Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:50     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
I am a big Georgetown booster, but I have to admit that once you step away from Healy/Copley/White-Gravenor, it's an unattractive campus.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:47     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
Anonymous wrote:Cal Tech is very meh.


Wow, I grew up in Pasadena and would regularly take visitors on tours of Caltech's campus and everyone loved the beautiful fountains and the arched walkways. It's the Spanish mission style, which I guess is not for everyone.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:42     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:MIT


Has some if the coolest buildings- tha Stata center(Gehry), Kresge auditorium (Saarinen), the building by IM Pei, the McGivern/Picower buildings etc.


that Gehry building leaks these days.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:42     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:MIT is so elite that its ugly functionality is almost part of its charm. I can't say the same about Stanford though. I find it cold and soulless. I was also underwhelmed by Northwestern. They have a billion dollar football practice facility and a welcoming center on the lake, but the rest of it seemed drab and dated and charmless. Plus, Evanston is pretty boring. The rest of the T20 are all pretty nice.



Wow, this is so spot on. Love what you said about MIT and it somehow being part of its charm in a way that wouldn’t work for other schools. Northwestern location and welcome center is stunning. Really dislike brutalist buildings at all schools.

Cornell is sort of hodge lodge feeling. There are some buildings that are quite beautiful and setting is unique with gorges.


Unfortunately, I find most buildings that were erected from like 1960 - 2000 (in the prevailing style at the time) made every campus uglier. Every Ivy campus has several eyesores from this time period.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:40     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
Anonymous wrote:MIT


Has some if the coolest buildings- tha Stata center(Gehry), Kresge auditorium (Saarinen), the building by IM Pei, the McGivern/Picower buildings etc.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:39     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
Anonymous wrote:Boston U

Not elite
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:39     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
Anonymous wrote:Tufts

Not elite
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:39     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
Tufts
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:35     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
Anonymous wrote:MIT is so elite that its ugly functionality is almost part of its charm. I can't say the same about Stanford though. I find it cold and soulless. I was also underwhelmed by Northwestern. They have a billion dollar football practice facility and a welcoming center on the lake, but the rest of it seemed drab and dated and charmless. Plus, Evanston is pretty boring. The rest of the T20 are all pretty nice.



Wow, this is so spot on. Love what you said about MIT and it somehow being part of its charm in a way that wouldn’t work for other schools. Northwestern location and welcome center is stunning. Really dislike brutalist buildings at all schools.

Cornell is sort of hodge lodge feeling. There are some buildings that are quite beautiful and setting is unique with gorges.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:31     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
Anonymous wrote:Cornell. I expected it to be lovely and it was a sprawling collection of random, shoddy buildings. In general looked very poorly maintained.
I guess the view of the lake is nice but that was about it.


Cornell has parts that look like a state school. The setting is amazing though with a pond, waterfalls, and arboretum. Cayuga lake is also beautiful.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:29     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
Boston U
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:28     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
MIT is so elite that its ugly functionality is almost part of its charm. I can't say the same about Stanford though. I find it cold and soulless. I was also underwhelmed by Northwestern. They have a billion dollar football practice facility and a welcoming center on the lake, but the rest of it seemed drab and dated and charmless. Plus, Evanston is pretty boring. The rest of the T20 are all pretty nice.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:25     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
Cornell. I expected it to be lovely and it was a sprawling collection of random, shoddy buildings. In general looked very poorly maintained.
I guess the view of the lake is nice but that was about it.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:21     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cal Tech is very meh.


It looks better than Harvey Mudd. Of course Harvey Mudd is connected to the rest of the Claremont campuses that some beautiful areas.

Harvey Mudd is just unique in its own way. I don’t think it wants to be pretty .

Caltech looks like a mix of the Claremont colleges. Pomona and Occidental and Caltech all have pretty similar vibes


+1
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 12:20     Subject: Ugliest Elite College?
MIT