mdoc

This is one of the schools on older D's list (although she's still a good year away), along with some other small LACs like Hendrix, Rhodes, Wooster, Earlham and Cornell College. She likes the southern schools better on paper, but she's a northerner through and through - born in California and raised in the Chicago suburbs. It looks like a lot of the students at Centre are from Kentucky and the south. Does that make a difference? (I remember going to UVa and being in culture shock for a semester back when I was in school; northern directness was considered rudeness there and that, among other things, took some time to get used to.) How much geographic diversity is there at Centre?

2daughters

My d is considering Centre. We have been in the south for over 2 years, but still prefer northern directness. She likes Centre, but doesn't want to be surrounded by southernness for four more years.

rikitiki

My D is also looking into Centre. In fact it has come down to either Centre or Rhodes. We also toured Cornell College & Wooster both good schools but in second place compared to Centre and Rhodes - IMHO and my D's.
The lack of student diversity is a concern of ours towards Centre - that and hopes the new Science Center is not delayed due to the shakey financial environment

michigan mom

My son was accepted at both Centre and Rhodes. Waiting for the scholarship info from Rhodes. After visiting both schools, we felt both had a southern vibe and Rhodes seemed to have a wealthier student body. I've heard that it's not uncommon for the southern kids to come to these schools already socially connected and webbed into the fraternities/sororities. I'm hesitant to send a midwestern kid into the southern culture/social scene. Any non-southern students available to comment?