Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 10:34     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
HC is arguably the second best Catholic school in the country excluding Georgetown which downplays its Catholic heritage. ND has way too much money $18 billion but Holy Cross has 2nd largest endowment per student among the Catholic schools. HC alumni network is better than ND. Their new President is amazing. Their football team is winless 0-6. HC alums are highly visible, not too many SLACs do better. Top5-10 for grad success.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 08:13     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
Anonymous wrote:I love how this thread just won’t die. Keep it up and stay strong HC boosters (and haters too)!

OK. Let”# talk about the color purple. It’s nice. More schools should do it. But even if 5hey did, they would be a purple-pale imitation of Holy Cross. Go Crusaders!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 00:30     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
Anonymous wrote:^^PP is technically correct as HC is strictly liberal arts and no grad school. Bucknell and Wesleyan are both universities offering masters degrees. Both Bucknell and Wesleyan offer engineering while Holy Cross doesn’t.

You need to get over this college vs. university gobbledygook. I guess BC isn’t a university? You are like a grammar pedant who can’t write.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 00:17     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
Regarding the above, please note that Wesleyan does not have an engineering major.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 00:09     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
^^PP is technically correct as HC is strictly liberal arts and no grad school. Bucknell and Wesleyan are both universities offering masters degrees. Both Bucknell and Wesleyan offer engineering while Holy Cross doesn’t.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2025 23:35     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:HC is perhaps the most unique SLAC. Largest enrollment at 3,300, Division1 sports, Jesuit affiliation, not in the middle of nowhere. Finally a great successful alumni network. Can’t go wrong with Holy Cross.

Not the largest SLAC. Bucknell is 3,800.










Wesleyan at 3,800 too
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2025 23:26     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
Anonymous wrote:HC is perhaps the most unique SLAC. Largest enrollment at 3,300, Division1 sports, Jesuit affiliation, not in the middle of nowhere. Finally a great successful alumni network. Can’t go wrong with Holy Cross.

Not the largest SLAC. Bucknell is 3,800.







Anonymous
Post 10/08/2025 23:13     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
HC is perhaps the most unique SLAC. Largest enrollment at 3,300, Division1 sports, Jesuit affiliation, not in the middle of nowhere. Finally a great successful alumni network. Can’t go wrong with Holy Cross.









Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 23:06     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
I love how this thread just won’t die. Keep it up and stay strong HC boosters (and haters too)!
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 23:01     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
Holy Cross is known for being pre-professional. Lots of doctors, dentists, and lawyers. Know several of them.

Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 22:15     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
Anonymous wrote:For the class of 2027 Smith received 9,800 applicants and admission rate of 19%. For the class of 2029 Smith had 8,100 applicants and admission rate of 21-22%. Don’t see a lot of females flocking to Northampton. HC keeps growing its application and they have more upside. Colgate had a drop of 3,000 applications for class of 2029.


Is this the HC admissions office speaking?
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 20:36     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
Anonymous wrote:For the class of 2027 Smith received 9,800 applicants and admission rate of 19%. For the class of 2029 Smith had 8,100 applicants and admission rate of 21-22%. Don’t see a lot of females flocking to Northampton. HC keeps growing its application and they have more upside. Colgate had a drop of 3,000 applications for class of 2029.

Watch your language!
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 20:34     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
Anonymous wrote:For the class of 2027 Smith received 9,800 applicants and admission rate of 19%. For the class of 2029 Smith had 8,100 applicants and admission rate of 21-22%. Don’t see a lot of females flocking to Northampton. HC keeps growing its application and they have more upside. Colgate had a drop of 3,000 applications for class of 2029.


Again, HC is giving application waivers left and right and there is no supplemental essay, so there's that. Sounds like Northeastern's tactics if you ask me.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 19:44     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
For the class of 2027 Smith received 9,800 applicants and admission rate of 19%. For the class of 2029 Smith had 8,100 applicants and admission rate of 21-22%. Don’t see a lot of females flocking to Northampton. HC keeps growing its application and they have more upside. Colgate had a drop of 3,000 applications for class of 2029.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2025 19:02     Subject: College of the Holy Cross?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:HC is a top 15-20 school. Smith has no business being in top20. Smith has large endowment but who goes there now. It’s not Wellesley.


Another delusional HC booster.

Smith indeed might not be in the top 20. But it is better than HC. What does that tell you?

I would give the edge to HC over Mount Holyoke, though.