tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424911514604648591.post2480449479731942276..comments2023-05-20T07:22:39.287-07:00Comments on 11 ILC at Columbia: A Different Brand of UniversityMadeline Kronenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00809038721402994691noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424911514604648591.post-7433060165883859812011-06-25T11:08:10.548-07:002011-06-25T11:08:10.548-07:00Mark Twain felt that the hardest thing for a write...Mark Twain felt that the hardest thing for a writer to do was to express himself with 100% honesty. He was so afraid of negative backlash in writing his autobiography that he required it not be published until 100 years after his death. <br />It appears to me you are expressing yourself honestly and yet diplomatically I am glad. Will, too, did not find Bard and Vassar to be good fits for him. He craves the urban setting.<br />You are entitled to your own opinions and conclusions and the decision of which college to attend will largely be yours, because this is your life. It will be interesting to see your reaction to Yale, the #2 university in the country.<br /><br />Also, I had a thought. Maybe BARD students are MORE friendly than other places, because students who did not have many friends in high school were accepted socially at Bard, feel comfortable at Bard, and have friends at Bard??? Whatever the truth is, that's another take on what the tour guide meant. It's too bad you didn't get a chance to meet some actual students and experience the student body vibe more. But also, it could be that the smaller colleges are not the best fit for you. You are acquiring valuable information. It's all good.Sirius Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852589723229969456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424911514604648591.post-2502508062420531272011-06-25T00:55:13.016-07:002011-06-25T00:55:13.016-07:00Masao,
Had you read about Bard on their website o...Masao,<br /><br />Had you read about Bard on their website or even attended an informational session here at home, do you think you would have learned the same information you learned today?<br /><br />You're never going to learn of the negatives about a school from a site or a salesman whose purpose is to convince you that the school is the best thing since sliced bread.<br /><br />If Bard was a bad school people wouldn't be fighting to attend. As you've learned from a first hand exposure to Bard, what's good for some may not be good for others.Don Gosneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110247579694408858noreply@blogger.com