Hamilton vs Carleton vs Grinnell

[starjoy8]

Just keep in mind that they are ~30 minutes apart which makes it a bit of a commitment to do so.

[123France]

@ilovemybed222 , I PM’d you

[merc81]

@Bill_Marsh

Having Colgate in the next town with the option of taking courses there would seem to expand the opportunities for college life experiences at Hamilton.

This might be an under-utilzed option, but I think it’s a good suggestion for a student who sees a course or two in Colgate’s catalog that offer particular appeal. At a distance of 19.1 miles (25 minutes), commuting for a class during one or two semesters at Hamilton (or from Colgate, to Hamilton) would not seem to be particularly impractical.

[ucbalumnus]

@merc81

@Bill_Marsh

Having Colgate in the next town with the option of taking courses there would seem to expand the opportunities for college life experiences at Hamilton.

This might be an under-utilzed option, but I think it’s a good suggestion for a student who sees a course or two in Colgate’s catalog that offer particular appeal. At a distance of 19.1 miles (25 minutes), commuting for a class during one or two semesters at Hamilton (or from Colgate, to Hamilton) would not seem to be particularly impractical.

But is there reasonable public transportation or an inter-campus shuttle that students doing that can use? If not, then only cyclist athletes and students with cars can reasonably make use of this option.

[ilovemybed222]

I am not too concerned about overlapping with Colgate, although for some, it may seem like a nice opportunity.

[gardenstategal]

Normally, I would suggest that you only consider the Jan admit if you were genuinely excited about studying abroad. If you were really looking forward to being with the rest of your class in the fall and worried about the social ramifications of the late start (not everyone is, btw), I would count that as a big negative.

But I think next fall may be odd – late start, online start – who knows? So that could work in your favor. You may not be missing anything except a tuition bill. Does this make a difference to you?

[ilovemybed222]

@gardenstategal Thanks for saying so. Yes, I’d be excited to study abroad and wouldn’t be too worried about social life since it’d be with Jans. I don’t have faith in the program running, though – and finding another way to get the credits is tough if I don’t go. But they may roll out an online option, and that will fulfill credits and let me integrate with Jans, I believe. If I don’t study through Arcadia, then the backup plans may be less desirable due to the social detriment (or maybe not, due to COVID)…I’m trying to figure out the transfer credit options and dk what that would look like yet.
The tuition factor is something to note but not the deciding factor, fortunately.

Big question is whether or not being a Jan is a net gain…

[Bill_Marsh]

@ucbalumnus

@merc81

@Bill_Marsh

Having Colgate in the next town with the option of taking courses there would seem to expand the opportunities for college life experiences at Hamilton.

This might be an under-utilzed option, but I think it’s a good suggestion for a student who sees a course or two in Colgate’s catalog that offer particular appeal. At a distance of 19.1 miles (25 minutes), commuting for a class during one or two semesters at Hamilton (or from Colgate, to Hamilton) would not seem to be particularly impractical.

But is there reasonable public transportation or an inter-campus shuttle that students doing that can use? If not, then only cyclist athletes and students with cars can reasonably make use of this option.

Zip car (25 minutes) is available on Hamilton campus. Public bus (55 minutes) is also available.