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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Clarkson.  Try for the Honors program.[/quote]

Cold, remote.  - a Clarkson grad[/quote]Yes, but a good education.  Often makes the list for best college values.

-another Clarkson grad who was grateful to graduate without debt and a great salary.[/quote]

They pretty much abandoned downtown Potsdam.  They made a very self-serving move to consolidate the campuses, and now when prospective students visit, they see abandoned buildings and closed-up storefronts.  And it is cold, and remote.  As a result, their acceptance rate is sky high and they have to fling around a lot of merit money to even get students to go there.

I agree it is a good education, and I am happy with having gone there, but it is not what it once was.[/quote]This is a big exaggeration.  I visited not that long ago and Elm Street and the businesses are just as it's been for 20 years.  Still lots of little shops.  The Bagelry.  Maxfields.  The Cantina.  McDuffs.  The Roxy.  Not boarded up and abandoned at all.

Clarkson has always offered good aid because it's remote.  That's one of the reasons it's a good deal.  But if you embrace the location there are lots of pros.  Camping, hiking, ice climbing, kayaking, cross country skiing.  There are also amazing engineering teams that keep kids plenty busy.  And the student government had always had a good budget for bringing entertainment to campus.  Not to mention hockey.  [/quote]

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