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What is the point of this post?
Was this intended for the High School forum?
Also not sure of the point - and I disagree with many of your comments
I also don’t agree with many of your comments.
Sounds bites:in-depth news coverage = this topic:understanding a school
It’s fun and harmless, as long as kids know this is not the sort of thread upon which to form opinions of these schools. Do your own (more) comprehensive research.
Northwestern = Academic powerhouse, Chicago attractions, sinking library (believe it… or not?)
Johns Hopkins = Not just great in STEM, competitive atmosphere (in some respects and according to some…), hard-working students, and – did they forget the apostrophe in “Johns” or did John’s mom accidentally add the s? Or would it be Johns-Hopkins, but they left out the hyphen?
Eaxctly . People take these things way too seriously. A little levity in this grueling process is de rigueur.
“Sinking Library” – You must explain that one. And yes. I agree on Hopkins.
It’s the Hopkins of John …
Cornell has no inferiority complex and they actually are full of school spirit and rigorous academics.
They would disagree with your assessment of Dartmouth and Duke!
I think Dartmouth offers some of the best parts of universities and LACs – relatively few students and relatively undergrad-focused for a U (high % of undergrads) – all in a rural setting offering great access to outdoor adventure. In addition, they are the most Greek-heavy of the Ivies and the D-Plan is (or seems) unique among the Ivies.
Prezbucky – You seem very well informed! How about generating a full list. with some appropriate teasing, of course… and what with the sinking library ?
@Chrchill: “MIT: super smart nerds; sartorially challenged”
Ha, ha, ha, ha!
Trying for a little levity here. Although – honestly now. Whenever there were parties with Harvard and MIT guys, the latter wore checkered shirts and had lots of pencils and pens in their shirt pocket. There was never any confusion as to where they went to school.
My son was in a big film two summers ago, and asked to dress in ‘emo’ style, which, it turns out, was a blend of how he would normally dress, but with more deliberate accessorizing. Oh, and his big color-block plaid shirt. The director of the film asked him only to remove the plaid shirt.
LACS: Williams: community Amherst: Athletic Pomona: intellectuals and diverse, joint progams with
Caltech Middlebury: cold, good writers Hamilton: more cows than people Tufts: thinks they’re better than they are, Bowdoin: ditto Colby: research Bates: free spirits
"Tufts: thinks they’re better than they are, Bowdoin: ditto "
As my 14-year-old would say, how uncharitable.
but honest IMHO, you are free to come up with your ideas
And they’ll be just as valid!
I wrote this a while back and it might fit in here, though it’s much longer than one to two words. If LACs were people:
Williams, Amherst, Bowdoin, and Middlebury are a family of siblings, all of whom are intelligent, outdoorsy, and athletic. Amherst has the most eclectic tastes and is hardest to characterize, Bowdoin is the happiest and the best cook, Middlebury is a winter sports expert and is worldly and a polyglot, and Williams is the friendliest and the best artist.
Wellesley is a well-rounded, connected, passionate woman who is going the distance to challenge the patriarchy ingrained in culture. She emphasizes sisterhood and looks to bring other women to their best potential. She has inspired, along with her seven friends all over the country, generations of empowered women to come. She lives on friendly terms with Babson and Olin, and often goes to visit MIT too.
Pomona, Swarthmore, Carleton, and Grinnell are also siblings. Pomona and Swarthmore are twins who took different directions in their lives, with Swarthmore staying on the East Coast and Pomona heading west. They are more similar than they think they are, but Swarthmore is outwardly serious and intellectual while Pomona tries to hide that under a Californian vibe. Carleton and Grinnell are their younger siblings who decided to live in the middle and take from both of them- the friendliness of Pomona and the intellectualism of Swarthmore.
Haverford is Swarthmore’s closest friend. He doesn’t attract as much attention as Swarthmore and because of it often feels inferior, but in reality he’s just as talented. He values honor and puts more trust on the people he engages with than others. Bryn Mawr is Haverford’s worldly, intellectual, engaged, and quirky girlfriend who has some wild traditions.
Vassar (a girl) and Wesleyan (a guy) are twins who identify on the LGBTQetc spectrum. They seem identical in personality at first- intensely liberal, artsy, creative, unconventional- but they have subtle differences. Vassar excels in politics and the humanities, while Wesleyan is better at the sciences, though both are good at each. Vassar draws more attention for her beautiful appearance than Wesleyan, but he is known to get along better with the folk he lives with. That said, Vassar tries to give back to the community and cares about supporting the poor, more so than her brother. They have a younger sister, Oberlin, who is a world-class musician and a polymath in many forms of arts. Oberlin is similar in personality to her siblings, but she’s a hint more laid-back and friendly due to her living in the Midwest.
Davidson and Washington&Lee are friends who grew up in the South, but Davidson is more defiant of Southern history and traditions than W&L and the more athletic of the two. If there were one thing Davidson did hold on to, it would be the South’s emphasis of honor. W&L comes across as old-fashioned with his genteel demeanor and engagement with fraternities, but he’s very pragmatic and highly values business, government, and economics, as well as developing meaningful connections with others. Davidson is more cosmopolitan and diverse.
In later years, Pomona has four children. Scripps, his elegant and beautiful eldest child, is the most similar to him, but she’s a more noticeable advocate of gender rights and the humanities/arts. Claremont McKenna grows up in admiration of Pomona and hopes to be like his father in his early years, but in later years feels that his father’s attitude towards life is a bit outdated and seeks to incorporate more pragmatism and real-world exposure in his experiences. They often conflict on their differences, but eventually realize they have something to learn from each other. Harvey Mudd is the inventive, brainy daughter who’s good with her hands and is outstanding in the sciences, though she still values the other liberal arts, given her family’s deep-rooted history with them. Pitzer is the baby of the bunch who lives in the shadow of the others, but he currently has the most potential. He’s the most hip, modern, and trendy, but he also deeply cares about community service and social justice.