Beth Cassie
Flowering trees and bright red flags welcomed us as we drove onto the campus. I immediately saw the appeal. The University buildings are attractive, well maintained, and nicely situated on the rolling landscape. Good looking, well dressed students gathered in small groups dotting the campus. It seemed like a picture-perfect poster for college.
Traecy Hobson
William Pitt Health and Recreation Center
It was a beautiful, sunny April morning when we drove up to the Sacred Heart University campus in suburban Fairfield, CT. The compact campus has a “newer” feel with its low and mid-rise buildings. SHU was founded as a Catholic, commuter-college in 1964 and became a residential college only 20 years ago. Today it is primarily a residential university with 3,500 undergraduates.
Lisa Bleich
Lawrence University is a pretty campus with an eclectic mix of mid-century and modern beige brick buildings. The conservatory is across the street from the main campus. The town of Appleton, WI is very cute with numerous shops, restaurants, and bars. It is especially hopping in the warmer months and home to numerous festivals.
Lisa Bleich
Beloit is a small, liberal arts college that brings together a diverse group of creative, independent, open-minded students. Some of the adjectives to describe Beloit students include non-competitive, intellectually curious, first generation, multi-interested, internationally focused, politically minded, relaxed and collaborative.
Lisa Bleich
Henry Mall, University of Wisconsin.
We arrived at around 8:30 pm on a Sunday night to University of Wisconsin in Madison. We stayed at the hotel right inside the South Campus Student Union. As we rolled our suitcases across the “lobby,” we walked by students sitting comfortably in a beautifully appointed living space, with big leather chairs, a fireplace crackling, and lap tops buzzing. The building had every conceivable amenity, and I felt like I was in a very large hotel lobby filled with students. Energy filled the air.
Lisa Bleich
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a pretty brick campus with two main quads and a river that runs along side the main campus. There are two other campuses; the renowned Eastman School of Music, which is located about a ten-minute drive in downtown Rochester, and the School of Medicine and Dentistry, which is right down the road.
Lisa Bleich
Washington University
Gorgeous, pristine, Gothic style, Ivy league-like are all words to describe Washington University of St. Louis’ campus. My daughter and I arrived on a Tuesday afternoon, a day earlier than we had planned, but the Admissions counselors greeted us warmly and quickly found us a folder and invited us take the earlier tour.
Rochester Institute of Technology
RIT’s nickname is “The Brick City” due to the preponderance of brick buildings throughout. The campus looks more like a corporate park than a college campus on the outside, but once you go inside, the facilities are impressive on every front. RITs top programs include engineering, video design, film and animation, visual arts and design, computer science, health sciences, natural sciences, and environmental sustainability.
Debbie Pearlson
The campus is located in suburban Montclair, NJ, and is nicely set off from the surrounding area. As I drove through the entrance to the University, I was struck by the lovely Spanish architecture of the buildings before me. MSU is to a large degree a commuter school, and the sizeable Red Hawks Parking Garage was practically filled to capacity.
I had the opportunity to revisit USC with a group of independent consultants earlier this month. We arrived the day after Steven Spielberg dedicated the new film building. A few highlights related to USC’s highly competitive and esteemed Cinematic Arts major. Students require 3 letters of recommendation, one academic and 2 others. It is best if the letters come from someone who can speak to the candidate’s talent for storytelling.