<p>@exploringMOM: I was accepted to UBC (my top choice, along with two other American schools which either left me on the waitlist or rejected me [it’s fine])! If my last two colleges do not accept me, I am more than excited to go there. I…just can’t wait; I really think I’m meant to go there.
BTW, I’m glad there is such a thread as this; UBC is highly respectable and is sparsely mentioned in these boards, much to my dismay at times.</p>
<p>Washington College, Chestertown, MD. Excellent creative writing program, lots of opportunities for major/minor or double major combos, good faculty interaction and gorgeous campus.</p>
<p>The school I will go to, Stanford, though no where as near prestigious as any ivy league, is a great school nonetheless! I heard that teachers will encourage you to do research with them.</p>
<p>My dd and I just visited Eastern Illinois University (the school where Cowboys q-back attended) and she loved it. She wants to attend that school. The students seem really happy to be there (I talked to a few students). The campus is not to big or not to small. My tour guide said there is no TA’s and classes are less than 25. The lectures are up to 50 students. Plus they have a textbook rental policy which saves money. Also, the students can pick up tickets in the union to come home. There are buses that drive the students from Charleston to Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. She said U of Illinois is too big and intimidating for her.</p>
<p>I grew up in southern Illinois and always wanted to go to Eastern. I had been there many times over the years for band competions, choir festivals, speech tournaments. A very pretty, traditional looking campus.</p>
<p>Senior year, I discovered that only one state school in Illinois had my major, so it was off to Illinois State, sight unseen.</p>
<p>My husband’s brothers went to EIU-I’m pretty sure they both majored in Beer Drinking With The Frat Until You Throw Up, so I can’t give an opinion on the academics.</p>
<p>missypie’s brothers’ major – lol</p>
<p>I just came back from Charleston yesterday night. EIU is a very traditional campus. I liked the campus. Everyone seemed friendly. We were told the professors do take the time to explain things. She needs that. </p>
<p>I was a commuter student in my college years. I went to UIC, so I did not get the traditional sense of college. Being a commuter student, I did manager to drink and my husband partied in college too. I think everyone goes thru the party phase. </p>
<p>BTW, ISU, UIC, EIU and WIU, NIU and SIU seem to be not highly regarded on this board which irritates me…</p>
<p>Some lesser knowns that we have visited that really looked nice, had great people and good/interesting academics:</p>
<p>Luther College in Decorah, Iowa…very quaint little town, beautiful campus, everyone was very friendly</p>
<p>Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa…another beautiful campus, super professors, great skyway system, stunning new athletic complex, great pre-pharmacy program</p>
<p>Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D…very small LAC with yet another beautiful campus, great proximity to a very nice town, and super nice students.</p>
<p>Would love to hear from someone familiar with Austin College in Sherman, TX</p>
<p>Luther College in Decorah!! I’ve been waiting to see it appear here. Two of my sisters and two of my cousins graduated from there. Beautiful campus, charming little town. And no, you do not have to be of Norwegian descent to be admitted. My family isn’t.</p>
<p>This is a great thread, can’t wait to hear more…</p>
<p>Hoping more people will respond to this thread.</p>
<p>Anyone have any input on Whittier (CA), Regis (CO) or Oklahoma City University?</p>
<p>Should also include Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. Possibly the #1 public school in the state.</p>
<p>One more thing about Bryant in RI - it’s a business school but also has a graduate program. S is interested because they have a 6 year integrated law degree where he’d start law school in year 4 of undergrad.</p>
<p>One of the best threads on CC. This is great. A plug for Clark - I spent some time in Worcester and Clark is an excellent place and Worcester is really improving. A big plug for Hampshire, another CTCL school where my nephew went and my D is transferring to…after attending a big name university with big reputation that failed to come through…and lastly Simmons - D #1 looked there and it was great…now D #2 is looking there…she may not attend but Simmons definitely has value. Keep it going!</p>
<p>A related, and older, thread less gently touches upon an analogous topic – “overrated and underrated colleges.” Of course, thing can get a little rough when reciting the overrated, and even rougher when explaining why. If interested, go to:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/267-over-underrated-colleges.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/267-over-underrated-colleges.html</a></p>
<p>Whittier can be very generous with merit scholarships. Overall, I think it is a decent school, however, I’ve had many of my students apply there, get in, and then be turned off by the campus when they visited (main complaints seem to be: classes they sat in on didn’t seem challenging enough, campus maintenance not up to par, social life on campus seemed only so-so). So, I would suggest visiting if you can before applying.</p>
<p>I know two students at Regis. They like it, but look carefully at their course offerings and majors — some areas are rather limited in terms of depth. Still, seems like a nuturing place, and, again, lots of merit scholarship opportunities there. Fairly easy in terms of admissions - they admit 72%, and 25th percentile of SAT scores is below 1,000.</p>
<p>I am going to brag about Rasmussen College. While it is an online college and has many great online programs, I think people sometimes forget that they do have campuses. While it is generally a small private college it provides students with a great education and job connections right after graduations. Students who go full-time can get the four year degree in three years and students who are going for the two year degree can get it in a year and a half. It’s a very expensive school, but I feel it is well worth it. On these boards no one has ever mentioned Rasmussen College, so I felt the need to brag about it!</p>
<p>bumping this thread!</p>