Syracuse vs University of Delaware

zel17
Fri, 09 May 2008 00:10:30 +0000

this amuses me greatly b/c my sister chose UD and I picked 'cuse…both of us applied to and got scholarships at both, fwiw.

syracuse’s rep as a party school is deserved only as much as any other school…there are many different segments of the population–music underground, frat scene, kids who go into the city for nightlife, etc etc. I don’t go to frat parties and have no shortage of entertainment.

the rep as a school for rich kids…I can’t say it’s entirely false. i’m decidedly middle class, and although it doesn’t come up on a daily basis, there are some occasions where i notice it. the sororities are ridiculously expensive to join, on the assumption that you’ll take advantage of the housing down the road. but the fact that my family doesn’t own a summer home or regularly vacation in Europe is a bit of an oddity there. nevertheless, it’s only an issue if you make it one, and it wouldn’t for a minute change my mind about coming here. after all, the academic rep is pretty fantastic, whether it’s journalism, drama, engineering, or public policy.

they’re very different campus-wise, though…that might be a good deciding factor–what sort of environment does your daughter want? UDel is beautiful, but entirely isolated…getting to an airport means Philly or BWI, 'cuse is integrated with the city, which is awesome if you like that kind of thing. different strokes for different folks! =D