DCUM land hates winter, but yet there is a thread wondering if there will be any snow this season.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Despite having beautiful campuses, Kenyon College, Bates College, Grinnell College, Holy Cross, Trinity College, Rhodes College (dangerous city), Clarkson University, St. Lawrence University, Knox College, are some LACs with undesirable locations.

Worcester isn’t too bad.

What’s good about it?

+1 One of the few my kid ruled out based on location.

Anonymous wrote:Williams, Bowdoin, Colby, Bates, Middlebury, Hamilton and Colgate

I think that many might agree, but the outstanding quality of academics and students combined with the natural beauty found at Williams, Bowdoin, & Middlebury mitigates the negatives associated with being small & isolated. Middlebury--at about 2,700 students--is large for an LAC.

OP here.

The difficulty with a thread labeling something as "best" or "worst" is that how one defines "best" & "worst" is subjective. So comments on factors that posters consider are welcome & encouraged.

Williams, Bowdoin, Colby, Bates, Middlebury, Hamilton and Colgate

Anonymous wrote:What does LAC stand for?

LAC = liberal arts college. Small schools of typically 2,000 students or less. A few have about 2,400 students. And a very few are in the 2,800 to 3,600 student range.

SLAC = selective liberal arts college.

LACs focus on undergraduate students. Tend to have very small--if any-grad students.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Despite having beautiful campuses, Kenyon College, Bates College, Grinnell College, Holy Cross, Trinity College, Rhodes College (dangerous city), Clarkson University, St. Lawrence University, Knox College, are some LACs with undesirable locations.

Worcester isn’t too bad.

What’s good about it?

Near Boston, urban

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Despite having beautiful campuses, Kenyon College, Bates College, Grinnell College, Holy Cross, Trinity College, Rhodes College (dangerous city), Clarkson University, St. Lawrence University, Knox College, are some LACs with undesirable locations.

Worcester isn’t too bad.

What’s good about it?

Anonymous wrote:Despite having beautiful campuses, Kenyon College, Bates College, Grinnell College, Holy Cross, Trinity College, Rhodes College (dangerous city), Clarkson University, St. Lawrence University, Knox College, are some LACs with undesirable locations.

Worcester isn’t too bad.

What does LAC stand for?

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Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. It's a cute town, but it's a long drive from anywhere.

Agree. Lots of wineries nearby, however.

Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. It's a cute town, but it's a long drive from anywhere.

Hamilton

Despite having beautiful campuses, Kenyon College, Bates College, Grinnell College, Holy Cross, Trinity College, Rhodes College (dangerous city), Clarkson University, St. Lawrence University, Knox College, are some LACs with undesirable locations.

Opinions will vary, but isolation & extreme cold weather are probably factors that make a small school's location undesirable. Also, those located near cold, dilapidated industrial towns might be viewed as undesirable locations by many.