I no this is almost completely unrelated to travel, but was wondering if anybody has gone to Babson College, Boston U, Penn State-University Park, SUNY Albany, SUNY Buffalo, RPI, RIT, Drexel, UMich Ann Arbor, or Chicago University, and has anything to say abou them, anything at all, it would be quite usefull to me (I am a High School junior and so I am looking at colleges). Thank You In Advance.

What field of study? makes a big difference...

Um, this is a travel board, nothing to do with colleges. Why not check in at one of the college discussion boards, like www.princetonreview.com.

My husband went to Babson for 1 year and then transfered. The school has a very good reputation in the Boston area as a business school. The campus is a non-descript surburban campus.

BU is a spread out urban campus in Boston. On the Charles which is nice and near lots of clubs - another bonus for most students. Excellent reputation but not as good as other schools in the area such as Boston College, Havard or MIT.

Well, I was just interested what people think, and well why not post here, as I wass thinking of visiting colleges, which requires travel. Oh and field would be Marketing.

Agree with Loki, it really depends of what you want to study. If you want to be an engineer, RPI, for example, isn't a bad option. For, business Babson is a better choice than RPI. Not to say one os better or worse, just different.

If you are like a large portion of the population, what you want to do at 17, may be different than what you want to do at 22 or 23. If you don't have a clear idea, going to a specialty school, may not be the best fit.

The best way to determine this is to visit the schools you're interested in with an eye towards the mix of academics/social life/ and campus environment you are looking for. The reality of finances is also important. UM for an out-of-state student is significantly more expensvie than a SUNY school for a NY resident. Bottom line, you know yourself better than anyone else, and should go where you think you'll fit in best.

Good luck in whatever you choose.

My husband and I both have degrees from Boston University in our collection of degrees. We have a son who is going to be a HS senior and we would prefer he go to school almost anyplace but BU. While Boston would be an exciting place to live and study for 4 years, neither of us believe the cost of BU is worth what you get. Some fields of study are better than others at BU, and the undergraduate business school is OK (my husband has an MBA from BU). I must offer that I am especially biased against BU because they closed the School of Nursing, where I got a post-graduate degree.

The advice we are giving to our son is that, after the obvious decisions of what you want to study, look at type of campus (city, rural, etc.), climate (do you want to spend 4 winters in Buffalo?) and that sort of thing as part of your decision. So I guess this is an appropriate question for a travel board!

I'm another Gail with a nursing degree. I went to Michigan in Ann Arbor and absolutely loved it. I often tell people that if I didn't live in San Francisco, I'd live in Ann Arbor.

Even though it is a huge university, the campus area and downtown area have so much to offer. It has just become such a diverse area, I don't see how anyone could not like going to Michigan unless you are looking for a small college with small classes. Good Luck!

there's so much to consider when choosing a school. some of the obvious things are location and field of study. one thing my daughter considered that wouldn't have occured to me--the greek population. she was pretty sure she did not want to join a sorority in college, so she looked at statistics showing how big the greek system was at various schools, because she did not want to be in an environment where she felt she HAD to pledge to have friends/fun.

obviously, this should not be the main thing you consider when choosing a school, but it does affect the culture of the school, which is pretty important. some schools are known for being very greek (i think michigan is one). she ended up at the UW/madison, and loves it. has a friend that chose miami of ohio, and is less happy, but did pledge a sorority since everyone else in her freshman dorm was going through rush.

Both princetonreview.com and collegeboards.com have college search engines and assessments of hundreds of colleges. Take a look, they are fun to try out.

If you mean the University of Chicago, it is well known for being a very serious school! It also has a "great thinkers" approach, where students are expected to study the classics no matter what their major. Some of the most brilliant people I know have gone there.

www.collegeconfidential.com is the web site for you. Post on the discussion site. You list schools that really run a range academically and some are engineering school. You better talk to your college advisor. You look like you are confused. Dont delay--come sept see that advisor or hire a private one if your school advisor is mediocre.

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I went to RPI. It's an excellent school that prepared me VERY well for my job as an engineer. Plus I had the time of my life...the Greek system is huge there (55% of students?), so it was very social and people helped out each other a lot. Most of the students were absolute geniuses. Someone recently donated $400M to RPI, so they are bringing in even better professors and improving other areas of academic life (the one thing that was lacking when I was there in the late '80s was English-speaking TAs in Freshman/Sophomore classes...I know they test them now).

RPI is known for its engineering and science programs. It also has an excellent (though rigorous) architecture program, a smaller management program, and a tiny humanities program. So, if you have a math and science mind, it may be the place for you. If you don't, definitely look elsewhere, at schools that cover a wider range of your interests so you have the option to switch majors.

Its not that I am confused, its just that my school allows me only 8 slotes (SUNY count as one, so do CUNY etc...) anyways so I have to have my shoot for, probably, and safety schools, NYU would be a shoot for, while RIT, and SUNY would be safetys, all of these schools have business prgarams. My real question, is really about society and the campus there, as well as of course the teachers etc....