<p>Thanks, everyone, for your input. We will be checking out Colgate and Cornell during spring break. If we have time we will visit Hamilton, and save Bucknell for another trip.</p>
<p>mhc48, Here in SoCal there is a definitely more of an awareness of Colgate than Bucknell and Hamilton, and I’m sure that would help with alumni support/job placement. </p>
<p>bluebayou, I completely agree with you about Greek life, but my son does have friends in “liberal” fraternities (at Berkeley, UMich and Wisconsin), so that’s what he’s imagining when he says he wants to go Greek. In addition to Colgate and Cornell, we will be visiting Duke and Vanderbilt, so he’s in for an interesting exposure to different kinds of college cultures.</p>
<p>snap412, I think you’re right, but the bottom line is that my son says he would feel more comfortable with a like-minded student body. Too bad there aren’t more schools for free-thinking radicals with football and fraternities!</p>