Does anyone know anything about this University?
It has a weird name, as in Dracula and the rest. I know it’s Latin for ‘across the woods’ and that it is west of the mountain chain that runs down the continental divide in eastern US - hence its name. I know that it is the oldest Uni west of this mountain chain. But what else?
Does it have a good academic reputation? Its post-grad programs seem bleak but one might articulate to other, more reputable programs for post-grad if the Liberal Arts program is stout and robust.
Is its basketball program reputable? Do they compete in the NCAA tourney?
What is the size of its student body?
Would it be a good place for a young Aussie (15 year-old) with early Uni entry qualifications and some basketball skills (underage national representation) to attend?
Is Lexington semi-tropical in its climate, being in southern US? Would it ever snow there?
Does anyone know anything about this University?
Yes. I have a couple of friends who went to school there.
It has a weird name, as in Dracula and the rest. I know it’s Latin for ‘across the woods’ and that it is west of the mountain chain that runs down the continental divide in eastern US - hence its name. I know that it is the oldest Uni west of this mountain chain. But what else?
That I don’t know, but I presume that like most every other place in the world right now, they’d have a website.
Does it have a good academic reputation? Its post-grad programs seem bleak but one might articulate to other, more reputable programs for post-grad if the Liberal Arts program is stout and robust.
Aforementioned friends claim that it has an excellent academic reputation and is a better school than it’s more famous neighbor, the University of Kentucky.
Is its basketball program reputable? Do they compete in the NCAA tourney?
No, but see the answer to the previous question. Many TranU students are UK fans by proximity. Both of my friends (they’re married to each other) are sports nuts in general and UK fans specifically. Most smaller American schools have pretty small athletic programs.
What is the size of its student body?
See the website.
Would it be a good place for a young Aussie (15 year-old) with early Uni entry qualifications and some basketball skills (underage national representation) to attend?
Check this page of their website.
If you’re really interested then email me and I’ll see if I can get you into contact with someone.
Is Lexington semi-tropical in its climate, being in southern US? Would it ever snow there?
Lexington is temperate, not semi-tropical. Fairly mild winters, but they do get some snow. This is horse farm and basketball country, with gentle rolling hills and some nice smaller mountains not too far away. There are several Dopers that live in Lexington or environs. Maybe one will pop in here.
Ah, Transy. The expensive little school in the hood, where students are regularly bussed over to use the UK library. (No, really, they have their own little shuttle.) It’s known as “the Harvard of the South” if that tells you anything about the reputation and quality of education.
No, Transy most certainly does not compete in March Madness. This is a very good question to ask if you’re looking at living in Kentucky, though. Especially in Lexington. We tend to take our basketball very, very seriously. UK is pretty much always in the NCAA tourney, except for a couple of embarring exceptions that had nothing to do with the quality of the team.
I don’t know how good a fit it would be for you socially. Transy is a school where almost the entire student body is involved in sorrority/fraternity life, which is a major turn-off for some and a major bonus for others.
Is it semi-tropical? :holds sides while chortling and kicking feet: Not so you’d really notice, no. Summers are hot, with highs ranging from the high 80’s to the low 100’s, and very, very humid. The weather forcast includes the word “muggy” for weeks at a stretch. Winters are pretty damn cold by Southern standards, but very mild by Yankee standards. Winter highs range from the teens/low 20’s to the 40’s. It snows periodically from November to March pretty consistently. Sometimes the snow flies as early as the beginning of October, or holds off as late as Christmas, and sometimes it stops in February or lasts until mid-April.
The weather in Kentucky is notoriously schizophrenic because Kentucky’s it’s own little geographic oddity. It’s the dividing line between the North and South, and between the coast and the Midwest. With the conflict between all the different weather patterns, you never know what’s going to happen. If you don’t like the weather, wait a day or so. It’ll change.
More like a few hours or so.
Lexington’s not a bad place. Fairly easy to navigate in, but traffic takes some getting used to, even for “big-city” drivers.
As an example of the weather, it was 85 yesterday. Last week, it was 50.
As far as basketball, forget Transy’s team and just follow UK.