<p>Massachusetts: Can anyone post anything about Merrimack? Assumption? Clark?</p>
<p>New York: Info on Colgate, Ithaca?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>some more new york:</p>
<p>binghampton: yes it is considered the “harvard of suny” but by most accounts student body is very unhappy, no geographic diversity, uncaring professors.
stony brook: not much of a campus life as most commute; but if you want sciences i suppose the best of the sunys.
albany: english department is very good; aside from that, albany is often described as hell for its undergraduates.
buffalo: more laid-back, partying school.
geneseo: not a big, research university but the best of the sunys for thos who know of it. Probably comparable to liberal arts colleges ranked in the 20s or so.
environmental science and forestry: the only other school really considered good, but it’s…um…specialized
there are plenty of other sunys</p>
<p>and at previous poster’s request:
colgate: a very good liberal arts school, but has a very elitist attitude and a high proportion of study body drinks/drugs. Biochem major is insanely difficult.
ithaca: lower-tier school in general; music and theatre programs, however, are top-quality.</p>
<p>University of Oklahoma- Probably the best academics at a public university in Oklahoma. The new journalism school is awesome, very high tech. This school is in more of a metropolitan area, although norman seems to be a pretty hardcore college town, it is right by Oklahoma City, which provides a good cultural scene and nightlife + opportunities for jobs and internships. People who go to this school BLEED crimson and cream, even when they are having a not so great season(ahem). Favored by students in the OKC area. From what I hear, they are kind of stingy with financial aid, but I can see that changing since they are trying to recruit the brightest students to come to their school. Fairly large greek scene. Most people are conservative, a lot of hxc christians(it IS in the bible belt)</p>
<p>Oklahoma State University- Good business school. Good agriculture school. Second in academics(at a public school) to OU.Stillwater is kind of podunk, oklahoma. It’s about an hour away from the nearest big city(Tulsa). People who go here bleed orange and black, even though they aren’t as well known for their football, they own at wrestling and are pretty good at basketball. Favored by Tulsa students. Fairly large greek scene. Like OU, lots of conservatives and hardcore christians due to location.</p>
<p>TU- probably the leading private school in Oklahoma. Good cultural scene, good academics. A lot of the smart kids from my school go here. A lot of students from Tulsa end up staying home and going here.</p>
<p>OCU- good private school. good performing arts. good academics. in OKC so theres lots of opportunity there. Good journalism program.</p>
<p>UCO- located in Edmond, a VERY rich town. GREAT performing arts. good student life and the town loves the school. Jazz lab is awesome.</p>
<p>Bacone,UCLA(University of Cameron Lawton-Area),University of Science and Arts of OKlahoma, etc…–all suck, nobody cares.</p>
<p>OBU, other random christian schools-we have lots of hardcore christian kids who go to these schools to become youth ministers and stuff. other than that, nobody really cares because they aren’t know for anything except being buffalos(OBU mascot)</p>
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<p>Hahahaha, this is unfortunately rather true.</p>
<p>Only one post on IL. Y’all are bogus. In order of prestige:</p>
<p>University of Chicago: In the only nice area of the south side, students are nerdy, quirky, and have a passion for academics. Top programs in economics, physics, math, and tons of humanities and languages. If you love academics and don’t mind tons of work, it’s a sweet place.</p>
<p>Northwestern University: Intensely overrated. Student body is pretty smart but not U of Chicago’s caliber. Good for journalism and economics, but not too much else. Evanston is kind of a yuppy town, not too much goin on there. Sports are mediocre/crappy.</p>
<p>University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign: In my opinion, better academically than Northwestern. Flagship state school. Not too hard to get into unless you apply to engineering. Engineering program is top 5 in the country, and accounting program and some other aspects of business are good also. Not too much else. It’s in a really crappy college town, quality of life isn’t great, but it still draws some amazing students from IL who go on full rides. Possibly the most talented student body at a public university because of its top IL recruits from wealthy suburban schools. </p>
<p>Illinois Wesleyan: Private school, most students are pretty smart. Not really sure what it’s most known for. Humanities I think.</p>
<p>University of Illinois Chicago: A good school for math, pharmacy, and other medical stuff. Second best public school in IL. I can’t tell you much about location. </p>
<p>Northern Illinois University: Some good music/jazz stuff as mentioned before. DeKalb kind of sucks as a town, but the area immediately around the university is OK. I think it’s more known for its sciences than humanities. </p>
<p>Illinois State/Eastern/Western/Southern: They all basically suck. State is good for teaching i think, western is good for law enforcement, and souther is good for aviation. Otherwise, I think they just like to party. State is probably in the nicest town. Southern is in the middle of nowhere, and I think eastern is kinda ghetto.</p>
<p>NEW HAMPSHIRE!</p>
<p>Dartmouth - Very good school academically for liberal arts and pure science like biology. However, in NH it is considered the junkie of the Ivy League and in a location in the middle of nowhere. A lot of drinking etc. goes on there, not much to do.</p>
<p>University of NH - Again, bad instate reputation for parties and red sox riots, but it is not bad for marine bio.</p>
<p>Many other - Merrimack, St. Anselms, etc. all average schools don’t feel like talking about them</p>
<p>what’s better for pre-med bing or stony?</p>
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<p>haha, I was just about to make a post on IL schools…but you pretty much have them all covered.</p>
<p>Merrimack isn’ in New Hampshire, it’s in Lawrence, MA, most dangerous city in the state.</p>
<p>Ohio
There have already been post but I want to clarify
University of Cincinnati has spent over 150 million dollars on building upgrades in the past 3 years. They have the number 1 rated DAAP and urban planning departments in the country.</p>
<p>I live in Cincy so I won’t apply here and actually got accepted to OSU (hopefully I will go to an ivy but that is a reach), but UC is a much nicer school than OSU. Only people from outside the city think of it poorly. No UC is not Harvard or even U of Michigan, but it is a decent public school.</p>
<p>I was amazed that there were only two Illinois postings behind me. I’ll try to discuss mostly their in-state reputations. Keep in mind that I go to a really small private school known for excellent academics.</p>
<p>Public
UI-UC:First choice for anyone who wants to stay in state and go into engineering or architecture. Our school sent an 8th of last year’s class here for that reason. Safety school for anyone else. Party school with a reputation for particularly skanky girls. Great academics but too many TAs and classes with 300+ students.
UI-C: THE go-to safety school for kids who aren’t top of their class and want to stay close to home.
UI-Springfield: Everyone forgets about this one, probably because we all like to pretend that Springfield doesn’t exist. In the last four years, I don’t think anyone has applied here from school.
ISU:My cousin went here. I think their education program is supposed to be decent. He hated every minute of it.
NIU: Boring town surrounded by nothing. Safety school of kids who probably won’t get in anywhere else. Party school with a pretty good football team and a decent music program.
EIU: They’re know for a good nursing program, but otherwise ignorable.
No one really cares about the rest.
Private
UChicago: Wonderful school and clearly the best in the state. Known for dorks proud of their own dork-dom. They do know how to blow off steam, however. I would be applying here, but my dad won’t let me because it’s in Hyde Park, which is okay itself but surrounded by a fairly dangerous area. The campus, however, is beautiful and very safe. Best economics, poli sci, and sociology departments you will find. The workload is huge and the pressure can be intense, but it’s worth it.
Northwestern:I agree with chibearsfan17 for saying that it’s extremely overrated, except in journalism. Preppy, mostly annoying student body. Still, it has the biggest “name” in state.
Illinois Wesleyan: It gives merit scholarships, so a lot of students end up applying here.<br>
Knox: A fourth of the class of 2005 from my school ended up going here because one of them got a soccer scholarship and the rest followed. Great academics, but mostly overlooked due to a crappy location.
Augustana: I was never quite sure why this place is so popular for in-staters. A friend who was offered a scholarship to Notre Dame went here instead. Like I said, I don’t understand why.
Lake Forest: A gorgeous, almost storybook-like campus filled with spoiled, drunken, bitter Northwestern rejects from the wealthier suburbs.
Loyola University Chicago: Popular safety school, but I don’t know much about it otherwise.
Milikin University - Good music program.
Rockford College - Kind of a joke. Known for producing Jane Addams.</p>
<p>Merrimack is actually in North Andover, MA, and although they are close to Lawrence, Andover and North Andover are two of the nicest towns in Mass. </p>
<p>About Merrimack:
Since it is so close to where I live, many people ignore Merrimack or take it for granted. However, many people who go there are always talking about how great of a school it is and how awesome their experience was at Merrimack. My history teacher went there and still swears that it is one of the best schools in the nation. Merrimack’s campus is pretty nice, a lot of brick buildings and they have a good athletic center.</p>
<p>what other campus’ does University of Chicago have? and if so, how prestigous is each one, respectively?</p>
<p>Thanks, bigblue. Merrimack has shown some interest in my son for track. He’ll be visiting there in a couple of weeks.</p>
<p>i believe u of chicago is a private university and has only one campus.</p>
<p>whats everyone think of quinnipiac?</p>
<p>Ok, here we go with some PENNSYLVANIA schools…and PA has a ton (and I mean a TON) so I’ll mostly do the ones I know about (I’m from the Philly area).</p>
<p>University of Pennsylvania - Ivy League, easily the top PA school, most smart kids apply here, lots of early decision applicants. Great campus, great school spirit, the social ivy.</p>
<p>Penn State-University Park (Main Campus) - Everyone applies here (either as a safety for the really smart kids or a reach for the not so smart kids). Even if you don’t go to Penn State, you still LOVE it. Huge party school. Everyone in PA is for some reason or another completely obsessed with Penn State and its great for getting jobs if you plan on living in PA because of all the Penn State alumni around. Good honors program, but admission to it is REALLY tough, we’re talking Ivy League standards. </p>
<p>Other Penn State schools - If you don’t get into Main Campus, you go here. They’re okay, nothing special, not too good academically.</p>
<p>University of Pittsburgh - The other big, popular, party school. Lots of people apply, not as many as Penn State, but a good amount. About the same academic quality as Penn State.</p>
<p>Temple - It’s in Philly. Everyone says its dangerous, people get shot sometimes. It’s not bad if you stay on campus.</p>
<p>Drexel - Good for engineering. Ugly buildings.</p>
<p>St. Joe’s - Generally a good school. Good scholarships. </p>
<p>Villanova - Lots of people apply. Really nice school, nice campus, good academic programs. Happy. Peaceful.</p>
<p>Bucknell - Liberal arts school, suburban, white, people from my area apply. It’s good academically.</p>
<p>Swarthmore - Very competitive, good academically, no one really talks about it.</p>
<p>Other state schools - Bloomsburg, Millersville, Kutztown, etc. - not too good</p>
<p>Haverford - another good academic liberal arts school, no one ever talks about it </p>
<p>Gettysburg - good for history, not much else</p>
<p>Anyone want to give an assessment of Michigan’s private schools, specifically the LAC’s? I’d like a student’s perspective.</p>
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<p>I grew up in Pa and I have to disagree with this statement…they are argruably the best schools for education in Pa. All of the students that wanted to become teachers went there from my high school…</p>
<p>since i know everyone here wants to head to north dakota…hahaha i’ll just do our two large universities, both about 12,000 undergrad</p>
<p>NDSU–known for its Pharmacy D program, excellent college of agriculture, and its college of engineering and architecture actually attracts many out of staters, new department of polymers and coatings. Just moved to Division I, excellent football program (GO BISON) and slowly becoming a good research university</p>
<p>UND–#2 in nation for binge drinking I believe?? Also known internationally for its school of aerospace science (aviation, atmospheric sciences, space studies) , excellent Law and Medical School, honors college. An AMAZING D-1 hockey program, other sports are D-II. </p>
<p>Both are in the red river valley of ND with 20 below temps and 30 mph winds common in winter…it tends to scare away all non-midwesterners</p>