Anonymous wrote:I have several nieces and nephews who either went to or currently attend Elon. Are they happy? Yes. But none of them have high expectations for themselves. Though they were educated in progressive, private schools in the Mid-Atlantic, they are not intellectual and none have left Elon with a deep curiosity about, much less understanding of, the world around them. People rave about their service learning culture. But I prefer my kids' college to be stronger in education than service learning. My sibling is constantly telling me not to worry so much about where/if my kids go to college because there's "a school for everyone," using her children's experience at Elon as an example. Based on that small sample size, I do not want my kids to go there.

Thank you for this post. I have an uneasy feeling about Elon and it’s 1% — maybe this is why.

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Anonymous wrote:To each his own OP. It is very expensive and it is in the deep south. My niece was accepted but couldn't afford to go there. She went in-state to Miami of Ohio and loved it.

Deep South? 45 min from UNC/Duke and 1 hour from Wake.

That is deep south to me (Yankee here and can't stand southern accents)

It’s not the Deep South regardless of where you’re from. God, I hate stupid Yankees.

+1. And their accents.

I have several nieces and nephews who either went to or currently attend Elon. Are they happy? Yes. But none of them have high expectations for themselves. Though they were educated in progressive, private schools in the Mid-Atlantic, they are not intellectual and none have left Elon with a deep curiosity about, much less understanding of, the world around them. People rave about their service learning culture. But I prefer my kids' college to be stronger in education than service learning. My sibling is constantly telling me not to worry so much about where/if my kids go to college because there's "a school for everyone," using her children's experience at Elon as an example. Based on that small sample size, I do not want my kids to go there.

I live in the RTP area of NC and Elon is not really ever mentioned or on the radar screen. It’s on the level of UNCW or App State.

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Anonymous wrote:To each his own OP. It is very expensive and it is in the deep south. My niece was accepted but couldn't afford to go there. She went in-state to Miami of Ohio and loved it.

Deep South? 45 min from UNC/Duke and 1 hour from Wake.

That is deep south to me (Yankee here and can't stand southern accents)

It’s not the Deep South regardless of where you’re from. God, I hate stupid Yankees.

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Anonymous wrote:To each his own OP. It is very expensive and it is in the deep south. My niece was accepted but couldn't afford to go there. She went in-state to Miami of Ohio and loved it.

Deep South? 45 min from UNC/Duke and 1 hour from Wake.

That is deep south to me (Yankee here and can't stand southern accents)

Anonymous wrote:To each his own OP. It is very expensive and it is in the deep south. My niece was accepted but couldn't afford to go there. She went in-state to Miami of Ohio and loved it.

Deep South? 45 min from UNC/Duke and 1 hour from Wake.

To each his own OP. It is very expensive and it is in the deep south. My niece was accepted but couldn't afford to go there. She went in-state to Miami of Ohio and loved it.

Anonymous wrote:I think Elon is ranked #383 on Niche. Their marketers are genius! We get non stop mail from Elon.

Niche has any value?
Ranked #1 Regional in South by US News

I think Elon is ranked #383 on Niche. Their marketers are genius! We get non stop mail from Elon.

To us, it felt like a private JMU - wealthier kids and skewing more towards students from the Mid-Atlantic and New England whose parents wanted them at a smaller, private university. Top states for students after NC are MA, NJ, NY, CT and MD (notice both VA and SC are missing).

Grounds and buildings are well-maintained, especially compared to many smaller colleges and universities in the South. The atmosphere is a bit sleepy, but it seemed like a student who wanted personal attention from professors could find it there.

Overall, it's about 60% female, 40% male, and you pick up on the imbalance quickly on campus.

Elon is a very small town, and the nearest town of any size (Burlington) is dumpy (hard hit by decline of textile industry in NC). More to do in either the Research Triangle 35-40 miles east or Greensboro 20 miles west.

Good luck with the snark ban.

Pretty campus. Smart kids. Not a serious or intellectual vibe, which is completely fine. Just my view based on a few visits, what I’ve read and what I’ve learned through a family member currently attending. I have a niece there who is both serious and intellectual and yet she’s happy at Elon.

My friend's daughter attended. She seemed to like it. He felt there was too much drinking and greek presence.

Snark? I’ve heard great things but don’t have personal experience. My friend attended when I was a college student and I loved visiting. It was a fun campus.

Save the snark. Looking for some real feedback from those with some insight.
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