| Colgate Visit
Significant lack of diversity in the student body: The administration is highly aware of this issue and working hard to improve the situation. Still, there are a lot of cliques and a limited number of social activities.
There is also a drinking issue on campus. During the visit we were verbally accosted by two different groups of obnoxious male students, several of whom were clearly inebriated. This was in the early afternoon. Living in an isolated village setting with an apparent scarcity of activities seems to be a significant problem including boredom and alcohol consumption.
Preppy: perhaps, definitely dominated socially by East Coast students (go figure). You gotta go and see if you fit in. And don't just talk with the people provided by admissions. Talk with students in the various eateries and just ask someone if they would answer a few questions. You will get a good idea of "fit" pretty quickly.
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