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Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for this school at full pay. There are much better state schools or larger sized SLACs than Dickinson.
Hard pass.

Serious question: Can you name a few? We really like Dickinson. St Mary’s of Md is a contender since we live in MD. UMD is just too large.

Serious suggestion: move to VA. Both of our kids went in-state. We saved a bundle and are now using that to support kids in grad school.

Anonymous wrote:"That happens at all colleges; you don't have to spend $75K plus a year to get that! "

There is another thread on here about whether people on DCUM have real friendships with people they met in undergrad. The main thing I took away was that the people who went to big state schools don't, while many of those at the SLACs and elite schools do.

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Anonymous wrote:"That happens at all colleges; you don't have to spend $75K plus a year to get that! "

There is another thread on here about whether people on DCUM have real friendships with people they met in undergrad. The main thing I took away was that the people who went to big state schools don't, while many of those at the SLACs and elite schools do.

Interesting takeaway. I have not read that thread.

In real life, the friendship bonds formed at large state universities tend to be strong and lifelong. One reason is that they have a lot in common such as where they live & where they grew up & going to major sporting events together (such as college football games). And they do business with one another.

Incredibly strong lifelong bonds result from attending state university law schools together. Florida, Georgia, Utah, Washington, Oregon, Tennessee, etc. The friendships are often so strong that I won't even talk about it.

Craziest alumni groups I have encountered are at large Southern schools like Florida State, Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, etc. So many friends from large and medium state universities live in the same region and attend the same events throughout much of their lives.

I assure the PP that real--very real--unbreakable, lifelong friendships are made at large state universities.

LACs are concentrated in New England and Pennsylvania. The major cities in the East seem dominated by large state schools like Penn State ad Rutgers while Ivy League grads also populate the major east coast cities.

So many LAC grads continue on to grad school or law school and make lasting friendships there as well as from their undergrad years.

The west coast is also dominated by large regional schools.

Anonymous wrote:"That happens at all colleges; you don't have to spend $75K plus a year to get that! "

There is another thread on here about whether people on DCUM have real friendships with people they met in undergrad. The main thing I took away was that the people who went to big state schools don't, while many of those at the SLACs and elite schools do.

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Anonymous wrote:Dickinson is amazing. It emphasizes a multi-disciplinary approach to learning that I have not seen elsewhere. Your DC will be amazed at how the professors will get to know each and everyone of them by name. They were the leaders in designing workshop Physics, workshop Comp Sci, and workshop Stats—again a new philosophy on learning. They were first movers in stressing learning international studies, foreign languages, and studies abroad. The campus is big enough to not feel small, yet small enough to recognize friends all over the campus. They keep the campus absolutely beautiful. The food wins awards— it is that good! It’s a tight community and has an active alumni. It has a lot of history and exudes learning in its classrooms. The campus makes lots of improvements over the years but keeps a rich history, too. It’s a very special place and a hidden gem.

Yes, we have found the same. The students form a close community which extends into the years after graduation. We were reading the alumni magazine and were interested to see how many alums get together with groups of other alums, even decades after graduation.

Anonymous wrote:Dickinson is amazing. It emphasizes a multi-disciplinary approach to learning that I have not seen elsewhere. Your DC will be amazed at how the professors will get to know each and everyone of them by name. They were the leaders in designing workshop Physics, workshop Comp Sci, and workshop Stats—again a new philosophy on learning. They were first movers in stressing learning international studies, foreign languages, and studies abroad. The campus is big enough to not feel small, yet small enough to recognize friends all over the campus. They keep the campus absolutely beautiful. The food wins awards— it is that good! It’s a tight community and has an active alumni. It has a lot of history and exudes learning in its classrooms. The campus makes lots of improvements over the years but keeps a rich history, too. It’s a very special place and a hidden gem.

Anonymous wrote:My kid liked Dickerson. Also looked at Franklin & Marshall, SMCM, Juniata, Hamilton and Mount Holyoke (all LAC’s that were strong in Science).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for this school at full pay. There are much better state schools or larger sized SLACs than Dickinson.
Hard pass.

Serious question: Can you name a few? We really like Dickinson. St Mary’s of Md is a contender since we live in MD. UMD is just too large.

Serious suggestion: move to VA. Both of our kids went in-state. We saved a bundle and are now using that to support kids in grad school.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for this school at full pay. There are much better state schools or larger sized SLACs than Dickinson.
Hard pass.

Serious question: Can you name a few? We really like Dickinson. St Mary’s of Md is a contender since we live in MD. UMD is just too large.

Anonymous wrote:How do you measure whether it is worth it, in terms of grads getting jobs?