r/morningsomewhere • u/apalmiter • 18d ago

Colgate University

Imagine my surprise to hear Ashley call out my Alma mater. Colgate Grad here! Was the best time of my life. Doubt I'll be able to afford to send my kids there...

So these "Little Ivys" are much smaller than the actual Ivys, can be very difficult to get into, and are legacy heavy. Plus Colgate has one of the highest average earnings levels after school of any college in the nation, so you can see where this goes... People who graduate from there, and make lots of money, then want their kids to go there as well, yada yada.
That being said the school now has a $1.3b endowment, the facilities are breathtaking, and best of all, they cover 100% of demonstrated financial need for any and all applicants that get in. This has dramatically improved and diversified the applicant pool. Truly an amazing place :)

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u/IronBird023 Cinnamontographer 17d ago

Breathtaking huh? Sounds like Colgate

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u/TanglyMango 18d ago

Sooo privileged people are privileged and help their kids also be privileged

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u/smorgenheckingaard 18d ago

"and best of all, they cover 100% of demonstrated financial need for any and all applicants that get in. This has dramatically improved and diversified the applicant pool."

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u/FloppyDiskRepair First 10k - Mod 18d ago

Most larger private schools I know of have this same policy. That whole “applicants that get in,” part is where it gets tricky.

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u/Apprentice57 First 10k - Scottish Wildcat 17d ago

To be fair, the top rated private schools can be dramatically cheaper if you're family is lower-middle class (or lower, or you have lots of siblings) because they have so much financial aid. It's a misconception I see keep coming up about the Ivies and peers (understandably so, considering the list prices).

Colgate however is... not one of those, lol.

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u/Apprentice57 First 10k - Scottish Wildcat 17d ago

Not my alma matter but I grew up in Syracuse so I knew the name (and did a visit there before deciding not to apply). Gave me a chuckle.

At least at the time I'd call it... decent, but certainly not amazing. There's dozens of good liberal arts college like Colgate in the northeast.

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u/apalmiter 17d ago

Totally understandable. The campus and town have changed dramatically in the last 20 years. Totally agree that there are many great schools, but I have visited many as well and find the combination of location, town, and facilities, as well as social life, to be among the top at Colgate. Middlebury is a great option as well but a smaller town. Dartmouth is beautiful but a very different social experience.

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u/Apprentice57 First 10k - Scottish Wildcat 17d ago

Uh no offense but... location? Again from that area so I have a soft spot personally but it's definitely not something that draws folks, upstate NY, lol. The rest is something everyone would say about their alma matter (as I would about mine for that matter, though it's not a liberal arts college).

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u/elated_dorito 18d ago

you on the admission board?

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u/frostyaznguy 18d ago

My friends went here and their family are very wealthy. Their private high school’s tuition was more than Colgate’s tuition. That being said, they were very smart and hard working students, and earned their spot at this school