Anonymous
02/19/2017 08:18
Subject: Re:Union College vs. Connecticut College
Anonymous wrote:Both are "hidden Ivies"
Very, very well hidden indeed.
Anonymous
02/16/2017 12:06
Subject: Re:Union College vs. Connecticut College
Conn Coll is in the NESCAC which is probably good for its reputation but it's widely recognized to be the least prestigious of the member institutions.
Anonymous
02/15/2017 08:39
Subject: Re:Union College vs. Connecticut College
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Both are "hidden Ivies"
Conn College isn't. You may be thinking of Trinity.
Conn College is. Both are NESCAC schools and in the same vein.
--Trinity '90
Anonymous
02/15/2017 08:31
Subject: Union College vs. Connecticut College
Anonymous wrote:My DC is at Conn now. Loves it. Totally the right fit for the kid.
YMMV!
Can you elaborate on this? What makes it a good fit for your child? That would be helpful for those of us considering the school for our own kids. Thanks!
Anonymous
02/15/2017 00:14
Subject: Union College vs. Connecticut College
My DC is at Conn now. Loves it. Totally the right fit for the kid.
YMMV!
YMMV!
Anonymous
02/13/2017 20:35
Subject: Union College vs. Connecticut College
I went to Conn, and loved it. Wonderful college! Still have fond memories over 15 years later.
Anonymous
02/13/2017 20:32
Subject: Union College vs. Connecticut College
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Conn College has no frats or sororities.
Why not?
Because they don't want any.
Hard to believe, but some students despise Greek life.
Anonymous
02/12/2017 20:37
Subject: Union College vs. Connecticut College
Good engineering in a LAC environment.
Anonymous
02/12/2017 20:36
Subject: Union College vs. Connecticut College
Anonymous wrote:Conn College has no frats or sororities.
Why not?
Anonymous
10/04/2016 08:26
Subject: Re:Union College vs. Connecticut College
Mediocre.
Anonymous
10/04/2016 08:23
Subject: Re:Union College vs. Connecticut College
My DC went to camp at Union for 3 consecutive summers, so I can only comment on the accommodations and the area. Dorms had no A/C, which was a problem during one heat wave. The residence halls border some really nasty streets of Schenectady. The campus is tiny and there doesn't seem to be much to it. There is a train station very close by with Amtrak service. All in all I can't fathom anyone paying $65K a year to go there.
Anonymous
10/03/2016 16:42
Subject: Union College vs. Connecticut College
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Conn College has no frats or sororities.
And that's a problem...why?
Not a problem at all. Just a contrast with Union.
Anonymous
10/03/2016 16:08
Subject: Union College vs. Connecticut College
The people I know that went to Union loved it. My impression is better than Connecticut College, but I'm a NYer, so I may be biased.
Anonymous
10/03/2016 16:00
Subject: Union College vs. Connecticut College
Anonymous wrote:Isn't Union the one so far north they have underground tunnels between building so the kids don't all freeze to death?
it is in Schenectedy, so probably. It isn't that far north in the scheme of things, and the upper midwest is colder.
Anonymous
10/03/2016 15:41
Subject: Union College vs. Connecticut College
Conn college doesn't have sororities or fraternities. It's one of the reasons I went there. You meet people in your dorm or through clubs, etc.