Type: Private
State: Massachusetts
Website: www.harvard.edu

Harvard is known for global leadership in education, and the Harvard faculty is composed of men and women who are world-class scholars.

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Great library, labs and computer facilities, diverse students on campus, student activism and publications are very common.




The word from: the Students

Harvard is a beautiful, historic college. Those who attend Harvard, find a dynamic universe which can either inspire and intimidate, later to find a enormous amount of opportunities to be taken advantage of. It can be very hard academically but it has a very good support structure to help freshmen with extensive advising programs. Those who do not participate in the schools life and go after what they want in consequence, don't gain access to the university's vast resources available.
The great concentration of highly intelligent and working people tends to generate a dormant competitiveness, even in clubs and partying, but it's a good thing as it keeps students highly motivated to work and study and exceed themselves. As in any college, some professors stand out more than others.
Overall though, they do an excellent job teaching and it's an incredible experience, the level of achievement is fantastic.
The administration is can be out of touch with students, most of the times, and resilient to changes but they do their job well and have the students' interests first of anything.

Students have a firm idea of what their study habits are when they come to Harvard. studying is part of the campus vibrant life and the surrounding community. The cities of Cambridge and Boston offer so many things to do, from watching a play to concerts, parties, movies or dine out, there's so much variety of what can be done for entertainment. There's also a pub on campus, an excellent place to hang and meet people.
Drinking is present on weekends at parties and Harvard's finals clubs but never a social must do. School-sponsored events include panels and movie screenings and there are also tremendous amounts of student organizations. Simply put, there is no boredom at Harvard, there's so many opportunities and so many passionate people here to do them with, for example, during freshman year the school organizes a lot of holiday/special events for people to get to know each other and conversations are always meaningful either debating a topic or interest.

A typical student can be defined by a common interest, the need and want to achieve. In general people here work a lot, don't sleep much and participate in a ton of extra curricular activities. They think highly of one another and everyone is great for one thing or another. All very down-to-earth, a lot of well-rounded people that aren't geniuses but still very good in most things. Diversity in campus is maintained thanks to the policy of admitting the best of the best, a lot of tolerance and acceptance for every kind of religion, race and social-economic background.

Type: Private
State: Illinois
Website: www.uchicago.edu


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Large classes, good facilities, computer labs and library. the city is great.

The word from: the Students

Dedication could be one of the words used to describe the general feel about the University of Chicago. With the best economics department in the country and one of the best libraries in the world, students have motives to be proud of their school. It's general consensus that it offers an amazing academic experience, the level of commitment is often felt through a sort of school spirit not from the sports teams but from the academic involvement. It may seem hard on undergrads with it's core program, which teaches them how to think differently in philosophy, literature and sciences. In the end they become very good and balanced thinkers with a whole new perspective on a lot of subjects, it is a tough core program but the results are palpable. Professors at UofC are incredible in their fields, very talented individuals and the great majority is very helpful and reliable but of course even with so much intelligence there are bound to be ones that aren't very good at teaching. The administration tries its best to make everyone involved in the school's academic life and often brings speakers to campus, let's student groups organize all sorts of events and cultural initiatives.

It's a hard working life at UofC, fast paced and with lots of work to be done. Much of the time is spent studying but even if people complain they love it, or else they wouldn't have chosen UC for their education. But even with all the hard work students know how to have fun, there are a lot of activities, movie sessions, concerts, plays, group discussions with interesting classmates, just talking about any thing they can come up with. There are still frat parties, although to a lesser degree compared to many other schools. Chicago's downtown is very accessible, full of resources, places to have an internship and going out at night too.

Students at UofC are very intense, involved with the world and its issues as well as opinionated in all sorts of subjects. There's no real stereotype, everyone has some kind of quirk about them. If it it had to be generalized the typical student is a nerdy, social awkward person, very concerned with academics and hard worker. But that's just a generalization there are all sorts of people at campus, very, very different from each other. Students are happy to be studying here and most even look down on other schools in particular the Ivy Leaguers.

Type: Private
State: New York
Website: www.cornell.edu

the most educationally diverse member of the Ivy League

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Good computer facilities, great library, campus food is nice, frats and sororities are popular.




The word from: the Students

Cornell University is a large diverse university with a wide array of majors from where to choose from. All its programs are well planned and resources will never be amiss. Standing out in numerous fields with their majors it is still possible to design our very own. Opportunities in Cornell are plenty. It's not easy studying at Cornell, it's an university meant for people with a strong sense of what they want, courses are quite intense from the very start. It's said to be the easiest from the Ivy Leaguers to get into but the hardest to get out of.
easiest to get into in the Ivy league but hardest to get out of.
Helping students on their work and academic path is something that is done a lot at Cornell, offering resources so that everyone gets a very deserving grade for their effort. Professors are very helpful and will gladly support whoever needs them and have great availability. Administration wise the university does a great job to keep it running without problems and make themselves easy to reach. Job finding is easy thanks to the effort put into building a good alumni network and the career services office.

The remote location of the campus provides opportunity to practice a lot of out door activities, the great majority involving nature so there's everything for everyone. Downside of it is that urban diversion is very limited. Students however get around that problem by staying on campus and work on their academics. During the weekend at least, people can forget school work and have fun going to bars in collegetown and house parties, attend concerts, activities and other initiatives all in campus led by students. Many of them participate in sports teams and activities inside the grounds. But some times not even all these activities can avoid the boredom of the lack of a big city around.

The diversity present at Cornell is not only ethnic or racial but rather because of the existence of so many courses there's bound to exist personality and interests that greatly vary, every day a huge variety of people sit down for lunch at the same place. Being half private and half public makes it so that the economic background differs from person to person.

Type: Private
State: Michigan
Website: www.albion.edu

dedicated to preserving the values of the past, to serving the needs of the present, and to anticipating the goals of the future.

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The word from: the Students

Albion is a small college but it doesn't mean it lacks quality. It has great biology, sciences and pre-law classes for example. It's size provides something bigger institutions can't, which is the intimacy between peers and instructors, it's a very close community that keeps together and makes it a more familiar place to study. Teachers treat the students very nicely and friendly they encourage further studying and schooling. Students benefit immensely from a great number of opportunities such as studying abroad and internships. Albion boasts a very thight and nice community of people.

The city itself doesn't have much to offer due to it's size, that doesn't mean however that there's no activity at all inside the campus grounds, there's always something going on at some fraternity. Since the only interesting place in the city is the cinema theater, students organize themselves other entertainment ways, like concerts or stand-up shows.

The student body involves itself in various organizations with every kind of objective from community outreach to philosophical discussions and hobbies, among many others. Their background is diverse there are wealthier individuals as well as small town ones, making it quite balanced. Since its such a diverse place there's no dominant religion either.

Type: Private
State: Georgia
Website: www.agnesscott.edu

Educating women to think deeply, live honorably and engage the intellectual and social challenges of their times.

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The word from: the Students

Agnes Scott students have a very close relationship with their teachers, very available and helpful, making it feel like a very personal experience and actually making it better and more comfortable to study in. A friendly environment which helps to strengthen teachers and students interactions. As for the classes themselves they're engaging and really push students to think critically about the subjects and not just memorize facts. Even though the school is a bit small and thus unable to provide some courses, it's all balanced by offering reading courses and independent studies. Agnes Scott can be challenging but given the support students get it's possible to succeed.

Its proximity to Atlanta helps in finding entertainment and activities outside of the school, like shopping, visiting museums and most importantly part time jobs, which the city has plenty.

Besides these activities the campus offers plenty of student activities, various kinds of celebrations and general gatherings for student interaction. Since its student body is so diverse ethnically, there doesn't seem to exist a typical Agnes Scott student, but of course small groups still exist but when it comes to campus wide events they're united. There's a tendency for a left political ideal, quite liberal and idealistic.