Anonymous
10/30/2025 12:55
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Anonymous wrote:Penn State = a cult (in a nice way)
Or, the largest number of alums around the country
Anonymous
10/30/2025 12:53
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Grinnell - Conveniently located between NYC and Los Angeles
This one is great.
- Grinnellian
Isn't it actually supposed to be conveiently located between Chicago and LA?
Anonymous
10/30/2025 12:51
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Anonymous wrote:Alabama: the only acceptable response to everything is Roll Tide 🩷
Or, "not Auburn"
Anonymous
10/30/2025 12:22
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA: We’re too high brow to use normal college terminology
and you are too ignorant of history to understand terms like "grounds" which predated the use of "campus" used only in the U.S.
So I guess W&M, which is much older and more historic has grounds for their first years …. Oh, wait … Language evolves.
W&M used "yard".
Still uses College Yard for the area in front of the Wren.
But you really don't hear anyone call it that much. People call it a campus.
Anonymous
10/30/2025 12:19
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Anonymous wrote:Penn State: “We’re gonna take a shower, but don’t tell Coach!”
LOL !!!!
Anonymous
10/30/2025 12:14
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:James Madison: Just Missed UVA
this is too funny!
JMU - Just Missed UVA has been around since the early '90s. That's what we'd say in high school!
It was on t-shirts in the 80s. Just like Howard: Black by popular demand.
Anonymous
10/30/2025 11:57
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:James Madison: Just Missed UVA
this is too funny!
JMU - Just Missed UVA has been around since the early '90s. That's what we'd say in high school!
Anonymous
10/30/2025 11:45
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Anonymous wrote:Columbia: Yeah, um, we’re gong to occupy this building, so I’m gonna need my dining hall meals delivered to me.
I like this one.
Anonymous
10/30/2025 11:23
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA: We’re too high brow to use normal college terminology
and you are too ignorant of history to understand terms like "grounds" which predated the use of "campus" used only in the U.S.
Struck a nerve I see …
I'm a UVA grad and I thought it was funny
Anonymous
10/30/2025 11:21
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Anonymous wrote:James Madison: Just Missed UVA
this is too funny!
Anonymous
10/30/2025 11:21
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Georgetown: rats
Anonymous
10/30/2025 11:15
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA: We’re too high brow to use normal college terminology
and you are too ignorant of history to understand terms like "grounds" which predated the use of "campus" used only in the U.S.
So I guess W&M, which is much older and more historic has grounds for their first years …. Oh, wait … Language evolves.
W&M used "yard".
Still uses College Yard for the area in front of the Wren.
Anonymous
10/30/2025 11:03
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UVA: We’re too high brow to use normal college terminology
and you are too ignorant of history to understand terms like "grounds" which predated the use of "campus" used only in the U.S.
So I guess W&M, which is much older and more historic has grounds for their first years …. Oh, wait … Language evolves.
W&M used "yard".
Anonymous
10/30/2025 10:51
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Columbia: Yeah, um, we’re gong to occupy this building, so I’m gonna need my dining hall meals delivered to me.
Anonymous
10/30/2025 10:50
Subject: Just for fun - describe your impression of a college in a sentence
Columbia: Yeah, um, we’re gong to occupy this building, so I’m gonna need my dining hall meals delivered to me.