Just got back from a 2 week college road trip/family visit in the northeast. A little bit about each place visited:
Kalamazoo College (Michigan): Really went there for my sister, of no interest to me
Juniata (PA): Same as above
Swarthmore (PA): Snobbiest seeming school, beautiful campus, of no interest to me
Columbia (NYC): Great school/campus, definitely applying, probably not getting in
NYU: Unfriendly admissions people, no 'campus' feel
Wesleyan (Connecticut): Disappointing town, terrible info session lady, not good
Vassar (NY): Great campus, great school, definitely one of my favorites
Hampshire (Mass.): Very interesting alternative system, intriguing and very different from other places visited
Tufts (Mass.): Horrible info session guy; too smarmy,decent campus, nothing great or terrible
Cornell (NY): My favorite campus and school, everything great
In the end, Cornell was my favorite and Wesleyan my least favorite. Also had a lot of fun w/ cousin/aunt/uncle/Nana in NY.
Still waiting for my departure and family info for Hong Kong, and the conference call w/ AFS was a bit useless because the person who could give specific information about Hong Kong was absent. I spoke to the other American going there though, so that part was great.
Until more info arrives,
Ben
Kalamazoo College (Michigan): Really went there for my sister, of no interest to me
Juniata (PA): Same as above
Swarthmore (PA): Snobbiest seeming school, beautiful campus, of no interest to me
Columbia (NYC): Great school/campus, definitely applying, probably not getting in
NYU: Unfriendly admissions people, no 'campus' feel
Wesleyan (Connecticut): Disappointing town, terrible info session lady, not good
Vassar (NY): Great campus, great school, definitely one of my favorites
Hampshire (Mass.): Very interesting alternative system, intriguing and very different from other places visited
Tufts (Mass.): Horrible info session guy; too smarmy,decent campus, nothing great or terrible
Cornell (NY): My favorite campus and school, everything great
In the end, Cornell was my favorite and Wesleyan my least favorite. Also had a lot of fun w/ cousin/aunt/uncle/Nana in NY.
Still waiting for my departure and family info for Hong Kong, and the conference call w/ AFS was a bit useless because the person who could give specific information about Hong Kong was absent. I spoke to the other American going there though, so that part was great.
Until more info arrives,
Ben