Colleges with best/worst names

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<p>worst:
tufts–like, tufts of hair? coming off of an animal? it just sounds…ew.
binghamton–how the f DO u pronounce this? haha. ‘bing’ sounds horrible to me.
swarthmore–again, idek how to pronounce this. if it actually is ‘swarth’…that just sounds awkward.
bucknell–reminds me of a farm.
colgate–toothpaste, ughhh.
smith–idk, i just don’t like the sound of the word.
cornell-reminds me of the corns on an old person’s feet. u know, those…wart-type of things. disgusting, needless to say.
skidmore–skid…track…like on mud?</p>

<p>so, obviously i’m really shallow when it comes to the name thing. but schools with really bad names aren’t even on my list…just didn’t make the cut ;)</p>

<p>best:
wellesley
wesleyan
columbia
oberlin
macalester
emory
vassar
:)</p>

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<p>Best: Reed–really straight forward and Caltech plust MIT and also Cornell</p>

<p>Worst: Colgate, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Harvey Mudd, Brown</p>

943

<p>The worst-
Ursinus</p>

<p>also The College of New Jersey</p>

944

<p>And Biola. It may be a terrific school, and no offense to anyone, but that name sounds like something you drink to induce vomiting.</p>

945

<p>Binghamton is pronounced BING-am-ton. Emphasis on the first syllable, silent “h” on the second, third syllable weak.</p>

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<p>Bad names:</p>

<p>Ringling College of Art & Design
Gustavus Adolphus College
Millsaps College
Marlboro College
Pratt Institute
Sweet Briar College</p>

<p>plus, any college that is in the wrong place - Miami University (of Ohio!) or Northwestern (not in the Northwest)</p>

<p>any college that adds a superfluous ‘the’ in front of their name: ‘THE Ohio State University’</p>

947

<p>The Miami indians were in Ohio before the city of Miami was founded, so…</p>

948

<p>Fine, get all literal and historical on me. </p>

<p>Another bad name: Duke University</p>

<p>“I was considering Skidmore and Brown, but now I’m a proud dookie”</p>

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<p>Best:
Vanderbilt
Princeton
Duke
Emory
The Juilliard (gotta have the “the” xD)</p>

<p>Worst:
Brown
Tufts
Johns Hopkins (awkward to say)
Yale (maybe it’s just me, but when my very Asian parents/friend’s parents say it, it comes out “yeh-lu”, like yellow…)</p>

950

<p>Tufts has to be the worst name for a college. Some other unimaginative school name used mainly by low-reputation schools made my list. I don’t like the name Berklee School of Music. It gets frequently confused with UC Berkeley. Same goes for WUSTL for the University of Washington.</p>

<p>Best name: Syracuse</p>

951

<p>Berklee College of Music is named for its founder: Lee Berk</p>

952

<p>Worst: Colgate, Oral Roberts, Brown, Tufts, Bowdoin, Swarthmore
Best: Villanova, Vanderbilt, North and South Carolina</p>

953

<p>Oral Roberts and Ball State for sure for worst.
Tufts sucks too.</p>

954

<p>Colleges with bad Names:</p>

<p>Kansas State
Kentucky
Duke
Butler
Northern Iowa</p>

955

<p>Regarding Northwestern…</p>

<p>It seems people have forgotten their U.S. history lessons. The founders of Northwestern wanted to create a university that would serve the region that was formerly called the Northwest Territory.</p>

<p>Northwestern’s current location was originally part of the Northwest Territory in the early 19th century. At that time, it covered states such as Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Indiana. This geographic area was later renamed the (eastern) Midwest or Great Lakes region. </p>

<p>While the name is not geographically correct today, it has historical significance. As a result, I wouldn’t label it under “worst names.”</p>

956

<p>exp for some famous schools…I love Syracuse most.</p>

957

<p>Johns Hopkins sounds bad…If the founder named it “Hopkins U”, I would like it more.</p>

958

<p>Colorado School of Mines.</p>

<p>Received a mailing once and thought it said Colorado School of Mimes. Visual of Marcel Marceau trapped in a box wearing a cap and gown.</p>

959

<p>Best-</p>

<p>Mizzou
Duke
Pepperdine
Stanford</p>

960

<p>Not sure if this is the worst, or just the weirdest -</p>

<p>Transylvania University</p>

<p>It’s in Kentucky. They sent my D a ton of mail last fall. On Halloween they sent a postcard with Dracula on the front which was kinda cool.</p>