My top 5 college choices?

Question

1. Belmont University
2. Furman University
3. Virginia Tech
4. University of Connecticut
5. Universtiy of Tennessee- Knoxville

any info or imput anyone has on any of these schools would be great. are they strong academic schools? will a pretty strong academic and activity record are u able to get in? how are the areas they are located? dorms? food?

Answer 1

I think UConn and VATech would be regarded as the most respected, with UTenn also respected. Furman and Belmont, not so much,

UConn is in a small town about 25 miles from Hartford. Most of the students are from CT so they would tend to be liberal Yankees. The town doesnt consist of much, but you are about 2 hours from NYC and Boston, so when you want to get out to a big rock show or night on the town, it is pretty easy. UConn has a reputation for very solid academics - the CT high schools are among the best in the nation, so the students there would be competitive.

VaTech is in Blacksburg, which is not exactly an entertainment mecca. And it is pretty far from Blacksburg to any center of civilization. That part of VA is quite pretty and rural, so if you like the rural south and feel comfortable with a more conservative, southern crowd, then that would be better for you. The last time I was there they were all excited about having a concert by a big Country Western musician.

At least you have some choices that are pretty different from each other - so you have a real decision to make, not just choosing between five schools that are all basically the same.

Answer 2

Furman is a small shady suburban campus with a large pond of the big city of 50,000. It is well-mannered with the outfits. And it is near Clemson University about 35 miles and NC border line about 50 miles. The students from 2 or 3 out-of-states are many…more than the SC and long-distance state students. And the students in the activities with the B grades are welcomed and the Furman academics is about pretty stricted. Dorms are for the 1st 2-year students. Apts are for the last 2-year students. Food is anything you choose in the cool and light cafeteria.

Answer 3

www.collegeboard.com will give you many statistics on them AND how heavily they weight certain factors (like academic record, community service, job experience, etc).