If campus appearance was the only factor...

[CoveMom]

...in choosing where my boys will attend college, they would both become Fighting Illini! We spent the night across the street from the main campus at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois and folks, there is no prettier place to put a University. It was like all the Norman Rockwell paintings rolled into one.

Just thought I'd start a fight over "where's the nicest college town?"

[Mhs06]

I have never been there, but I had always pictured Colorado being a pretty beautiful university.

As to where I go to college, its sure as hell not Texas Tech. hah

[ACM Dad]

...in choosing where my boys will attend college, they would both become Fighting Illini! We spent the night across the street from the main campus at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois and folks, there is no prettier place to put a University. It was like all the Norman Rockwell paintings rolled into one.

Just thought I'd start a fight over "where's the nicest college town?"

Go back in january. :)

We have been to boise state, washington state, washington, colorado, colorado state, air force academy, tulsa, texas tech, a&M, houston, rice, tcu, trinity, texas lutheran,

The washington and colorado schools were definitely the most pictuesque. But, this was summertime. Trinity was close behind and will likely remain that way 10 months out of the year!

[stevefoxsc]

if you're going for looks, i would say ohio state has a lovely looking college. You would definitely being heading to the North eastern section of the states, ucla has a very beautiful campus.

[lonny23]

I've never been to a place that tops the Air Force Academy. It sits in the mountains at over 7,000 feet. Colorado isn't bad, but the Falcons have them beat.

Most colleges are somewhat equal for trees and beautiful architecture.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sea-turtle/511572450/

[lonny23]

Go back in january. :)

We have been to boise state, washington state, washington, colorado, colorado state, air force academy, tulsa, texas tech, a&M, houston, rice, tcu, trinity, texas lutheran,

The washington and colorado schools were definitely the most pictuesque. But, this was summertime. Trinity was close behind and will likely remain that way 10 months out of the year!
Lake Washington does a lot for the U-Dub campus.

[GTown02]

I know i'm a huge homer, but I have always loved the architecture at UTEP.

http://www.walterindenver.com/archives/utep.jpg

[TXFOOSBALL]

I love Notre Dame campus in the fall. Yales campus is also very pretty.

[Sicemhorns09]

We might not have a great football program, but Baylor has one of the most beautiful campuses in the state of Texas...it has that Northwest school feeling...

[DrEdward]

I love Notre Dame campus in the fall. Yales campus is also very pretty.

You must have a thing for urban campus settings. Downtown New Haven is not exactly the garden spot of Connecticut. :D

However, if you head some miles to the northwest across the Hudson, you will come across the United States Military Academy. That place is gorgeous.

[jtk1519]

Notre Dame does have a stunning campus. From what I have seen, my favorite is probably Yale. I love the Gothic architecture. I also love UVa. Just a beautiful campus...

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/jeffersn/uva1.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fd/Lawn.jpg

[lonny23]

You must have a thing for urban campus settings. Downtown New Haven is not exactly the garden spot of Connecticut. :D

However, if you head some miles to the northwest across the Hudson, you will come across the United States Military Academy. That place is gorgeous.
I like all the Academy locations.

Coast Guard and Naval have the sea and West Point has the Hudson. You can't top Air Force's mountains.

[Pearland Longhorn]

Pepperdine... http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/images/newsevents/presskit/Pepperdine_University.jpg

[Dawg Fan]

We might not have a great football program, but Baylor has one of the most beautiful campuses in the state of Texas...it has that Northwest school feeling...

I agree. The improvements that have been made to Baylor's campus over the years are outstanding. Absolutely beautiful campus.

[SV61]

Bloomington Indiana, late Summer, early Fall.

Madison, Wisconsin, late Summer, early Fall.

Winter?? Not so much.

South Bend Indiana. See a theme here?

MIT.

UDUB?? Really? I like the view of the Stadium from the 5. The weather sucks. They have two weeks of summer, and then a 50/50 chance of wet stuff of some description the rest of the time.

[KT2000]

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is my choice (surprise :) ). Chapel Hill is basically a Raleigh suburb set in rolling hills. The climate is temperate. It doesn't usually get too hot or too cold. Fall and Spring really set the beauty of the area off. Over 90% of UNC's enrollment is made up of of NC residents. That is why Heels like to refer to Duke as the University of New Jersey at Durham....a jibe suggesting (accurately) that most of Duke's student body is from outside the state so they can't consider themselves a true southern state university like UNC. The term Tar Heel was actually coined during the Civil War. Apparently, a band of North Carolina soldiers were dubbed to fight like they had "tar on their heels" by Robert E. Lee.

http://museum.unc.edu/images/historical_marker.jpg

The Old Well (drinking from the fountain during finals is good luck):

http://www.stateuniversity.com/assets/logo/image/705/large/The_old_Well.jpg

What Franklin looks like when the Heels aren't pwning Dook (MJ has a store there...the place is filled with people on football and basketball gamedays...students light bonfires to celebrate home wins...THE place to be in Chapel Hill...great restaurants, people and stores)

http://www.welcometonc.com/images/link_images/franklinstreet.jpg

Dean's House:

http://www.welcometonc.com/images/DeanSmithCenter.jpg

[Pearland 06]

I'm going to have to disagree with everybody in this thread and say that USC is the prettiest campus. (Just don't go off the campus)

[DrEdward]

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u52/badtoupeetunes/vtcandlelightvigil.jpg

[pied]

I love the UT campus, but it is a very busy school. With some exceptions, many of the newer buildings have kept a simialr architectual look. I also love the fountains.

That being said, some of the most beautiful campuses I have been to are UVA/Stanford/UC Santa Cruz.

[svfootball45]

for the worst.
i say North Texas easily.

[FarmerFootballPlayer]

My brother goes to school at a small school in Colorado Springs called Colorado College. D3 in everything but women's soccer and men's hockey. The campus itself is nice, but nothing special. But when you throw in the town, and the fact that it's right in the shadow of Pike's Peak, I think it's a beautiful campus.

[PaulinPlano]

We might not have a great football program, but Baylor has one of the most beautiful campuses in the state of Texas...it has that Northwest school feeling...

I second the Baylor vote...


VANDERBILT has to be near the top...

[yankee]

You must have a thing for urban campus settings. Downtown New Haven is not exactly the garden spot of Connecticut. :D

However, if you head some miles to the northwest across the Hudson, you will come across the United States Military Academy. That place is gorgeous.

i second that...the views are just breathtaking and the campus itself is beautiful.

[CoveMom]

My brother goes to school at a small school in Colorado Springs called Colorado College. D3 in everything but women's soccer and men's hockey. The campus itself is nice, but nothing special. But when you throw in the town, and the fact that it's right in the shadow of Pike's Peak, I think it's a beautiful campus.

You got it!!! Guys, it was the location, not the campus itself I was commenting on. Urbana, IL, is still a small town with that monster of a campus sitting right in its middle. However, it has not lost all that small town feeling. As to beautiful campuses, well for me, that's another thread........although the distance learning "room" for University of Maryland in Livorno, Italy had to be the best!!!!


I messed up with the title of the thread obviously. Sorry for the confusion. Carry on.

[yankee]

You got it!!! Guys, it was the location, not the campus itself I was commenting on. Urbana, IL, is still a small town with that monster of a campus sitting right in its middle. However, it has not lost all that small town feeling. As to beautiful campuses, well for me, that's another thread........although the distance learning "room" for University of Maryland in Livorno, Italy had to be the best!!!!


I messed up with the title of the thread obviously. Sorry for the confusion. Carry on.

so did you study abroad? i know colleges are really stressing that these days...it definetly interests me. a business professor told me that studying abroad is becoming so important, that many companies see it just as important as an internship.

[SV61]

so did you study abroad? i know colleges are really stressing that these days...it definetly interests me. a business professor told me that studying abroad is becoming so important, that many companies see it just as important as an internship.

I studied a broad lots in College!!

Oh, you mean studied in OTHER PLACES??

:o

[mtbray]

so did you study abroad? i know colleges are really stressing that these days...it definetly interests me. a business professor told me that studying abroad is becoming so important, that many companies see it just as important as an internship.

I studied abroad for 6 months and just got back about 2 weeks ago. I studied several broads and it was great.

Seriously though, I highly recommend studying abroad and must say try to avoid doing anything in Europe. I was in South America, but from what I've learned from buddies who did the Europe study abroad, they spent tons of time with other Americans and didn't learn nearly as much exposure to the language as I think myself and others did. But, that all depends on what your personal goals are. For example, you could go to learn a language, learn more about another culture, or just learn about yourself and broaden your horizons a bit. It's all about your personal goals.

[BoomerSooner]

I was looking at Illinois for a while and that was my #2 choice when applying although I've never been there. Stanford is probably the best I've been to.