Vanderbilt or Colgate

curmudgeon
Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:59:30 +0000

Another Texan whose D is seriously considering Colgate. She visited Vanderbilt. Sorry. No application. Something didn’t click although I wanted it to.

As far as rep goes, I’m sure bubba down to the station does know more about Vandy. Well, I don’t wear a bracelet or T-shirt or Gimmee cap that says W.W.B.D.? (what would bubba do?) So, if you want regional bragging rights in the Southland, Vanderbilt is the clear favorite.

Other than that, which one feels right to you? They felt different to my D. Surprisingly, the Colgate tradition of speaking to each other as they pass by makes the campus the friendliest and most out-going she’s visited.

Colgate is a nationally respected school (as is Vandy). Neither is a regional school and for someone to assert that shows their substantial bias or provincialism (or both). Both are excellent choices, no matter what Bubba says. Happy choices. Congratulations OP on your acceptances to these two fine schools. I would have been happy for my D to attend either.