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[quote=Anonymous]So surprised to see this much talk about Trinity. Here is my experience from the late 80s/early 90s - it was the landing place of the wealthy chronic underachiever. Lots of smart kids, many from prep schools, who liked to have a good time but weren't terribly concerned with academics.

I was one of those. Mediocre grades from a highly regarded private school, but with very high SATs.

As a result, I had a great four years - with the lack of core curriculum at the time, I didn't struggle with math or science and found myself engaged with fascinating classes (ended up double majoring) and grew out of my immaturity and begin to no longer underachieve. At the same time, my classmates were smart, funny people who didn't take themselves, or school, too seriously.

People who were there concurrently with me, or plus/minus a few years on either side include:
Tucker Carlson
Jane Swift (first female Gov. of Massachusetts)
Mike Maccagnan (current GM of the NY Jets)
Mary McCormack (actress)
David Chang, chef/founder of Momofuku
Eli Lake, national security journalist

A pretty interesting cross-section of people, in a range of fields, arising from a very small school. And then there was the vast preponderance of people that went to Wall Street.

That being said, there is no longer an open curriculum. And the College seems focused on rebranding itself, turning away people of my ilk. The faculty are great, and there are tons of opportunities for internships (more with the state government than in industry) but I think Trinity is in a period of decline, one from which it might never recover. [/quote]

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