College Travel

Trinity University, TX

Trinity is a small liberal arts college in San Antonio with a lot of money. With an endowment of about $1.3 Billion, the school is one of the richest small schools. This can be seen at the impressive infrastructure. All students live in suite style apartments and study in popular programs such as engineering, Business, and Computer Science. The university makes sure students get some career experience. Students get a summer stipend of $4,000 for internships in the San Antonio area. Housing is great and students love the food. Social life doesn't just stay inside college walls but extends into the beautiful city. College sports is Division III where tennis and soccer have the strongest teams. Trinity offers a great education, housing, and that wonderful Texas weather! 

Here are enrollment statistics for the class of 2020

Texas Christian University, TX

TCU embodies everything about Texas. A huge football program with immense college pride, a burgeoning social life with almost half the students in greek life, and a strong academic program. TCU has great programs in nursing, business, communications, engineering, and child development. About 40% of the students do research during their time in college while others get internships and part time jobs in downtown Forth Worth. Speaking of Fort Worth, the city provides a great space for TCU. About 60% of the students live off campus in the city and the social scene is big with bars, clubs, and restaurants. If you are looking for good programs in business, communications, and nursing then you might want TCU on your radar. 

Here is a link to TCUs college profile

Rochester Institute of Technology, NY

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is the largest technological university in New York. Founded in 1829, this private school has a total enrollment of just over 16,000 students. The school has campuses in the US, Croatia, Dubai, and Kosovo. The US campus has 9 colleges and 90 majors to choose from. The 1300 acre school has 2700 international undergrads with most of them taking courses in Computer science or business. The college boasts strong programs in CS, business and film studies. The film studies major has a bachelor in fine arts (BFA) degree option and a funding from George Eastman-Kodak. The institute is very career oriented with strong co-op programs. Rochester provides a good setting for the school as a college town filled with apartments, restaurants, and things to do outside of campus. RIT is a great school for film making and CS. And with opportunities to study in other RIT campuses, it can be a great investment. 

Here is an admissions profile about the Institute.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges, NY

Hobart and William Smith colleges provide a unique single sex college experience. Hobart is all men while William Smith is all girls however through a "co-ordinate system," Students from both schools eat together, study together, and even live together in co-ed residence halls, but also take advantage of unique traditions and programs generally reserved for single-sex establishments. Situated in the Finger Lakes regions of Upstate New York, the colleges have strong science and architectural studies programs, with about 30% of the student population majors in these programs. The college starts career planning from the first year with a first year career counsellor which helps conducting career assessments, and finding internships for the first summer-- something the institutions guarantee to each student. Social life is run by fraternities while there are no sororities. Geneva, the town near the school is equipped with the basics needed by every student but is no where close to the amenities provided by a large city. With a strong academic program and a focus towards life after college, Hobart and William Smith seems like a great choice.  

Here is the admissions profile for the class of 2020

Hamilton College, NY

Hamilton is a small liberal arts school in Upstate New York. It was founded in 1978 and sits around verdant greens. The college is proud of its open curriculum where students don't have general education requirements but can choose their own adventure. It has strong science and social science majors with Economics, Political Science, and Biology being the most popular programs. Students are involved in heavy research and a senior thesis. Students are fairly outdoorsy with hike trails all around the campus. Almost a quarter of the students are of color and social life is dominated by greek life. Going with the liberal arts trend, Hamilton is very giving when it comes to financial aid making the school great for academics and worth the money. 

Here is a link to the admissions profile for the class of 2020

Colgate University

Colgate is a small private liberal arts college in Upstate New York, with a student population of less than 3,000 students. The college boasts great academics and a D1 sports scene, something that is rare amongst liberal arts schools. The 300 faculty members work alongside students through a teacher scholar method, where professors teach classes based on their current research. The most popular majors are biology, economics, history, and political science. The school is big on research with opportunities of academic travel and summer research projects. Social life is largely run by greek life, recruitment for which only begins sophomore year. Colgate provides a great academic experience with a vibrant social life and opportunities to shadow alumni. With new residence halls coming up, this college promises an amazing four years. 

Here is the admissions profile for the class of 2020

Union College, NY

Founded in 1795, Union College is one of the oldest nondenominational  colleges in the country. The 100 acre campus in the Upstate New York has deep roots in providing a sound liberal arts and engineering education. The school has a "T-shaped" learning model where students are provided with a breadth of knowledge in their first year and a more in depth curriculum following your sophomore year. The most popular majors are political science, math, and mechanical engineering. Students have a senior capstone research seminar, and have the opportunity to study in the summer with many publishing their work in academic journals. The college has an intensive writing course as well as opportunities to study abroad for a whole semester and during the semesters in special classes where the students and teachers take a 3-3.5 week trip abroad. Greek organizations run the social life with 42% of men and women in greek life. Sports are big as well with Ice Hockey being Division 1 while the other sports are Division 3. In all, Union College has a great academic program and is a great option for students who are interested in science/ technology and liberal arts. 

Here is a link to the college admissions profile