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
Comments (2)
Hi Ben,
Hope the trip goes really well. You sound 100% positive and that's great to know. I am sure you will have a tremendous learning and growing experience. I will follow your blog all the way.
Ciao and all the best luck for your year abroad.
Lee
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