Rhodes College VS UW-Madison

lionsandlynx
Sat, 06 May 2017 18:59:04 +0000

This is a no-brainer to me - the cost difference alone is worth it. If you look at US News (not a great source but it is one source…) Conn College is ranked below Rhodes. Furthermore, if you want business - do you? Rhodes has a great business major (and a fifth year accountancy program as I recall, if you head in that direction…) and a terrific internship program. The faculty at BOTH colleges are awesome…and graduate school placement is terrific at both as well. The difference (beyond sticker price) as you noted and from my vantage point is life-style. Conn has NO greek system which is very appealing to many. Rhodes does have a very active Greek system (but non-residential so everyone lives with everyone and that’s great) and I don’t see it as a stigma…it feels like a cohesive community. Conn is tucked away on the Connecticut Shore (lovely) with train access to NYC and Boston (you’d have to ask Con kids if they actually leave campus to do stuff), and Rhodes (also a lovely campus) is in a much more vibrant and dynamic city with a ton of cultural offerings. So it depends on where you want to go to school (NE or South) and what kind of experience you want to carve out. You noted etter a cappella groups at Conn - I do know that the Rhodes Singers (more traditional) travel and are really noted for their excellence so music is alive and well as is theater at RHodes…and maybe an opportunity for you to make any group even stronger!! As for safety…others have said it…there are parts of any city you don’t go to. Same with Hopkins/Baltimore: Occidental/LA…Trinity/Hartford…yadayada…be aware you are in a metro area…! So, it feels like you should have made a decision…did both plaecs give you an extension? What you can’t do is save a space at both. For one, it’s “against the rules and ethical fair play” but also, think of the poor kid who wants off the WL at one of these and you took two spots…anyhow, you’ve been given a TON of advice and really thoughtful advice, at that. Let us know what you decide! GOOD LUCK…