Vassar vs Denison vs Grinnell | ApplyingToCollege | Page 1

sonic stone Mar 29, 2024, 1:37 AM

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International student need to make a decision.
Have been accepted into all three, with somewhat similar COA. Other places that I have been admitted and not considering at the moment are Union College (COA issue), Wellesley (very high COA+ single gender), Clark, Gettysburg etc. Currently waitlisted at Skidmore and St Olaf

Schools: Vassar, Denison and Grinnell
Intended Major: Computer Science
Similarities: Small LACs, tight-knit, and small classes

Vassar
Pros

Open curriculum, easy to explore diff things
Campus is also quite large, 2 hrs from NYC
Slightly selective

Cons

In the middle of nowhere
Male/female ratio is very skewed
dont let you carry over a lot of credits

Denison
Pros

Massive and gorgeous campus, 25 minutes from Columbus

Cons

Lower ranked than the other two
Not that selective

Grinnell
Pros
Open Curriculum
Lowest class size
take almost all of my AP credits
Academic rigor
Highly selective, more nerdy than rest

Cons
Middle of nowhere, expensive to reach/travel
Food and its expensive
Way too woke
Offer BA not BS?

Tiebreaking considerations: academics/teaching/ quality of education, - graduate outcomes, job placement, opportunities (for internship and research)

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My knowledge of the schools may be wrong or inadequate so feel free to correct me or add on to it, thank you

rare lynx Mar 29, 2024, 3:02 AM

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Vassar 😄 the open and free you are, the more potential you can grow as a person

dense snow Mar 29, 2024, 5:15 AM

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Grinnell will be worth your hard working

swift girder Mar 29, 2024, 6:43 AM

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grinnell - offers a bunch of joint programs with bigger unis

sonic stone Mar 30, 2024, 2:22 AM

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I am still confused, however leaning towards Vassar

strange palm Mar 30, 2024, 5:10 AM

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in terms of internship opportunities vassar is in/close to the nyc metro area which is probably a lot more compared to where grinnell vassar is

sonic stone Apr 1, 2024, 5:39 AM

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Thanks all.. Vassar it is.

sonic stone Apr 12, 2024, 7:59 AM

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https://www.koppelmangroup.com/blog/2022/6/16/best-liberal-arts-schools-for-computer-science

TKG

Best Liberal Arts Schools for Computer Science — TKG

When considering a Computer Science (CS) major, many students think of applying to large research institutions that churn out CS graduates and research papers. While these larger universities can offer a great education, we encourage all of our applicants to take a look at some smaller schools too–s

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Somehow Vassar is not in the list of Best LACs for CS

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Thoughts?

dense snow Apr 12, 2024, 9:36 AM

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sonic stone Somehow Vassar is not in the list of Best LACs for CS

Not many LACs good at cs

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Vassar is not one of them

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Even grinnell is ranked 110 in us news undergrad cs

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