What is the prettiest campus? - Page 14

88888888 · 07-10-2008, 06:50 AM

Berkeley .

laxtaxi · 07-10-2008, 07:51 PM

I'm an east coaster but I vote for UC Santa Cruz. I spent so much time looking at the trees and buildings I kept stepping on banana slugs. They are squishy.

nesh1080 · 07-10-2008, 09:17 PM

Boston College has a beautiful campus, best I've seen.

Cornell's campus is also amazing.

Bourne · 07-11-2008, 05:24 AM

Stanford. Cornell.

thirdfloor · 07-11-2008, 05:25 AM

Wellesley has a really pretty campus, especially in the fall.

gosoul2soul · 07-11-2008, 06:59 AM

Stanford is nice

yeoldstudent · 07-11-2008, 09:29 AM

University of Colorado is right at the base of the flatirons. You can see the mountains from your dorm room.

reika · 07-11-2008, 10:24 AM

yale is pretty~~~ actually i'm holding on to the opinion that king's college, cambridge, uk has the prettiest architecture in the whole world.

GoNavyXC · 07-11-2008, 10:32 AM

A lot of people have put West Point on their lists, but has anyone really taken a look at the U.S. Naval Academy? Thanks atmom for actually considering it...

http://mofak.com/BancroftHall.jpg
http://www.ericpageusmc.com/Photos/O.../T%20Court.jpg
http://www.ericpageusmc.com/Photos/N...e%20Chapel.jpg
http://www.ericpageusmc.com/Photos/O...ay/Grounds.jpg

stratmagik87 · 09-12-2008, 10:34 AM

The arguing back and fourth on this one is very unnecessary. Comparing Stanford and Harvard's, BU's or Pepperdine's campuses is really impossible. The difference between a typical campus layout in coastal california, and Boston couldn't be more different. I looked at schools in both regions extensively, and I can tell you from first hand experience that both environments could not harbor the other regions' campus styles effectively. Essentially, Stanford/ Pepp., and Harvard/ BU extract the most out of their cities and landscapes respectively. Personally I don't know why BU even makes the conversational list for attractive campuses, it's virtually nonexistent. If you want to talk about prettiest campuses in Boston... just on the looks of the campuses, you would be much more pleased with Tufts (as an elite supplement for Harvard) and Northeastern (as a high level private substitute for BU). Anyone that likes BU's campus more that NEU's must really have a thing for concrete!

PS: And yes, I'm biased, I go to NEU, but there is no bias in the comparative argument b/w cali and mass. Plus NEU's campus speaks for itself.

sofla951 · 09-12-2008, 12:45 PM

Beatiful location and natural environment- Berkeley
Most pristine and manicured- Stanford

Harvard was okay....I liked the location but the campus itself was not what I expected......still nice though.

BC...very nice campus

Duke's campus is nice but I don't like the location at all.

gladmom · 09-12-2008, 04:47 PM

I visited Berkeley last month, and while I was impressed with the place, I don't think it compares with Stanford. Stanford's gorgeous green open spaces, the harmonious architecture, the many incredible outdoor sculptures and the dozen fountains make it stand out as the most beautiful campus I have ever seen.

FindAPlace · 09-12-2008, 04:55 PM

The University of Washington. Graduation time views of Drumheller Fountain, with cherry tree blossoms in the foreground and Lake Union with the snow capped peak of Mt Rainier in the distance just can't be beat. Of course the problem is, you need a sunny day for this!

Or, try sailing in on your boat towards the Montlake Cut on game day at Husky Stadium.

Or the Quad in the spring with tons of those cherry tree blossoms.