Skidmore College

Pros: Doing freeform radio could be the most fun and Skidmore provided that opportunity.
Cons: Steep tuition

What follows is a self-indulgent essay on my very minor experience with Skidmore College. It's part of a write-off, so if you're looking to attend Skidmore then you might want to click elsewhere. Thanks Officer.

I grew up in a little town...

Pros: Beautiful campus, great academics, great performing arts.
Cons: Food could be better.

Skidmore College is perhaps the ideal college for several reasons.

1. Academically, Skidmore College is only second to the IVY's. It has tough standards, yet is not ridiculously challenging as some of the IVY's can be. If you look in any...

Pros: great professors...personal attention...great town....
Cons: none...except the winters are freezing!

I am a 1985 graduate of Skidmore College and I look back at my experience there with nothing but fondness and respect. My first two years of college, I attended a large state university where there were over 20,000 students. Needless to say, you are...

Pros: variety, variety, variety
Cons: it's not home cooking, but what is?

When you start looking for a college, one of the questions you should ask is how the food is. And don't ask the tour guide. Ask a student. You're more likely to get an honest answer.Food service at Skidmore is not home cooking. Let's get that one out...

Pros: Honors floor
Cons: A lot of dumb people

Skidmore is a rather hard school to get into. One would think that this would be indicative of the academics but it is not. Anyone that is applying for college is always fed the line that schools are so selective because they are tying admit students...

Pros: competitive, successful
Cons: not enough room for everyone wanting to be on the team

Skidmore College's Riding Team has won IHSA National Championships 5 times in the past 10 years under the coaching of Cindy Ford. They are on their way to Georgia to defend their title again this year! Cindy is a tough, firm coach who expects...

Pros: Your own room in a house with all the ammenities and on-campus too!
Cons: None!

If you are like I was at the tender age of 17 and are social but don't want a college with a Greek system, Skidmore will be perfect for you too.

One of the unique aspects of Skidmore is that after freshman year, students have the opportunity...