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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We lived in SoCal a few years ago. My DH and I absolutely adored the distinct nature of all 5 Claremont Colleges, but our child found called them and the surrounding area a ghost town and did not want to apply after visiting. To be fair to him, it was very quiet. He much preferred the energy and urban atmosphere of USC/UCLA.

He was expecting to like Stanford more than he actually did. He said the vibe felt "unsettling" and didn't elaborate any further. We found the campus to be a world of itself and could understand the Stanford bubble notion. It was grand, sweeping, and pristine. Meanwhile, he loved the environment at UC Berkeley. We thought the central parts of the campus were beautiful, but many of the other parts felt in need of renovation.

The out of state schools we visited were:

1) Yale. All of us loved it. A spectacular campus that doesn't shy from its stateliness or extravagance. We also found New Haven to be a city filled with character, and loved the way Yale blended into it. The students here felt truly kindhearted, intellectual, and genuine. Dream school. 
 
2) Princeton. Architecturally, it felt similar to Yale, but more subdued, modern, and quaint. The students came across as more outright impressive and articulate, which made him feel like it was there was a slightly competitive vibe there.

3) Brown. Quaint, idyllic campus at the surface, but filled with creative spaces if you looked closely. The students here felt very similar to those at Yale.

4) Harvard. It honestly looked like Brown's campus, just with deeper red bricks instead.

5) University of Chicago. Right away he didn't like the vibe- too academic and stiff in his opinion. But I found it to be remarkable. There are a lot of unique architectural styles here that shape up this campus. We visited the Museum of Science/Industry close by and were stunned by how beautiful that area was.

6) Georgetown and Johns Hopkins. Georgetown's main building was truly spectacular, but the rest of the campus was so lackluster and there were parts that were truly an eye-sore. Johns Hopkins was much smaller than any of us had imagined, but it was quaint. Much more tranquil than we were expecting given its academic reputation.

7) Rice. A huge surprise. The beautiful campus honestly felt like a Goldilocks campus with its size and walkability. The trees and green areas felt like they were placed with purpose. We drove around and saw the busy urban nature of the Houston Medical Center, which borders the campus. But once we were in, it was so quiet and peaceful that you couldn't really sense the city. The students here were so friendly, and there was this infectious love for the place and its unique atmosphere that spread to all of us. [/quote]

Some of y'all need to brush up on what "quaint" and "austere" mean.  [/quote]

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