Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. I wouldn’t go again, because that was back in the '70s and seems like another era in my life! But, I had great fun, painted lots of interesting things, did every mind altering substance I could get my hands on, made lots of friends, and actually learned, too.
Was accepted several years ago to several law schools. Did some volunteer work in the system and decided I would rather stuff a rabid skunk up my nose with a jackhammer than be an attorney. (Absolutely no offense intended.) Res ipsa loquitur, though.
I’m still waiting to figure out what to do when I grow up, and I’m almost 43.
I went to DePaul in Chicago and I’d go back in a heartbeat! Especially now that I’m single again and can take advantage of the amazing opportunities that abounded there.
I went to Columbia University, in NYC. I graduated last May, and would go back in the blink of an eye. I sucked it dry for every academic opportunity I could handle. I loved school dearly, and I met the love of my life on my first day. Yes, I would have to say that it was a good experience.
I went to Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA. I’d do it again in a second. The school is small (~5-7,000 f/t students when I was there in the Eighties) and the student-to-teacher ratio is very low. Classes were generally intimate and professors were very accessible. Tuition is low, low, LOW and the cost-of-living is, too. And the surrounding countryside (Redwood country) is wonderful.
Although I hate Abilene with a purple passion, the school was absolutely wonderful. I attended during a really rough period in my life, and my instructors and advisors went out of their way to make sure I had everything I needed to make it through school. (That’s how I met my therapist.) So, yeah, I’d go back there again. Sadly, at least one of my instructors isn’t there anymore . It does help that my field is pretty rare in terms of colleges that offer it.
I’m in the process of applying to Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos to get my bachelor’s in Health Information Management. Wish me luck!
I went to Brown University and I loved it. Liberal campus, no core requirements (Look Ma, no math!), failing grades dropped from your transcript, no credits or weighting of classes, no RAs, the Naked Party…
I wasn’t a great student, which was probably a mistake (lost opportunities and all that). However, I now live with two pals from sophomore year, my freshman year roommate and I are still close friends, and about 2/3 of my current circle of friends went to Brown. So I took advantage of the social scene, if not the academic scene. I’d go back in a second.
Wow, Lsura, who’d have thought Colby College would get two mentions?
is my alma mater as well. If I had it all to do over again, I probably would have saved the extra money and gone to a public university.
My daughter (a junior in HS) is shopping colleges and considering many of the ones mentioned in this thread (BU, Brown, Columbia, NYU), so all the comments are appreciated.
I went to Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. At the time, Grinnell was one of the top 10 liberal arts schools in the country and I learned a lot. Much of what I learned, though, was outside of the classroom – mostly from my freshman roomate, my soccer teammates, and girlfriends. I was more of an asshole then, so I had much to learn and the lessons were hard.
I’d definately go back. If I had the chance to do it all over again, I’d try to be nicer.
Well, how bout that? I go to Tennessee Technological University. Only an hour away from Knoxville. I thought about going to UT, but can’t stand the wild fans that wear all orange and white!
Tech is ok, but the dorms have crappy visitation rules, that is the conservative South for you I guess. Not to be offensive, but why should anyone care if I want my boyfriend to spend the night except my roommate? Ok, that’s another story…
Started out at one college that I HATED and would never go back. St. John Fisher College in Rochester NY. I was so unhappy there. Other people seemed to be having fun, though, so it was obviously good for some people.
Transferred to Cornell ( http://www.cornell.edu ) and loved it there. Much better environment for me. Very hands-off administration and none of the touchy-feely crap I couldn’t stand about Fisher.
I would go back in a minute. I still visit on occasion, and went to my 5-year reunion.
For grad school I went to Simmons College in Boston and didn’t like it. I would have stayed at Cornell but they didn’t have a program in my chosen field. I thought Simmons was too expensive for the mediocre education I got there. Despite the high cost, the school just didn’t have the resources to be teaching what it was trying to teach. It reminded me a lot of Fisher.
U of C was once described as the largest collection of adolescent neurotics since the children’s crusade. Also in a Harvard survey of the most fun colleges and universities, U of C came in 300th out of 300, one spot behind West Point.
God, I loved it.
the Great Books cirriculum really hooked me. I wish I had taken advantage of more opportunities while there.
** Emerson College ** in Boston, MA. Yes, yes, yes, I would go there again! I loved that it was small (2000 undergrads), focused (communications/performing arts), and had Boston as a campus. Some great instructors, and ready access to equipment. And with Steven Wright and The Fonz among your famous alumni, how can you go wrong?
Me too! Well, just for one stint. College Park?
Although it wasn’t where I originally wanted to go (I went there because of scholarships), I had a good experience. Yeah, I’d do it again.
I don’t suppose I will find anyone from ** Stonehill College ** in Easton, MA.
Ick ick ick.
Stupid Stupid STUPID people.
Well, I think part of the problem was how much of a cynical twerp i was back then, but I couldn’t really stand that it was a small little class, and everyone looked exactly the same except for the token black girl and one Hispanic.
I thought their FEAR NO PEOPLE week was quite a joke, a pathetic stab at politcal correctness.
How hypocritical to hold a FEAR NO PEOPLE week, and yet stay the hell away from me just because i dressed a little funny?
GRRRR…I think I’m still bitter. I would have been much happier if i was in Boston for those college years.
Boston has sure made me nicer at the very least.
Either that, or the people here are not quite so stupid so I am less of a twerp.
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, VA. I’d go again. Surprising myself more than anyone, I LIKED going to a woman’s college. The town wasn’t the greatest, but I loved the atmosphere, the professors, the other students. Small colleges are really neat, something I really appreciate now that my graduate school is in a different environment.
I would have done a few things differently, I think–such as been a little broader-minded about my friends. I had a great set of friends but they were SO negative about everyone else outside of the circle. Outsiders were hated unless they proved themselves. I sort of got sucked into that. Years later, I am in touch with none of those people, but still in touch with people outside of the circle I wish I’d been closer to.
It was close enough to home that I could get home if I wanted to, but after breaking up with my HS boyfriend, I didn’t really want to, and at that point Iowa City was just far enough away. Iowa City was just awsome. It’s a slightly shabby little college town, but is nonetheless a bright spot of culture and haven for weirdos in the middle of the Midwest. However, to quote Berke Breathed, “The water tastes like Spic ‘n’ Span.”
College was a wonderful experience, when, for the first time in my life, I actually had a peer group, people who shared common interests. I got a great education on in-state tuition. The astronomy department is wonderful for undergrads, with many faculty members who like to teach and also have connections to important research institutions.
I’d go back in a heartbeat. One of my daydreams is to go back there to teach after I have my PhD.