Regardless of whether they go to the school or just live in the city, they’re still an important part of the campus. My usage of the word hippies was a sarcastic generalization, but UO is definitely far more liberal that OSU.</p>
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You have never been to Oregon/Just moved here from California.
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Let me rephrase.</p>
<p>There are some pretty buildings and lawns on the UO campus. However, there are a number of uglier areas, most notably Greek Row, which in its current dilapidated state is an embarrassment to the otherwise-relatively prestigous university.</p>
<p>just for reference, i put all (or most of) the posts in one. :P</p>
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<p>Southern is also often referred to as “the teacher school” (at CHS, anyway). basically every teacher goes there, if not for their Bachelor’s, then for their Master’s. Also heard their nursing program is toughtoughtough, haha.</p>
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<p>it’s true. if anything, everyone’s only thought when it comes to state school is UCONN (but it makes sense). after that it’s like public education = out the window.
a lot of kids from my school go to **UCONN<a href=“it’s%20basically%20a%20given,%20and%20it’s%20%5Bi%5Deveryone’s%5B/i%5D%20safety”>/b</a>. they say it’s like central (high school, where i go) part two, but with more white people, lmao. i dunno. i think on it’s own, it’s a great public university (number one in NE, i think) and less costly. also, even if you’re not into partying all the time (which is also more of a frat thing - sometimes it’s actually hard to get into parties, from what i’ve heard), there’s definitely plenty to do since a) there’s a laaaaaaaarge student body and b) you can’t have a car until you’ve gotten 54 credits. everyone’s stuck there with you!</p>
<p>western is most definitely deeeeeeeeeeadddd. a friend of mine that goes there tells me the social scene is nonexistent, and he ends up leaving on weekends (or more often than that) to party in other places (mostly going to shows at like point beach or toad’s, etc.)</p>
<p>u. of bridgeport i only know one kid going there and he doesn’t talk much about it. UB always tries to reel local kids in with their full ride scholarships from the annual science fair, but it doesn’t work too often. many perceive it as a mostly out-of-stater’s place. the campus is small, but cute. not really prestigious in anyway, and it’s near downtown bridgeport, right next to seaside park.</p>
<p>sacred heart & fairfield u are seen as the “alternative” private schools for in-staters; like a back-up to out-of-state plans, since it’s private but closer to come than, say, Yale (and a bit easier to get into). SHU has a lot of concerts and stuff as well. FU is seen more as preppy, typical CT type of thing (since it’s in Fairfield and all).</p>
<p>Sorry if this is a stupid question or if it has been asked before, but does New York even have a state school? I’ve lived in NYC my whole life and never heard of one… unless NYU is it.</p>
<p>minor corrections:
UC Davis is not the only college-town U.C.<br> #1) UCSB has Isle Vista #2) UCLA has a college-village (Westwood). Very attractive. #3) Ditto for UCB: Elmwood (essentially south campus) + Rockridge directly bordering that & virtually an extension of Elmwood. ‘Gourmet Ghettos’ both directly north & directly south of campus add to the appeal. Telegraph Ave, adjoining Sather Gate, is lined with shops, small restaurants. </p>
<p>Second correction:
Freshman incoming class at UCB has recently been about 47% Asian. This is why it is sometimes referred to as University of California at Beijing. A parent earlier asked about that. Maybe it’s been answered. If it hasn’t, the “issue” is merely that many students (including many Asians) want fuller ethnic diversity than that for a college experience.</p>
<p>uchicago- academic boot camp, for nerds and geeks only</p>
<p>northwestern- sterotypical validictorian, swim team captan, basketball captan, chess team, nhs, and basically president of everything in high school</p>
<p>loyola u in chicago- good school for b students</p>
<p>knox college- 100 placement rate for medical school</p>
<p>depaual- great girls</p>
<p>university of illinois urbana-champlain… party all the time, but study your ass off if your an engineer</p>
<p>Harvard - Country’s most sought after university.
MIT - Country’s most sought after engineering school
Williams - Often ranked #1 LAC nationally very old and rich
Tufts - Excellent school just a notch below Ivys which irritates them
Boston College - Solid academics and only division 1 football in Mass
Holy Cross - The top Catholic LAC in the country per USNWR
Stonehill - Solid small Catholic college run by the same order than runs Notre Dame
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Second best engineering school in state, similar to RPI and Georgia Tech
Clark University - Well respected school for social sciences especially psychology
Wellesley - Rich prestigious and all female
Brandeis - Jewish and well respected academics, strong for premed
Boston Univ - Solid academics, large very city campus ala GWU</p>
<p>Washington & Lee- former good ol boy wealthy drinking school. Women have definitely helped raise the standards. Now the toughest school to get into. Great academics that rivals Davidson.</p>
<p>William & Mary- Where non-conformist individuals go. Top med school and law school admissions in the state. Great academics. Ivy League rep with public school price. One of a kind. </p>
<p>UVirginia- Great school for smart kids who love ACC sports and Animal House frats. Beautiful architecture and mountain setting. Bigger than people think.</p>
<p>URichmond- beautiful campus, lots of northerners, solid school</p>
<p>Va Tech- great for sports girls and engineers</p>
<p>There’s been previous posts but another opinion couldn’t hurt.</p>
<p>U of Michigan- already been covered enough I think. top school yes, but i’m transferring out.</p>
<p>MSU- huge school, parties, good basketball, originally agriculture, the second best public school in Michigan</p>
<p>Grand Valley State- a growing school, underrated, good in any program you want to go in, located near Grand Rapids which is a nice city</p>
<p>Eastern- good for education, kind of shady though</p>
<p>Western- party school, but good programs</p>
<p>Central- party school, but the people are nice and down to earth, and its really not that bad of a school contrary to some opinions, good food! </p>
<p>Michigan Tech- great engineering school, located in one of the most beautiful outdoorsy parts of the state (upper peninsula), lots of snow :)</p>
<p>LSSU- had some friends go here, also located in the upper peninsula, not bad</p>
<p>Ferris State- party school yes, but has good programs in dentistry and others</p>
<p>curious to the poster above, why are you transferring out of michigan? </p>
<p>another michigan post:
michigan-ann arbor: i’ve gone through a lot of posts and found a lot of odd views. the correct quote is harvard, the michigan of the east, and it was said by JFK when he gave a speech about what would become the peace corps at the michigan union. i hate when people try to act like michigan is that arrogant by calling themselves the michigan of the midwest.
also, i saw someone describe it as a school where smart kids go when they don’t know what to do with their life or something. i find that most students who end up going to michigan are very interested and motivated towards what they want to do.
i also wouldn’t call it snobby. it’s very liberal and has a lot of different niches in it.
but ann arbor is a great college town and a lot of people go there and absolutely love it, or it doesn’t meet their expectations.</p>
<p>michigan state: the more aesthetically appealing michigan campus, but also has a large party school atmosphere. not a bad academic school. a lot of their students claim they are the best university in michigan because they are social and actually have hot girls, lolll. the residential colleges sound sweeet though</p>
<p>kalamazoo college: REALLY underrated on these forums and in general. a really excellent LAC that most people don’t know about. kalamazoo is a 2 college city that has some charms i suppose</p>
<p>western michigan: my cousin goes there and doesn’t party but i heard partying is a huge part of life. probably the best of the directional schools.</p>
<p>central michigan: my mom once called the city it’s in, mount pleasant, mount misery. huge party school.</p>
<p>wayne state university: underrated. really easy admissions but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a ton to offer.</p>
<p>I’m pretty proud of a lot of schools in Washington. Not only is UW one of the top public universities, but we also have out-doorsy Whitman, hippie Evergreen, and Cornish College, which is a pretty cool artsy school. Cornish has had both Merdith Monk and John Cage as teachers!</p>
<p>I second Kalamazoo College, a truly a superlative school that is somewhat unknown outside the world of academia. It ranks with many of the Ivies in the number percentage of students attaining PhD and other doctoral degrees and is a top international study school.</p>
<p>All the Maryland public schools are commuter schools.</p>
<p>Maryland (College Park) - half the kids are from New Jersey or Long Island. Good sports culture. Plenty of opportunities for students to get involved.</p>
<p>Maryland (Baltimore County) - known as UCLA, U of Catonsville, Left of Arbutus. Should be called Maryland Tech. Chess, math, science, asians.</p>
<p>Maryland (Eastern Shore) - third best HBCU in the state says everything</p>
<p>Towson - Would be Maryland State if it weren’t so far behind the flagship. As a town, Towson has more to offer than any other “college town” in the state.</p>
<p>Frostburg State - For the average student that wants to go away for college without leaving the state</p>
<p>Salisbury - what stays on the eastern shore stays on the eastern shore. Attracts those known to party. Parts of town smells terrible because of Perdue chicken.</p>
<p>Goucher - the LAC for artists</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins - Maryland kids who wanted to go to Duke, but couldn’t stand to root for Duke</p>
<p>Loyola - Just like every other catholic school. Produces the best teachers, nurses, CEOs and drunks in the state.</p>
<p>Baltimore - where adult students go for business and law</p>
<p>does anyone know the reputation of university of st. thomas in houston, tx? i know it is catholic but how is it academically?<br>
thanks for the help!</p>