OT: Favorite College Campuses

[ccwarrior]

Western Washington University in Bellingham. It is on a hill that overlooks Puget Sound and is next to a huge forest preserve.

 

[triaddukefan]

Lee's McRae College is a small college in the mountains of NC.... located in the quaint little village of Blowing Rock. It sits at the highest elevation of any college east of the Mississippi at at 3,700 ft. Check out the video... and just imagine how the campus looks this time of year with the fall foliage. And yes.. the campus buildings are stone.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Western Washington University in Bellingham. It is on a hill that overlooks Puget Sound and is next to a huge forest preserve.

I've been there. I've been to a lot more small private and regional college campuses than big schools in the Northwest--UPS, SPU, PLU, CWU, EWU, Seattle U., Linfield, George Fox, Pacific U.

 

[nwhoopfan]

It sits at the highest elevation of any college east of the Mississippi at at 3,700 ft.

Beats out App. St. by about 400 ft.

 

[cullaville]

Reflections on Mirror Lake - UConn Today

Mirror Lake is now one of the favorite places to relax on the Storrs campus, but it was once nothing but a marshy swamp.

today.uconn.edu

 

[Fairfield Fan]

There's no beating the University of California at Santa Barbara!!! I mean, step out of class, and right onto the beach?!?

Insanely beautiful!

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Occidental College has a beautiful campus. Small, but lovely, with red tile roofs and Eucalyptus trees lining the walks.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT. When I was there, much of the recruiting/info brochures referred to the Academy as "a typical small New England college, nestled on the banks of the Thames River."... or words to that effect.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

Complete with unique summer activities... to continue the training.

 

[Sifaka]

Another "typical small New England college, nestled on the banks..."

Maine Maritime Academy

 

[MilfordHusky]

There's no beating the University of California at Santa Barbara!!! I mean, step out of class, and right onto the beach?!?

Insanely beautiful!

 

[uconnfan68]

Hartwick, Oneonta, NY. LOTS of steps.

 

[ME Husky Fan]

I went to a small liberal arts college in Meadville, Pa named Allegheny College. It was a small town and the campus had a nice mixture of historic and contemporary architecture. I have not been there in nearly fifty years but my memories are pleasant. I had close friends who went to UVa and that was a beautiful campus. I watched a lacrosse championship game there , but lacrosse was still a new sport then!

Registered for the draft in Meadville. Spent a week in the hospital there after getting beaned in the eye playing baseball up the road at Alliance College, now closed. Been back several times since I left grad school at Edinboro back in 1976.

 

[ME Husky Fan]

Hands down, Princeton.

 

[Skeets]

There are many beautiful colleges, including the Military Academy at West Point. But nothing raises goose bumps like West Point when you consider how many great heroes walked those grounds. Went to a UCONN game there, took the tour, saw the parade of cadets, the Black Knights parachuting in, etc. Very impressive.

 

[Skeets]

United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT. When I was there, much of the recruiting/info brochures referred to the Academy as "a typical small New England college, nestled on the banks of the Thames River."... or words to that effect.
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I almost went there. I was accepted then flunked the physical due to a high frequency hearing loss. Getting in was highly competitive because it was at the tail end of Viet Nam. I would expect it's still highly competitive because there are no congressional appointments.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

I almost went there. I was accepted then flunked the physical due to a high frequency hearing loss. Getting in was highly competitive because it was at the tail end of Viet Nam. I would expect it's still highly competitive because there are no congressional appointments.

It is still very highly competitive to earn an appointment. Less than 400 get in each year.

 

[cullaville]

There are many beautiful colleges, including the Military Academy at West Point. But nothing raises goose bumps like West Point when you consider how many great heroes walked those grounds. Went to a UCONN game there, took the tour, saw the parade of cadets, the Black Knights parachuting in, etc. Very impressive.

Been there many times - used to go to one game a year there with my Dad. The cadet parade was incredible. Went to a couple of the UCONN games there and the parade was still impressive. Thanks to all who endure the four years and then serve our country. If you ever get the chance go to an Army - Navy game - it is quite a tradition. That was another annual outing with my Dad.

 

[triaddukefan]

This campus (Duke West) looks nice.... especially in the fall. Like VPI, Duke has its own quarry, so the buildings have the uniform Duke stone appearance.

 

[triaddukefan]

The two most iconic buildings on the West Campus... Big Chapels add a nice touch to a college campus.. in my opinion.

 

[Jackcatscal]

I’m surprised no one mentioned my alma mater, Fordham.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I used to live in the town next to Swarthmore. Swarthmore College has a lovely campus. In fact, part of the campus is an arboretum.

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[MilfordHusky]

Johns Hopkins Homewood campus is very attractive.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Not many schools have buildings designed by Thomas Jefferson.

 

[triaddukefan]

Drone video of both of Duke's campuses. In my opinion the prettiest campus in the Triangle. The last 45 seconds of the video show the East Campus... where the freshman live.