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re: Anyone here go to a smaller private college?
Posted on 2/3/16 at 12:31 pm to NyCaLa
Posted on 2/3/16 at 12:31 pm to NyCaLa
Some people here put Xavier in the same boat as Southern and it couldn't be any further from Southern.
I never saw anything like that when I went, but things do change so I can believe it. I will say though there has never been a blame the white man mentality that I know of. As I stated earlier most of my professors were nuns, white nuns at that. Xavier was founded by a white nun Kathleen Drexel and the school constantly pays their respect to her legacy. Sister Grace Mary is one of the highest and respected staff members at Xavier. She is/was like a mother figure to us. Any issue financial aid to grades anything she would sincerely try her best to fix it for you. I worked in the computer lab when I was at Xavier and I was sorting thru the scrap paper the different departments provide to the students for scratch paper. Low and be hold some one left a paper in the heap that displayed every faculty member's salary. Sister Grace Mary live off of 5% of her salary and donated the rest back to the university. I know nuns are supposed to live meagerly but damn she was meager AF. Good woman though and it is hard to preach that white hate stuff on a campus where your biggest support is white.
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I was appalled at the books given special display at the library. Very political black-centric liberation theology white guilt socialist/Marxist.
I never saw anything like that when I went, but things do change so I can believe it. I will say though there has never been a blame the white man mentality that I know of. As I stated earlier most of my professors were nuns, white nuns at that. Xavier was founded by a white nun Kathleen Drexel and the school constantly pays their respect to her legacy. Sister Grace Mary is one of the highest and respected staff members at Xavier. She is/was like a mother figure to us. Any issue financial aid to grades anything she would sincerely try her best to fix it for you. I worked in the computer lab when I was at Xavier and I was sorting thru the scrap paper the different departments provide to the students for scratch paper. Low and be hold some one left a paper in the heap that displayed every faculty member's salary. Sister Grace Mary live off of 5% of her salary and donated the rest back to the university. I know nuns are supposed to live meagerly but damn she was meager AF. Good woman though and it is hard to preach that white hate stuff on a campus where your biggest support is white.
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Posted on 2/3/16 at 12:32 pm to Boo Krewe
I went to a small school (about 5,000 students) my freshman year. Classes are much smaller, so you get more interaction with faculty. Solid education.
It's easy to get to know everyone who's involved in campus/social life. At the same time, it can get old seeing the same people every day, and at every party. I preferred the experience at a big state school where you can kind of go about your business and move around in different social groups. You also meet a much wider range of people from different backgrounds.
It's easy to get to know everyone who's involved in campus/social life. At the same time, it can get old seeing the same people every day, and at every party. I preferred the experience at a big state school where you can kind of go about your business and move around in different social groups. You also meet a much wider range of people from different backgrounds.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 12:32 pm to Them
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Byrd, I'm guessing?
Try again.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 12:39 pm to McCaigBro69
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quote:What was the education like? Intense. I never studied in high school and found out real quick that I was going to have to be in the library almost every single night. I learned a lot though and don't regret it.
My kid can vouch for that at Baylor. Never made anything other than A's her entire life until she got there. She quickly learned how to study more efficiently and after 2 years has 3.8 gpa in Biochem. Spends all her time in the library in her dorm (yes they have a small library in her dorm, it's a health sciences only dorm, lots of asians and dot indians)
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Money literally everywhere. I grew up in the middle class never wanting anything, but I was literally one of the least wealthy people I knew there. Everyone drove a BMW, Benz or F-250 that was new or 1-2 years old. I also had several friends with Range Rovers. I received $1,000 a month to get by on in college and I had some friends who had to 'get by' on $5-7K a month.
This is true. She is out of place driving a 2006 Mustang but she doesn't really give a shite. She wants my F-150 bad, she always was into fishing and hunting. Her roommate was from California her first year and almost died when she saw all the camo shirts, hats, and bed sheets my daughter had. She definitely doesn't fit in with many of her classmates.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 12:39 pm to ksayetiger
Dammit. Loyola or Magnet?
Posted on 2/3/16 at 12:40 pm to Boo Krewe
Went to Washington & Lee. Only about 1500 students at the time. Very homogeneous student body. Almost everyone was Republican, educated in private school, raised at their family country club, etc... Which was not a bad thing unless you were radically different (but those kids didn't typically go there). As a result of the size and the student backgrounds, everyone was pretty friendly and close nit. Fraternities were dominant; 80% of men belonged. Parties were usually open to everyone, and we usually would go to multiple fraternity parties on Wed, Fri and Sat nights. You knew just about everyone. Professors had students over to dinner at their homes. There were no campus protests about anything, because everyone had it pretty good. It was a good time.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 12:47 pm to Boo Krewe
I played football at Presbyterian College. Smallest D1 school in the country at 1300 undergrads.
Had a wonderful time and keep in touch with many friends and former teammates. For me, since I went ROTC, it was a very small program and only commissioned about eight officers a year. This was great as we got more attention from the staff, were a tight-knit group too.
Like vistajay mentioned, parties were open to nearly everyone and very little in the way of incidents and what not.
Have no regrets going to a small school. I had wonderful relationships with my professors and smaller class sizes.
Had a wonderful time and keep in touch with many friends and former teammates. For me, since I went ROTC, it was a very small program and only commissioned about eight officers a year. This was great as we got more attention from the staff, were a tight-knit group too.
Like vistajay mentioned, parties were open to nearly everyone and very little in the way of incidents and what not.
Have no regrets going to a small school. I had wonderful relationships with my professors and smaller class sizes.
This post was edited on 2/3/16 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 2/3/16 at 12:58 pm to McCaigBro69
Baylor counts as smaller to me
Posted on 2/3/16 at 1:04 pm to Boo Krewe
I did. two actually. First was an absolute party school under the ruse of being a christian college. Met a lot of rich kids, overall good experience. Sports had become a big thing on campus due to recent success.
The other was much more of an art focused school, sports was an afterthought. Really did not enjoy it.
The other was much more of an art focused school, sports was an afterthought. Really did not enjoy it.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 1:13 pm to Them
magnet 
Posted on 2/3/16 at 1:23 pm to Boo Krewe
I wouldn't consider Tulane or Baylor to be smaller private colleges. I went to a US News top 10 liberal arts college with enrollment 1700 strictly undergrad; Tulane and Baylor are huge by comparison. I then went to LSU for graduate school. Both were fun in their own ways and I feel like I got the best of both worlds. I highly recommend that track if you can swing it. It was my plan all along.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 1:47 pm to Tall Tiger
We have a Quidditch team.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 1:50 pm to Tall Tiger
I shouldve applied elsewhere.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:25 pm to PowerTool
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's easy to get to know everyone who's involved in campus/social life. At the same time, it can get old seeing the same people every day, and at every party. I preferred the experience at a big state school where you can kind of go about your business and move around in different social groups. You also meet a much wider range of people from different backgrounds.
easier to make friends in small colleges if you ask me
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:32 pm to Boo Krewe
I went to Auto Glass University LINK
It was only a week long. There was no women and class was pretty small, about 14-15 guys. 2 guys from Taiwan so plenty of diversity. My class was in Round Rock Tx and we got to eat their donuts which were pretty awesome. Overall great atmosphere, hands on and class time. The overall class was full of rednecky kinda people but that's ok. No fraternities or sororities unfortunately as the class was literally only a week.
It was only a week long. There was no women and class was pretty small, about 14-15 guys. 2 guys from Taiwan so plenty of diversity. My class was in Round Rock Tx and we got to eat their donuts which were pretty awesome. Overall great atmosphere, hands on and class time. The overall class was full of rednecky kinda people but that's ok. No fraternities or sororities unfortunately as the class was literally only a week.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 4:01 pm to double d
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all the camo shirts, hats, and bed sheets my daughter had.
That sucks
Posted on 2/3/16 at 4:05 pm to lsu31always
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Tulane and Rice are smaller privates?
Rice has < 4,000 undergrads.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 4:18 pm to Boo Krewe
Ouachita in Arkadelphia--athletics prominent but not overbearingly so. Academically I was well-prepared for my stint at LSU. No fraternity or sorority organizations but that is in name only. They have "social clubs" which appear to be about the same.
Hot girls with publicly protected honor; privately, not so much. The girls there don't attend orgies because it takes too long to write the "thank you" notes.
Hot girls with publicly protected honor; privately, not so much. The girls there don't attend orgies because it takes too long to write the "thank you" notes.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 5:06 pm to Boo Krewe
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Anyone here go to a smaller private college?
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Tulane, Rice, Wash U, or Lawrence and Clark for example?
I went to a private college of 400 students. I don't think these qualify as small.
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