Anonymous
06/07/2026 07:25
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
Good luck recruiting kids to pay $90-100k to go tothise schools. Very tough sell.
Anonymous
06/06/2026 12:46
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
For context, SLU and HWS share an affiliation through the New York Six consortium.
https://newyork6.org/
https://newyork6.org/
Anonymous
06/06/2026 12:32
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:St. Lawrence, with proximity to the Thousand Islands and Canada, offers a nicely exotic location. Noteworthy campus features include its science building, library and student center.
The 1000 islands are nice for about two months of the year. And they’re nice for old people, not really college kids.
And that part of Canada is not exciting.
Some young people would like the location. Many would not.
My kid went to Clarkson which is one town over. There are also 2 SUNY Schools right there. It is QUITE cold in February but he skied practically every weekend and loved the area. It is the right place for the right kid. If you are looking for malls and museums it is not the right place. He also visited Ottawa several times. You can take a bus to the Syracuse airport and fly from there. Most kids also have cars (at Clarkson).
Agree with all of this. My brother went to one of the SUNY schools in the area. Loved it.
Where do those kids ski?
Anonymous
06/06/2026 12:30
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
Anonymous wrote:We looked at St Lawrence and really liked it. It was a safety for my kid. The area is remote but there are other colleges nearby. Great for kids who love the outdoors and don't mind the cold. They take road trips to Ottawa or Montreal, which is pretty cool. STL's Adirondack semester sounds amazing for a nature lover.
My nephew did the Adirondack semester and it was incredible-great school for interdisciplinary studies, people interested in conservation biology, access to great, great hiking, skiing, camping, etc.
Anonymous
06/06/2026 12:12
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I heard that Hobart has the coldest winters and the purest snow (IYKYK) of any school in the Northeast.
Based on the standard criterion of average January low temperature, winters at HWS are not as cold as those of, for example, NESCACS such as Colby, Middlebury, Bates, Bowdoin, Williams and Amherst.
Yeah that went right over your head...
Why would Hobart have the best yatch and not schools closer to NY, Boston, etc?
Because the students at Hobart bring solid connections from the boarding schools they matriculated from.
Anonymous
06/06/2026 12:03
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Work with a St Lawrence grad, one of the dumbest people I have ever come across.
Why must you highlight your ignorance? You are the dumbest person that we have come across.
While I admit this a single data point, it is my only experience with either school. As such I provided the data point available. Doesn’t change the fact around the data point. Sorry if it offends you.
The person that you mentioned likely feels the same about you. I’m sure that your school is glad that they aren’t evaluated through the lens of your performance.
Anonymous
06/06/2026 11:49
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:St. Lawrence, with proximity to the Thousand Islands and Canada, offers a nicely exotic location. Noteworthy campus features include its science building, library and student center.
The 1000 islands are nice for about two months of the year. And they’re nice for old people, not really college kids.
And that part of Canada is not exciting.
Some young people would like the location. Many would not.
My kid went to Clarkson which is one town over. There are also 2 SUNY Schools right there. It is QUITE cold in February but he skied practically every weekend and loved the area. It is the right place for the right kid. If you are looking for malls and museums it is not the right place. He also visited Ottawa several times. You can take a bus to the Syracuse airport and fly from there. Most kids also have cars (at Clarkson).
Agree with all of this. My brother went to one of the SUNY schools in the area. Loved it.
Anonymous
06/06/2026 11:48
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
We looked at St Lawrence and really liked it. It was a safety for my kid. The area is remote but there are other colleges nearby. Great for kids who love the outdoors and don't mind the cold. They take road trips to Ottawa or Montreal, which is pretty cool. STL's Adirondack semester sounds amazing for a nature lover.
Anonymous
06/06/2026 11:42
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Work with a St Lawrence grad, one of the dumbest people I have ever come across.
Why must you highlight your ignorance? You are the dumbest person that we have come across.
While I admit this a single data point, it is my only experience with either school. As such I provided the data point available. Doesn’t change the fact around the data point. Sorry if it offends you.
Anonymous
06/06/2026 11:21
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:St. Lawrence, with proximity to the Thousand Islands and Canada, offers a nicely exotic location. Noteworthy campus features include its science building, library and student center.
The 1000 islands are nice for about two months of the year. And they’re nice for old people, not really college kids.
And that part of Canada is not exciting.
Some young people would like the location. Many would not.
My kid went to Clarkson which is one town over. There are also 2 SUNY Schools right there. It is QUITE cold in February but he skied practically every weekend and loved the area. It is the right place for the right kid. If you are looking for malls and museums it is not the right place. He also visited Ottawa several times. You can take a bus to the Syracuse airport and fly from there. Most kids also have cars (at Clarkson).
Anonymous
06/06/2026 11:14
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
Anonymous wrote:Work with a St Lawrence grad, one of the dumbest people I have ever come across.
Why must you highlight your ignorance? You are the dumbest person that we have come across.
Anonymous
06/06/2026 11:02
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
Work with a St Lawrence grad, one of the dumbest people I have ever come across.
Anonymous
06/06/2026 10:54
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I heard that Hobart has the coldest winters and the purest snow (IYKYK) of any school in the Northeast.
Based on the standard criterion of average January low temperature, winters at HWS are not as cold as those of, for example, NESCACS such as Colby, Middlebury, Bates, Bowdoin, Williams and Amherst.
Yeah that went right over your head...
Why would Hobart have the best yatch and not schools closer to NY, Boston, etc?
Consider that it may be intentional to ignore comments of little consequence.
Anonymous
06/06/2026 10:49
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:St. Lawrence, with proximity to the Thousand Islands and Canada, offers a nicely exotic location. Noteworthy campus features include its science building, library and student center.
The 1000 islands are nice for about two months of the year. And they’re nice for old people, not really college kids.
And that part of Canada is not exciting.
Some young people would like the location. Many would not.
Yes, but the salad dressing is to die for.
Anonymous
06/06/2026 10:45
Subject: St. Lawrence University and Hobart William Smith
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I heard that Hobart has the coldest winters and the purest snow (IYKYK) of any school in the Northeast.
Based on the standard criterion of average January low temperature, winters at HWS are not as cold as those of, for example, NESCACS such as Colby, Middlebury, Bates, Bowdoin, Williams and Amherst.
Yeah that went right over your head...
Why would Hobart have the best yatch and not schools closer to NY, Boston, etc?