Anonymous
Post 11/06/2023 18:47     Subject: Like Denison but easier to get in…
OWU. Roanoke. Kalamazoo. McDaniel. Elon.

I don’t think Gettysburg or Dickinson are easier to get into than Denison.

St Olaf, but I don’t think that’s easy to get into. Rhodes felt similar, but it’s more religious, and I think harder to get into.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2023 17:09     Subject: Like Denison but easier to get in…
Wittenberg University?
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2023 16:32     Subject: Re:Like Denison but easier to get in…
Anonymous wrote:I went to a top 3 law school (the one with the palm trees . You'd be surprised how many of my classmates went to small private colleges -- not NESCAC schools or their peers -- but little places you've never even heard of. It's not where you start, it's how you finish.
Yes, undergrad is just the beginning of a journey.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2023 15:35     Subject: Re:Like Denison but easier to get in…
Anonymous wrote:I went to a top 3 law school (the one with the palm trees . You'd be surprised how many of my classmates went to small private colleges -- not NESCAC schools or their peers -- but little places you

Please share some school names.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2023 15:24     Subject: Re:Like Denison but easier to get in…
I went to a top 3 law school (the one with the palm trees . You'd be surprised how many of my classmates went to small private colleges -- not NESCAC schools or their peers -- but little places you've never even heard of. It's not where you start, it's how you finish.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2023 14:20     Subject: Like Denison but easier to get in…
Depauw is the only school on this list that is remotely like Dennison in terms of culture and vibe. Allegheny is in a shopworn little rust belt town and has a much more regional student body. Wooster and Lawrence are quirkier, more intellectual and less pre-professional. The same for OWU, only its stats are significantly lower. St. Lawrence has the preppy/sporty vibe going for it, but it's in the absolute middle of nowhere on the Canadian border.

Aside from Depauw, the schools you should be looking at if you want Dennison but easier to get into are Rhodes, Forman, Wofford, and the aforementioned Gettysburg and Rollins.


I agree with the poster above. Besides the Midwest location, many of the schools previously listed are quite different than Denison. I haven't been to all the schools that the previous poster listed, but schools that we visited that seemed similar to Denison, but easier to get into include:

  • Dickinson - https://www.dickinson.edu/

  • Elon - https://www.elon.edu/

  • Fairfield - https://www.fairfield.edu/

  • Gettysburg - https://www.gettysburg.edu/

  • Rollins - https://www.rollins.edu/


    • On a related note, here's an interesting article discussing Denison, Villanova, and the University of Miami (FL) becoming more selective schools. https://ctas.substack.com/p/the-2023-admissions-cycle-part-1










    Anonymous
    Post 11/06/2023 14:08     Subject: Like Denison but easier to get in…
    Anonymous wrote:
    Anonymous wrote:
    Anonymous wrote:
    Anonymous wrote:DoesnDenison have a similar vibe to Elon? Seems like maybe.


    Fiske Guide does have Elon as an overlap. (Other overlap schools listed are as selective or more so.)


    Schools where Denison is listed as an overlap school include:

    Allegheny College
    College of Wooster
    Depauw University
    Lawrence University
    Ohio Wesleyan University
    St. Lawrence University



    This is a pretty good list of peer schools for Denison, other than Lawrence and Saint Lawrence are fairly distant from Denison and not really peers in the way that the others are.

    I agree but think St. Lawrence is closer to the Denison vibe than Lawrence is.
    Syracuse if you want to go bigger.
    Anonymous
    Post 11/06/2023 13:45     Subject: Like Denison but easier to get in…
    Anonymous wrote:
    Anonymous wrote:
    Anonymous wrote:
    Anonymous wrote:DoesnDenison have a similar vibe to Elon? Seems like maybe.


    Fiske Guide does have Elon as an overlap. (Other overlap schools listed are as selective or more so.)


    Schools where Denison is listed as an overlap school include:

    Allegheny College
    College of Wooster
    Depauw University
    Lawrence University
    Ohio Wesleyan University
    St. Lawrence University



    Depauw is the only school on this list that is remotely like Dennison in terms of culture and vibe. Allegheny is in a shopworn little rust belt town and has a much more regional student body. Wooster and Lawrence are quirkier, more intellectual and less pre-professional. The same for OWU, only its stats are significantly lower. St. Lawrence has the preppy/sporty vibe going for it, but it's in the absolute middle of nowhere on the Canadian border.

    Aside from Depauw, the schools you should be looking at if you want Dennison but easier to get into are Rhodes, Forman, Wofford, and the aforementioned Gettysburg and Rollins.
    This is super helpful. Thanks!
    Anonymous
    Post 11/06/2023 13:28     Subject: Like Denison but easier to get in…
    Gettysburg and Depauw
    Anonymous
    Post 11/06/2023 13:07     Subject: Like Denison but easier to get in…
    Anonymous wrote:Isn’t Denison second tier?


    And?
    Anonymous
    Post 11/06/2023 11:53     Subject: Like Denison but easier to get in…
    Anonymous wrote:
    Anonymous wrote:
    Anonymous wrote:DoesnDenison have a similar vibe to Elon? Seems like maybe.


    Fiske Guide does have Elon as an overlap. (Other overlap schools listed are as selective or more so.)


    Schools where Denison is listed as an overlap school include:

    Allegheny College
    College of Wooster
    Depauw University
    Lawrence University
    Ohio Wesleyan University
    St. Lawrence University



    Depauw is the only school on this list that is remotely like Dennison in terms of culture and vibe. Allegheny is in a shopworn little rust belt town and has a much more regional student body. Wooster and Lawrence are quirkier, more intellectual and less pre-professional. The same for OWU, only its stats are significantly lower. St. Lawrence has the preppy/sporty vibe going for it, but it's in the absolute middle of nowhere on the Canadian border.

    Aside from Depauw, the schools you should be looking at if you want Dennison but easier to get into are Rhodes, Forman, Wofford, and the aforementioned Gettysburg and Rollins.
    Anonymous
    Post 11/06/2023 11:30     Subject: Like Denison but easier to get in…
    Anonymous wrote:Isn’t Denison second tier?
    Yes, but 2nd tier is a reach for some kids. Gasp!
    Anonymous
    Post 11/06/2023 11:27     Subject: Like Denison but easier to get in…
    Isn’t Denison second tier?
    Anonymous
    Post 11/06/2023 11:24     Subject: Like Denison but easier to get in…
    Washington College in Chestertown.
    Anonymous
    Post 11/06/2023 11:11     Subject: Like Denison but easier to get in…
    Anonymous wrote:
    Anonymous wrote:
    Anonymous wrote:DoesnDenison have a similar vibe to Elon? Seems like maybe.


    Fiske Guide does have Elon as an overlap. (Other overlap schools listed are as selective or more so.)


    Schools where Denison is listed as an overlap school include:

    Allegheny College
    College of Wooster
    Depauw University
    Lawrence University
    Ohio Wesleyan University
    St. Lawrence University