furman May have changed recently but in late 80s and the early 90s it was very popular with Christians and preacher kids and budding ministers. I think they had a seminary or were affiliated with one.

— grew up in SC and many classmates and preacher kids attended

St. Joe's is a Jesuit school on the edge of Philly, in an area that isn't as fancy as Villanova, but in a nicer area than Penn, La Salle, or Temple.

Basketball fans will definitely have heard of them - the team has done pretty well over the years but has fallen off recently. In a twist to the poster above, your kid would want to be OK with a school that draws heavily from the Philly area and has a lot of kids wearing Eagles hats. They do have a solid reputation in the area.

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Anonymous wrote:Furman is evangelical Christians kids

Are you certain? How do you know?

NP. Furman is more like wealthy Southern prep school kids. Sure, there are some evangelicals on campus, more so than an equivalent school in the north, but that’s just bc the South as more evangelicals in general. There’s nothing specifically about Furman that draws large numbers of evangelicals. As long as your kid is OK with a school that draws heavily from the south and feels very southern, I wouldn’t worry about it.

Elon then St. Joe's. Furman is too Southern for my tastes

Elon is disappointed rich kids who wanted to go further. Similar to Miami Ohio.

Elon, definitely.

Furman is a great school. My mom went there as did my aunt and cousin. But it is very southern. If she wants that, great. Beautiful campus, good academics, everyone goes to the football games, which is fun (and dresses up, which is a southern thing).

Elon for sure

Elon is a rising star. It’s currently trying to do the Tulane/Northeastern thing with the rankings. Tbh 10 years from now it will carry more cache so if you care about that stuff, go there. Also, they are trying to ramp up their stuff.

Anonymous wrote:Furman is evangelical Christians kids

Are you certain? How do you know?

Does she want to be in the south? Furman is a good school but SUPER southern vibe-wise. A

Furman is evangelical Christians kids

never even heard of any of those, sorry

we know 3 different kids at Elon - all super happy, have great friends, like the school, can't wait to go back.

Top choice, higher ranked not coming through with aid.

So, for finance and possibly pre-med, please weigh in if you know anything at all about recent experiences at these three schools.

1) Elon University, Elon NC
2) St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA
3) Furman University, Greenville, SC