Top Liberal Arts College Decision !

Trixy34
Sun, 25 Mar 2018 18:10:54 +0000

@Chembiodad - thanks. I had read recently that Hamilton is still making efforts towards diversity, so I just assumed they aren’t quite where they want to be. Of course, many of my son’s friends in our upscale suburban community are Asian or Indian, so these days those stats hardly feel “diverse” to me. Lol.

Other things to mention for the OP, Hamilton has a very strong emphasis on writing. Should you choose to attend, you will basically be put through writing boot camp. Personally, I think this is fabulous, and regardless of where my son decides he wants to go to school, I am secretly trying to formulate a plan whereby he spends his first year at Hamilton just for this reason.

I don’t know what the alcohol scene is like on campus. When I was there, it was known as a study hard, play hard kind of school. First year, there were unrestricted parties throughout campus. Then the big parties were restricted to the Frat houses. Then, the year after we graduated, Frat housing was taken away. So there is definitely a history of the social life being based on drinking, though, as I said, there really is a niche for everyone. I’ve read the Colgate motto is “boot and rally.” Personally, I thought that was a Hamilton saying. I’m sure by now the culture has evolved, but the bottom line is that, given its isolated location, the social scene is largely restricted to campus.