I'll start. I drove through Massachusetts as a teenager and stopped to drive around the campus of Mt. Holyoke. I was 18 and about to go away to college myself but I fell in love with the campus. I sent away for the brochure and looked at it all of the time. I didn't apply because it was way too expensive and I didn't want to burden my single parent mother.

Cornell is quite magical! Walking through the campus with the bells tolling is something else. Yes, Ithaca is a bit rundown but honestly, for undergrads, you have a ton of eating places and at least one of each of the big utility store. Getting there is the pain though unless you are from the tri state area.

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Anonymous wrote:Rice -- set in the middle of Houston, but within hedges that surround a beautiful quad. The colleges (dorms) aren't that pretty, but the quad is lovely.

You have low standards.

Rice is nice. But for top 10 U.S. I'd go with:

Kenyon
Middlebury
Mount Holyoke
Sewanee
Richmond
Yale
Duke
William & Mary
Princeton
WashU