Anonymous
Post 12/07/2025 22:46     Subject: St. Lawrence University
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cold and not a lot going on up there. It’s challenging to get to campus from DC and it’s in an economically depressed area. But it can provide a great experience for the right kid. Also a lot schools we looked at are in areas that are at best struggling. So maybe investigate and see if it makes sense?

The rep from what we have learned — a pretty tight alumni network. Outdoorsy kids. Relaxed and not intense. Strong school spirit. Not selective but that doesn’t mean kids don’t work hard or care. The kids don’t seem fratty? You may find something to like in their podcast.

https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/alumni/learn-and-connect/scarlet-brown-stories


Another DVM whiner about cold. It snows - go skiing, skating or hiking. Toughen up and buy a Subaru or Audi.


Where do you live? Have you been to the North Country? In January?


I grew up there, something that you would like to know?
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2025 22:36     Subject: St. Lawrence University
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cold and not a lot going on up there. It’s challenging to get to campus from DC and it’s in an economically depressed area. But it can provide a great experience for the right kid. Also a lot schools we looked at are in areas that are at best struggling. So maybe investigate and see if it makes sense?

The rep from what we have learned — a pretty tight alumni network. Outdoorsy kids. Relaxed and not intense. Strong school spirit. Not selective but that doesn’t mean kids don’t work hard or care. The kids don’t seem fratty? You may find something to like in their podcast.

https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/alumni/learn-and-connect/scarlet-brown-stories


Another DVM whiner about cold. It snows - go skiing, skating or hiking. Toughen up and buy a Subaru or Audi.


Where do you live? Have you been to the North Country? In January?


Do you not realize millions upon millions of people live in places with harsh winters? Humans have invented indoor heat, puffy jackets, hats and gloves... we travel in cars and SUVs nowadays, not on horseback, etc. Upstate NY is not the top of Mount Everest. You and/or your child will be perfectly fine in January if you are a normal person with a positive attitude.


Haha bet you’ve never been there.where do you live?


Probably in a double wide in Valdosta, GA
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2025 22:24     Subject: St. Lawrence University
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cold and not a lot going on up there. It’s challenging to get to campus from DC and it’s in an economically depressed area. But it can provide a great experience for the right kid. Also a lot schools we looked at are in areas that are at best struggling. So maybe investigate and see if it makes sense?

The rep from what we have learned — a pretty tight alumni network. Outdoorsy kids. Relaxed and not intense. Strong school spirit. Not selective but that doesn’t mean kids don’t work hard or care. The kids don’t seem fratty? You may find something to like in their podcast.

https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/alumni/learn-and-connect/scarlet-brown-stories


Another DVM whiner about cold. It snows - go skiing, skating or hiking. Toughen up and buy a Subaru or Audi.


Where do you live? Have you been to the North Country? In January?


Do you not realize millions upon millions of people live in places with harsh winters? Humans have invented indoor heat, puffy jackets, hats and gloves... we travel in cars and SUVs nowadays, not on horseback, etc. Upstate NY is not the top of Mount Everest. You and/or your child will be perfectly fine in January if you are a normal person with a positive attitude.


Haha bet you’ve never been there.where do you live?
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2025 22:23     Subject: St. Lawrence University
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cold and not a lot going on up there. It’s challenging to get to campus from DC and it’s in an economically depressed area. But it can provide a great experience for the right kid. Also a lot schools we looked at are in areas that are at best struggling. So maybe investigate and see if it makes sense?

The rep from what we have learned — a pretty tight alumni network. Outdoorsy kids. Relaxed and not intense. Strong school spirit. Not selective but that doesn’t mean kids don’t work hard or care. The kids don’t seem fratty? You may find something to like in their podcast.

https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/alumni/learn-and-connect/scarlet-brown-stories


Another DVM whiner about cold. It snows - go skiing, skating or hiking. Toughen up and buy a Subaru or Audi.


Where do you live? Have you been to the North Country? In January?


Do you not realize millions upon millions of people live in places with harsh winters? Humans have invented indoor heat, puffy jackets, hats and gloves... we travel in cars and SUVs nowadays, not on horseback, etc. Upstate NY is not the top of Mount Everest. You and/or your child will be perfectly fine in January if you are a normal person with a positive attitude.
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2025 22:17     Subject: St. Lawrence University
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cold and not a lot going on up there. It’s challenging to get to campus from DC and it’s in an economically depressed area. But it can provide a great experience for the right kid. Also a lot schools we looked at are in areas that are at best struggling. So maybe investigate and see if it makes sense?

The rep from what we have learned — a pretty tight alumni network. Outdoorsy kids. Relaxed and not intense. Strong school spirit. Not selective but that doesn’t mean kids don’t work hard or care. The kids don’t seem fratty? You may find something to like in their podcast.

https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/alumni/learn-and-connect/scarlet-brown-stories


Another DVM whiner about cold. It snows - go skiing, skating or hiking. Toughen up and buy a Subaru or Audi.


Where do you live? Have you been to the North Country? In January?
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2025 21:00     Subject: St. Lawrence University
Anonymous wrote:Is there a divide between athletes and non-athletes? As a 2000 student school with a full lineup of teams including football and lax (which have big rosters), a big percentage of the student body is athletes.


Yes, there is a divide between athletes & non-athletes at SLU. Not a problem for females, but is for non-athlete males students.
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2025 20:57     Subject: St. Lawrence University
Is there a divide between athletes and non-athletes? As a 2000 student school with a full lineup of teams including football and lax (which have big rosters), a big percentage of the student body is athletes.
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2025 19:44     Subject: St. Lawrence University
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cold and not a lot going on up there. It’s challenging to get to campus from DC and it’s in an economically depressed area. But it can provide a great experience for the right kid. Also a lot schools we looked at are in areas that are at best struggling. So maybe investigate and see if it makes sense?

The rep from what we have learned — a pretty tight alumni network. Outdoorsy kids. Relaxed and not intense. Strong school spirit. Not selective but that doesn’t mean kids don’t work hard or care. The kids don’t seem fratty? You may find something to like in their podcast.

https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/alumni/learn-and-connect/scarlet-brown-stories


Another DVM whiner about cold. It snows - go skiing, skating or hiking. Toughen up and buy a Subaru or Audi.


LOL ! It's a different level of cold in this region. You can't hike in below zero weather.
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2025 18:59     Subject: St. Lawrence University
As a form of cultural context, St. Lawrence appeared as a Top Ten school in the Preppy Handbook (1980) under "The College of Your Choice."

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1268464.page
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2025 17:50     Subject: St. Lawrence University
Anonymous wrote:Cold and not a lot going on up there. It’s challenging to get to campus from DC and it’s in an economically depressed area. But it can provide a great experience for the right kid. Also a lot schools we looked at are in areas that are at best struggling. So maybe investigate and see if it makes sense?

The rep from what we have learned — a pretty tight alumni network. Outdoorsy kids. Relaxed and not intense. Strong school spirit. Not selective but that doesn’t mean kids don’t work hard or care. The kids don’t seem fratty? You may find something to like in their podcast.

https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/alumni/learn-and-connect/scarlet-brown-stories


Another DVM whiner about cold. It snows - go skiing, skating or hiking. Toughen up and buy a Subaru or Audi.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 19:36     Subject: St. Lawrence University
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m an alum and all the above comments (for once) are dead on. The remoteness was part of the appeal, you really feel part of the SLU community. My DD applied and got in with a $40k per year scholarship but didn’t go, and still somewhat regrets it today even after graduating from a “more selective” school.


Why does she regret it?


Went to a much larger school and I think she feels she would’ve done better smaller. Plus I still talk about how I loved it and she doesn’t say the same about where she went.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 16:38     Subject: St. Lawrence University
Anonymous wrote:I’m an alum and all the above comments (for once) are dead on. The remoteness was part of the appeal, you really feel part of the SLU community. My DD applied and got in with a $40k per year scholarship but didn’t go, and still somewhat regrets it today even after graduating from a “more selective” school.


Why does she regret it?
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 16:02     Subject: St. Lawrence University
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DS is definitely more artsy than sporty, and not fratty at all. While we have some of the same concerns you do, we are going to visit as it seems based on our research to be less fratty than some of the other NE SLACS.

I always find it interesting to check out the “theme” housing that schools have to get a sense of the types of groups on campus. It seems to be more useful info at SLACs than what clubs schools have as there isn’t always a great way to know how active clubs are, while theme housing indicates at least enough interested kids to fill the housing. SLU has some cool ones - a music house where kids living there book the student run venue on campus, a habitat for humanity house where kids build houses in the community, an outdoors house, and two arts houses: https://www.stlawu.edu/student-life/housing

My impression is that it’s in the middle of the spectrum between artsy and fratty, so worth a visit to see if it could be a fit.


It's not in New England.


I was referring to Northeast. But good job finding something irrelevant to correct.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 14:17     Subject: St. Lawrence University
Anonymous wrote:It’s $85,000 a year.


Its one off those schools where almost no ones pays full price. Look at the precentage that get aid or average price paid.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 14:05     Subject: St. Lawrence University
It’s $85,000 a year.