<p>I don’t think you should stereotype an entire region as racist because you had a bad experience at one southern school. I go to Rice and I love the friendly atmosphere of Houston. Especially because I come from CT, and while I love New England, I never felt as welcome there as I do anywhere in Texas. I would hate for people to read that post and believe it because it is not true, at least not on my campus.
As for the friendliest school, that would have to be my #2 choice, Wash U in Saint Louis. A lot of my friends here at Rice had it as their second choice as well, we all love the woman in the admissions office, the students, everyone just seemed so welcoming and eager to tell us all about it. I went back for my grad school interview and felt just as welcome as when I visited four years ago.</p>
<p>In Atlanta, GA. They’re so nice. I got accepted there but I don’t believe I’m going. However, if you’re looking for a good solid college education and the company of a bunch of sweet girls in the South (though about half of them are from out of state, surprisingly) then check out ASC.</p>
<p>Grinnell was the friendliest we visited in the midwest - the students all seem to know each other (of course it’s small - but so are most LACs). Colby was the friendliest in the East - very warm and fuzzy. Hamilton was pretty friendly too. The president - who is since gone - was meeting with students who were all gathered round in rocking chairs in the student union. Something he does every week apparently. I think a lot depends on the tour guide, unfortunately.</p>
<p>can someone please please please please explain why they think emory is not friendly (frylock?)</p>
<p>My daughter and I just returned from a visit to Earlham college. I must say, the students there were among the most friendly we’ve met anywhere (and we’ve visited 17 colleges in the past year). Not only were they all open and friendly to my daughter, they kept approaching us and telling us how much they liked going to school there. It was really quite impressive.</p>
<p>OMG, CORNELL DEFINATELY is up there. I could not believe the openness and the friendliness of the people in the Ithaca area when I visited. They love to talk to visiting students and are incredibly hospitable people. In fact, the town seems to be built around the university and making life more pleasurable for its students.</p>
<p>Sid Rich- LOVE your screen name! D is in Hanszen. Agree that Rice is incredibly friendly.
Just visited Colgate with S, and would have to put it high on the friendly-list. Kids all over campus greeted us and our tour guide was awesome-made sure we all had her email address. Ice cream sandwiches in the admissions office!</p>
<p>Wake Forest should be on the list…great great people there when I visited…professors seem genuinely interested in undergrads…great student life…people make eye contact…not academic cutthroat from what I have heard.</p>
<p>Auburn University</p>
<p>Best: Brown. Much more down-to-earth and friendly than I expected.</p>
<p>Worst: Vassar. Major snobbery.</p>
<p>University of Dayton!</p>
<p>So are people at HYP not friendly? Haven’t seen many people vote for them</p>
<p>bump =)ddddddddd</p>
<p>So I know other people have said this but I just wish to emphasize this. Stanford really does have really friendly people. How friendly? I have yet to meet one mean or rude professor or indeed anyone who works there. As for Students I can safely say that everyone I’ve talked to has been nice and the only competition I’ve seen here is who can win in Halo! (not that people don’t work hard I’ve been spending over 6hrs a day at the library since thanksgiving ended…</p>
<p>I can’t believe no one said Mount Holokye! :D</p>
<p>Yale was by far the friendliest followed closely by Franklin and Marshall. </p>
<p>Harvard was THE WORST in my opinion.</p>
<p>Friendliest, IMO: Tufts, Northwestern, Cornell</p>
<p>Least Friendliest (IMO, translates to Snobbiest): Harvard, Georgetown</p>
<p>university of dayton! its like a big group hug there</p>
<p>The people at Gonzaga that I met were really ostentatious about being “real people”, so much so that it was just revolting.</p>
<p>Notre Dame, very friendly.</p>
<p>Not so, Northwestern. Sorry, students seemed a little more full of themselves.</p>