My daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
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My daughter looked at all of these as well. Depends on lots of things of course but I’d say: Furman Elon Sewanee/Wofford High Point Wofford and Sewanee are lovely schools but Wofford seemed quite...
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
My D is at Elon and did not apply to the others. My sense is Elon and High Point have more kids from the northeast and Wofford and Furman are more southern. I met someone recently who spoke very...
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
Sewanee would be considered the most academically rigorous IMO and is somewhat of an outlier from the others. It’s not for everyone, though. Read full thread
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
Not enough information, but I will give a quick reaction: Furman & Elon & Sewanee-The University of the South are all on the same level, but very different campus cultures. Wofford is very...
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
Sewanee for traditional academics, future grad/prof/med school, alumni network, writing, traditions. Elon for Northeastern reputation, experiential learning (something they pioneered 20 years ago,...
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What is your daughter interested in studying? Business would be a very different answer than creative writing. Read full thread
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
Humanities - Sewanee Business - Furman and Elon Overall - hard to rank and all will be unknown by the masses and yet Elon, Furman, Sewanee, and Wofford are all well thought of names by people in the...
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
As a parent of the "hand holding " school of High Point University, I couldn’t disagree more. First, not all students come from the “rich kid” world. I am a single parent, and scholarships have...
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Thank you very much. Read full thread
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
Elon is not able to really be ranked against these schools, but it is highly reputable as you know and emerging as a national university. As far as the rest: Furman (slight edge) Wofford/Sewanee High...
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
Thank you for the comments… and very helpful. I hear you on the feeling at Furman… I would say my daughter had a similar vibe. Further, I and definitely supporting her decision on this, but also...
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
Interesting about HPU - I was driving tonight on the I-85 headed East from Durham. When I got to Burlington / Elon - HPU had three billboards - big font, that said something like Visit High Point...
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
There’s definitely competition between the two. We loved our Elon visit but the admissions rep that gave the information session did make a snide comment about being a “real college, not like that one...
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
You’ve added an important “life skill” to the curriculum at High Point- knowing that you get what you pay for. This chart seems like a satire, no? Read full thread
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
At any school where students live off campus, the same disparity exists. There were some Harvard grad students living in austere housing and others literally in the Ritz hotel. HPU is hardly unique....
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Yes - don’t denigrate the competition - no matter what business you’re in. Read full thread
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
Yes - but - this is the school, not off campus. Read full thread
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
So like NYU, in other words. Yes, I wish schools offered similar flat rate dorms, but apparently there is a market for luxury. Read full thread
View ArticleMy daughter looking at Wofford, Furman, Sewanee, Elon & High Point
I don’t know what NYU does but there is no doubt today colleges are attracting wealthy students with amenities. But HPU I think is on a level all its own and they are not shying away from it. And if...
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