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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Visited a fair number of them in 2011-2012, so maybe some things have changed since then. Also, we found schools to be different from when the book was written.

Denison: Very preppy & beautiful campus, people on campus were dressed up compared to other schools. Seemed to have a lot of resources and Granville seemed like a cute and safe town. Ended up not applying because it too preppy for my daughter.
Knox: Nothing stood out about it - it seemed okay but it didn't seem to have a lot of resources (only okay aid for stats) and the town was kid of depressing.
St. John's (Maryland): My daughter liked the school, Annapolis is a great city close to home. It didn't seem very diverse though. It seemed great for a specific thing, great books. Ultimately my DD wanted more flexibility in her schedule and the ability to do research, so she didn't apply.
Puget Sound: Bigger, seemed to have less resources, more pre-professional, loved Tacoma, daughter ended not wanting to be so far away, great aid
Wooster: Daughter really liked, really friendly, lots of normal kids, great aid
Kalamazoo: Generally liked, cool city, lots of resources, great aid, a little too Michigan student heavy
Reed: Great city & campus, strong academics, daughter liked it but decided it was too intense/kids seemed a little too out there, but the biggest kicker was no aid

Retrospectively, she wishes she would have looked at Whitman too.[/quote]

Very interesting.  We visited Denison and got the same preppy vibe, but I keep reading that that's supposed to be changing. Thanks for posting, PP! [/quote]

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