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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Creative Writing and Theology are the two big majors there.
And it is very isolated in the south-central part of Tennessee.
Can't see it myself.[/quote]

This is not true. I am an alum. It is a liberal arts college so English and History are big majors, followed by Forestry and Geology (it's a 10,000 acre campus with extensive forest, caves, etc). The School of Theology is a separate program -- not mixed with undergrad -- where students are becoming Episcopal priests. I never met a School of Theology student during my 4 years there; they do their own thing entirely.

But to answer the question posted, the students were mostly southern but I think that is shifting over time. Lots of well off kids too, but definitely not all of them. I had friends who got a lot of financial aid and whose families were not wealthy. More white kids than minorities but I never heard any racist remarks or anti-minority sentiment. Like any school, there are crunchy / hippie kids, preppy kids, theater kids, super academic kids, snobs, and so on. I made lasting friendships with people I respect and who are thoughtful and devoted friends. They now live all over the country and are successful professionals, and  politically mixed. It's a small school and it is geographically isolated, so if you can't handle being away from a big city, it's not for you. There's a lot of natural beauty. The focus is on learning and challenging students to think beyond what's taught to them in class. There's a lot of social stuff around Greek life but you don't have to do it by any means -- that has also changed over time. If you want a big time sports school / SEC or Big 10 type football experience, you won't get it there. I didn't care about that but I guess some kids might feel like they were missing out if they didn't have ESPN covering their school!

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