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Anonymous wrote:Would love some information about these two schools if so (Saint Joseph's University outside of Philly and/or Elon University in NC). If child happy there, what accommodations might be like, general campus life, professors, diversity, etc. All the college lists (Niche, forbes, us news, etc.) are making me batty and I thought I would come to the source!!

Thank you in advance!!

I don't know St Joes but I know 2 kids headed to Elon. White, bland, wealthy. But "nice." Feels like a pleasant school for kids who need a college degree from any college, if you catch my drift - would-be Kindergarten teachers, nurses, and boys going to work at Dad's used car business.

Imagine being such a snot that you look down on young adults who desire to be educators and medical professionals?

That guy's comment is disgusting. But it's also trolling to get a rise out of people.

I would be ecstatic if my son went to Elon.

Concur with the college counselor on the first page. Very different schools and students. St. Joe's is regional, straddles the Philadelphia city line (crappy side) with the Main Line (nicer side) but suburbanish campus not close to anything from the perspective of a college student.

Elon seems to draw from the same demographics as kids going to slightly better LACS. Didn't make the cut at Davidson so Elon's a nice back up. More affluent, private/affluent suburban public schools, educated parents, many will be more conservative / normie leaning and not activists. And they tend to end up back in the same place where they grew up socio-economically.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would love some information about these two schools if so (Saint Joseph's University outside of Philly and/or Elon University in NC). If child happy there, what accommodations might be like, general campus life, professors, diversity, etc. All the college lists (Niche, forbes, us news, etc.) are making me batty and I thought I would come to the source!!

Thank you in advance!!

I don't know St Joes but I know 2 kids headed to Elon. White, bland, wealthy. But "nice." Feels like a pleasant school for kids who need a college degree from any college, if you catch my drift - would-be Kindergarten teachers, nurses, and boys going to work at Dad's used car business.

Imagine being such a snot that you look down on young adults who desire to be educators and medical professionals?

There's nothing wrong with elementary school teaching or nursing, but you don't need a T10 degree for either. Any college will do.

Well Elon nor St Joe’s are T10, so, your point is?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would love some information about these two schools if so (Saint Joseph's University outside of Philly and/or Elon University in NC). If child happy there, what accommodations might be like, general campus life, professors, diversity, etc. All the college lists (Niche, forbes, us news, etc.) are making me batty and I thought I would come to the source!!

Thank you in advance!!

I don't know St Joes but I know 2 kids headed to Elon. White, bland, wealthy. But "nice." Feels like a pleasant school for kids who need a college degree from any college, if you catch my drift - would-be Kindergarten teachers, nurses, and boys going to work at Dad's used car business.

Imagine being such a snot that you look down on young adults who desire to be educators and medical professionals?

There's nothing wrong with elementary school teaching or nursing, but you don't need a T10 degree for either. Any college will do.

My DC is at Villanova and when we toured St. Joe’s it really checked so many of the same boxes. (Yes, Nova is in a fancy part of town but the campuses and culture themselves didn’t feel that different.)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would love some information about these two schools if so (Saint Joseph's University outside of Philly and/or Elon University in NC). If child happy there, what accommodations might be like, general campus life, professors, diversity, etc. All the college lists (Niche, forbes, us news, etc.) are making me batty and I thought I would come to the source!!

Thank you in advance!!

I don't know St Joes but I know 2 kids headed to Elon. White, bland, wealthy. But "nice." Feels like a pleasant school for kids who need a college degree from any college, if you catch my drift - would-be Kindergarten teachers, nurses, and boys going to work at Dad's used car business.

Imagine being such a snot that you look down on young adults who desire to be educators and medical professionals?

+ 1

Anonymous wrote:My daughter and son both graduated from Elon. Great science programs. Daughter was a bio major (loved the cadaver lab), son was chemistry.

One is a surgeon, one is currently in surgical residency.

Impressive!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would love some information about these two schools if so (Saint Joseph's University outside of Philly and/or Elon University in NC). If child happy there, what accommodations might be like, general campus life, professors, diversity, etc. All the college lists (Niche, forbes, us news, etc.) are making me batty and I thought I would come to the source!!

Thank you in advance!!

I don't know St Joes but I know 2 kids headed to Elon. White, bland, wealthy. But "nice." Feels like a pleasant school for kids who need a college degree from any college, if you catch my drift - would-be Kindergarten teachers, nurses, and boys going to work at Dad's used car business.

Imagine being such a snot that you look down on young adults who desire to be educators and medical professionals?

Anonymous wrote:Is there a shuttle system from St. Joe's to Philadelphia for the students?

You mean into Center City? There's a Septa train station walkable from campus (Overbrook). I think they do have some shuttles as well to the new center city campus (formerly University of the Sciences).

Anonymous wrote:Is there a shuttle system from St. Joe's to Philadelphia for the students?

There is a campus shuttle system! Not super familiar with it as we’ve only visited once but you can find more info here.

https://www.sju.edu/offices/student-life/public-safety/resources-services