Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 21:59     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
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Anonymous wrote:I second the PP’s suggestions about William and Mary. My kid (and I!) liked it a lot.


Not even close. Where's the ocean near William and Mary? Not even a lake.


There are some river “beaches” along the James and Yortown, not to mention Lake Matoka on campus (weird that you’d claim no lakes whatsoever). Plus, VA Beach is about 1.5 hours away. Went quite a bit when I was at W&M. It’s not a waterfront campus but water is certainly accessible.


Virginia Beach is 1.5 hours away from Richmond, it is under an hour from Williamsburg.


Right now, at 10 PM my GPS is showing just over an hour from Williamsburg to VA Beach. When I checked the other day with more traffic (that Hampton Roads tunnel getting through Newport News/Norfolk can be rough!) it was 1.5 hours. Still not far, but I’ve never gotten there in less than an hour, and went quite a bit as a student.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 19:57     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
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Anonymous wrote:There is no other university that checks ALL those boxes and then also has genuine intellectual climate. Stanford comes close. But nobody is getting in the water in the Pacific Ocean. Also, you’re probably not getting an offer.

Tulane was a solid suggestion, sort of. Rice checks some of the boxes. But it’s not adjacent to an adorable city that is on the National Register of Historic Places. There’s also the beach problem

Vanderbilt has a southern look and quads with heritage magnolias. But of course it’s landlocked. And the surrounding city is not at all historic and more.

This may be the dumbest thing I've ever read on DCUM. Good job.


Ok, tell us all about swimming in the ocean in the Bay area then! How does that work while avoiding hypothermia?

Yes because the bay is the only place with access to the pacific


If you’re attending Stanford and want quick access to ocean beaches for swimming, explain where you’d find this? Because the subthread is about Stanford.

The fact that you could swim in the Pacific in Mexico is not useful if you’re a Stanford student

Have you been to the bay? People swim all the time. Seeing as the person below you mentioned a beach an hour and a half away; there's a ton of other places you can head from Stanford if you can't swim in the bay for whatever reason.


I have, which is why I know you need a wetsuit, maybe with a hoody, and deep knowledge of rip currents. Somehow I suspect this is not what OPs kid has in mind if she fell in love with Kiawah or Isle of Palms
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 19:25     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
* date
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Post 07/22/2025 19:25     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
*sane founding dare
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 19:24     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
I would bet on Charleston.

Given their new President. He is very STEM centered, super impressive (PhD is physics) and much like UMD in DMV a decade ago will raise its standards from Animal House to India House (or another smarty profile) in very near term. the place will soon be Harvard South. Hell it has the Harvard yard and the founding date already! think the profile will be geared to students like your DD OOS in the very near term.

https://charleston.edu/president/administration/andrew-hsu.php

Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 18:40     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
Salve Regina in Newport Rhode Island
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 18:39     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
Someone recommended Rollins earlier and I’d go check it out. My friend’s DD with similar stats went there on a full ride in the honors college. She had an amazing experience and is now at a top medical school.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 18:38     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I second the PP’s suggestions about William and Mary. My kid (and I!) liked it a lot.


Not even close. Where's the ocean near William and Mary? Not even a lake.


Plus Williamsburg is no where near the city that Charleston is. I think someone who likes the vibe CoC would be bored at W&M
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 18:15     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There is no other university that checks ALL those boxes and then also has genuine intellectual climate. Stanford comes close. But nobody is getting in the water in the Pacific Ocean. Also, you’re probably not getting an offer.

Tulane was a solid suggestion, sort of. Rice checks some of the boxes. But it’s not adjacent to an adorable city that is on the National Register of Historic Places. There’s also the beach problem

Vanderbilt has a southern look and quads with heritage magnolias. But of course it’s landlocked. And the surrounding city is not at all historic and more.

This may be the dumbest thing I've ever read on DCUM. Good job.


Ok, tell us all about swimming in the ocean in the Bay area then! How does that work while avoiding hypothermia?

Yes because the bay is the only place with access to the pacific


If you’re attending Stanford and want quick access to ocean beaches for swimming, explain where you’d find this? Because the subthread is about Stanford.

The fact that you could swim in the Pacific in Mexico is not useful if you’re a Stanford student

Have you been to the bay? People swim all the time. Seeing as the person below you mentioned a beach an hour and a half away; there's a ton of other places you can head from Stanford if you can't swim in the bay for whatever reason.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 18:12     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I second the PP’s suggestions about William and Mary. My kid (and I!) liked it a lot.


Not even close. Where's the ocean near William and Mary? Not even a lake.


There are some river “beaches” along the James and Yortown, not to mention Lake Matoka on campus (weird that you’d claim no lakes whatsoever). Plus, VA Beach is about 1.5 hours away. Went quite a bit when I was at W&M. It’s not a waterfront campus but water is certainly accessible.


Virginia Beach is 1.5 hours away from Richmond, it is under an hour from Williamsburg.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 18:02     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There is no other university that checks ALL those boxes and then also has genuine intellectual climate. Stanford comes close. But nobody is getting in the water in the Pacific Ocean. Also, you’re probably not getting an offer.

Tulane was a solid suggestion, sort of. Rice checks some of the boxes. But it’s not adjacent to an adorable city that is on the National Register of Historic Places. There’s also the beach problem

Vanderbilt has a southern look and quads with heritage magnolias. But of course it’s landlocked. And the surrounding city is not at all historic and more.

This may be the dumbest thing I've ever read on DCUM. Good job.


Ok, tell us all about swimming in the ocean in the Bay area then! How does that work while avoiding hypothermia?

Yes because the bay is the only place with access to the pacific


If you’re attending Stanford and want quick access to ocean beaches for swimming, explain where you’d find this? Because the subthread is about Stanford.

The fact that you could swim in the Pacific in Mexico is not useful if you’re a Stanford student
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 17:58     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
Anonymous wrote:Why hasn't nobody said University of Tampa? It's probably the most similar school to CofC in the country.


Because it’s non-selective? And that’s the exact opposite of what OP is looking for?
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 16:56     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
Anonymous wrote:Why hasn't nobody said University of Tampa? It's probably the most similar school to CofC in the country.


+1

Same size (10k).
Both in the South.
Both near the water.
One private, the other public, but COA is basically the same for OOS.
Both full of rich kids.
Both low on the selectivity scale.
Both lack on campus housing for upperclassmen.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 16:51     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I second the PP’s suggestions about William and Mary. My kid (and I!) liked it a lot.


Not even close. Where's the ocean near William and Mary? Not even a lake.


Ummmm.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2025 16:44     Subject: School with a similar look/feel to College of Charleston?
Why hasn't nobody said University of Tampa? It's probably the most similar school to CofC in the country.