- Colgate vs. Bowdoin - College Confidential Forums
Colgate is about 50% larger than Bowdoin and has fraternity sorority system as a major social structure and D-I sports That being said, most of the Bowdoin grads I know would have fit in well at Colgate and from what I’ve seen of them, vice versa I think Bowdoin, in general, may be a little more liberal than Colgate < p>
- Colgate or Hamilton? - College Confidential Forums
And, while either Hamilton or Colgate would, as an opinion, seem to be more attractive choices for an undergraduate education than a large university, the issue in this case appears to relate to the OP’s particular academic interests
- Schools Similar to Dartmouth - College Confidential Forums
<p>Many Dartmouth applicants also apply to northeastern liberal arts colleges like Colgate, Middlebury, Williams, and Colby All of these schools are relatively small, are located in small towns in isolated corners of New England or upstate New York, and tend to appeal to outdoorsy, athletic students < p> <p>However, these schools differ from Dartmouth in other respects For example, none of
- Colgate vs. University of Rochester - College Confidential Forums
Colgate (2900 undergrads) is a much smaller school than Rochester (6300 undergrads), yet Colgate sponsors more sports So there are proportionately a lot more “jocks” at Colgate – according to the US Dept of Education database, about 19% of Colgate undergrads are varsity athletes, which is a high value
- Boston College vs. Colgate University - College Confidential Forums
Colgate, like Carleton and others, is a pedigree degree This matters in some circles, but not others If the poster wants to be a professor, think tank sleuth, or attorney, or get into graduate school, pedigree matters If the poster wants to be a high school teacher or accountant, pedigree doesn’t really matter and BC is fine
- Colgate vs Middlebury - College Confidential Forums
Colgate is a little more in the orbit of NY while Midd feels more New England Both have a lot of kids from well off families and this is expressed a bit differently at both Midd students may be a bit quirkier but again, many students at both would find their tribe at the other
- US News top schools: 1983 versus 2006 - College Search Lists . . .
<p>I think the first time US News published college rankings was in 1983 At that time, they only ranked the top dozen or so in each Carnegie classification, excluding professional and specialty schools, and they followed a very different method: a survey of all US 4-year college presidents at colleges that offer a liberal arts curriculum < p> <p>I found the article on microfilm in the library
- Thoughts on NESCAC vs Patriot league - College Confidential Forums
Colgate and Holy Cross are probably the only true LACs in the Patriot League Geographically, NESCAC schools are concentrated in New England + Hamilton in Upstate NY The Patriot League schools are spread across the Northeast from Boston to DC and west to central Pennsylvania, making for longer travel to away games in some cases 7 Likes
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