Anonymous wrote:Bates doesn’t give merit?

No, it doesn’t.

Anonymous wrote:Friend of DC's was choosing between Conn and Macalester. Ultimately picked Mac, but felt that Conn had a similar vibe.

When I think Macalester I think woke. Is Conn just as bad?

Bates doesn’t give merit?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There have been other threads you can find. There are some haters.

My kid is there. I think the campus is quite pretty, and it’s actually in a nice coastal area. It’s not as well-appointed as some schools with a lot more money, like Williams or Bowdoin. It has a friendly vibe, and my kid is very happy.

They give pretty significant merit aid (or what some insist on calling tuition discounts). I think up to about $40K a year for kids with top stats. In my view that makes it a better deal than some slightly higher ranked schools that offer no such aid (think Bates, Colby, Hamilton, Vassar).

For those who consider U.S. News rankings, 37 places would not seem to be slight.

Dp. Oh please. Do you really think anyone cares about these numbers irl? I went to a T15 SLAC and I can tell you that no one thinks any more or less of me than someone from a T40 SLAC.

Trinity is happy Conn College is still in the NESCAC. Seems like a lot of money for what.

Friend of DC's was choosing between Conn and Macalester. Ultimately picked Mac, but felt that Conn had a similar vibe.

Anonymous wrote:There have been other threads you can find. There are some haters.

My kid is there. I think the campus is quite pretty, and it’s actually in a nice coastal area. It’s not as well-appointed as some schools with a lot more money, like Williams or Bowdoin. It has a friendly vibe, and my kid is very happy.

They give pretty significant merit aid (or what some insist on calling tuition discounts). I think up to about $40K a year for kids with top stats. In my view that makes it a better deal than some slightly higher ranked schools that offer no such aid (think Bates, Colby, Hamilton, Vassar).

For those who consider U.S. News rankings, 37 places would not seem to be slight.

Anonymous wrote:There have been other threads you can find. There are some haters.

My kid is there. I think the campus is quite pretty, and it’s actually in a nice coastal area. It’s not as well-appointed as some schools with a lot more money, like Williams or Bowdoin. It has a friendly vibe, and my kid is very happy.

They give pretty significant merit aid (or what some insist on calling tuition discounts). I think up to about $40K a year for kids with top stats. In my view that makes it a better deal than some slightly higher ranked schools that offer no such aid (think Bates, Colby, Hamilton, Vassar).

+1 OP, this isn’t really an appropriate forum to solicit feedback about this school. Hard to get a reasonable read from this lot. The NoVa moms hate it because it’s not VT or whatever in state school they think you should be looking at. (They love to judge how other people spend their money.) the prestige whores hate it because it’s the least selective NESCAC. And the LAC haters hate it because, well, it’s a LAC. Campus is actually quite nice, though it does show the wear that you might expect given the small endowment. Totally agree that you’d have to really think about choosing Bates over CC with a $30k discount.

Anonymous wrote:Not worth the money. No prestige lots of better schools.

What SLAC are better?

Anonymous wrote:Its in a fairly remote area of CT, its not prestigious and its in a region where there's a lot more prestigious schools around.

You people are so goddamn stupid and useless. How about providing some information that’s useful? Even if it’s negative.

The combination of lazy and douche bag is not a good look.

Anonymous wrote:Why would you pay more than state school for this no name college?

To avoid plebeians like you.

Of Connecticut College's attributes, its highly regarded arboretum and strong botany program are two that may deserve special mention.

Impressive College Arboretums https://share.google/5CybX86py1Waw6ogr

attractive girls from families of means.

If your kid wants a SLAC and is not in the range for stronger ones (like bates/colby/bucknell) this is a fine option. It felt sort of like a boarding school campus. New London sort of sucks but you're close to the beach. This would not have been a fit for my kid, too small and not a ton of rigor. I get the sense it's a lot of full-pay bottom 25% of their class kids from fancy privates or kids who want to go there for a sport or a very specific program.

To add, it is a 10-15 minute drive to several beautiful beaches, Harkness state park is breathtaking, and I would certainly not label the area as a negative compared to the locations of many other SLACs.