Anonymous wrote:Surprised to see UNC mentioned so much. I went there and didn't think it was all that special

+1.

And the poster who chose UNC over Duke due to UNC's beauty, I found you hard to believe.

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Anonymous wrote:I just read through this whole list and cannot believe no one has mentioned:

The University of Notre Dame

Yes!! Everytime I walk onto that campus, I get a sense of peace and beauty.

The Grotto -- need I say more? The lakes -- walking around the lake. Ahh. . .

Beautiful Grotto pic: http://tour.nd.edu/locations/grotto/

I was just going to post about the Grotto too! So tranquil.

Anonymous wrote:University of Chicago.. the quad is everything you imagine a college is 'supposed' to look like.

I'd agree with this, but the Chicago campus is modeled after Oxford, which no one's mentioned. The original should be on the list, too.

Dartmouth
Swarthmore
Washington and Lee
Bowdoin

Love, love, love Yale.

Surprised to see UNC mentioned so much. I went there and didn't think it was all that special

Anonymous wrote:University of Chicago.. the quad is everything you imagine a college is 'supposed' to look like.

Yup but sometimes it looks like it could be part of a horror movie when it's dark and stormy.

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Anonymous wrote:I think there's a real distinction between a beautiful natural location (Wisconsin - Madison) and a campus with beautiful buildings (UNC Chapel Hill). It's landscape vs landscaping.

Cornell has both.

So does Colgate.

We visited Colgate one day and Cornell the next and Colgate is much more attractive. Cornell is kind of grungy. The buildings were just old, not particularly charming. The classroom we toured was a relic - as my DC pointed out his public HS classrooms are nicer. But apparently many Cornell lovers disagree.

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Anonymous wrote:Cornell is tough to beat for natural beauty, although the eclectic architecture and sprawling campus isn't everyone's cup of tea. But the gorges and views of the lake, wow!

We hated it. Maybe the suicide nets distract from the natural beauty.

Wow - "hated" it. Never heard that before. Which college campus(es) do you like? More urban?

The fences were heinous, but the nets are barely noticeable.

+1 And as someone who is a Cornell alum and works in college mental health, the nets were truly a good idea.

University of Chicago.. the quad is everything you imagine a college is 'supposed' to look like.

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Anonymous wrote:I just read through this whole list and cannot believe no one has mentioned:

The University of Notre Dame

Yes!! Everytime I walk onto that campus, I get a sense of peace and beauty.

The Grotto -- need I say more? The lakes -- walking around the lake. Ahh. . .

Beautiful Grotto pic: http://tour.nd.edu/locations/grotto/

I was just going to post about the Grotto too! So tranquil.

Pomona and Scripps.

Anonymous wrote:I just read through this whole list and cannot believe no one has mentioned:

The University of Notre Dame

I was thinking the same thing

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Anonymous wrote:I just read through this whole list and cannot believe no one has mentioned:

The University of Notre Dame

Yes!! Everytime I walk onto that campus, I get a sense of peace and beauty.

The Grotto -- need I say more? The lakes -- walking around the lake. Ahh. . .

Beautiful Grotto pic: http://tour.nd.edu/locations/grotto/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just read through this whole list and cannot believe no one has mentioned:

The University of Notre Dame

Yes!! Everytime I walk onto that campus, I get a sense of peace and beauty.

The Grotto -- need I say more? The lakes -- walking around the lake. Ahh. . .