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So, what do you all know about it? Is it a good school? Is it worth going to? Good financial aid? Or has anyone applied?

By Sooky6 (Sooky6) on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 10:51 am: Edit

If no one else is jumping in, I'll mention that I've had two students in the last two years go to St.Lawrence and both have enjoyed it very much so far. Its amazing how similar their comments and those of other alums have been--its FAMILY-LIKE atmosphere, friendliness of the students, and outdoorsy lifestyle. Faculty has a very good reputation across the board in lib arts, but I wouldn't say that the fine/performing arts are as strong as competitors like Colgate or Vassar. Very supportive atmosphere from what I can see, and students are fairly pre-professional, many go on to law/busienss/med school or into finance/consulting. Many alums in the New England region, but you might be hard pressed outside of that...

By Averna (Averna) on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 11:43 am: Edit

Thanks for replying. I received some stuff from them in the mail and it does seem very nice. I dunno if I stand a chance thought since I'm from Arizona. You said most are from New England, which would make sense, but I'm going to apply. What could it hurt?

By Sooky6 (Sooky6) on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - 07:14 pm: Edit

I'd say being from outside the Northeast would give you a considerable advantage. Good luck!!!

By Massie (Massie) on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 11:52 am: Edit

i'm just seriously considering attending St lawrence, since i got in with merit scholarship, i was just wondering has anyone more impressions or anybody who got in?

By Nicholebowers (Nicholebowers) on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 01:23 am: Edit

I thought I wanted to go, then I visited and discovered it's in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AMISH COUNTRY.

I thought there would be mountains, but alas there were only fields of alfalfa.

I enjoyed my stay, but I don't think that I could attend a school more than an hour from a considerably large city.

I got tons of money and they were excited about someone from the West Coast (California), but I couldn't live there for four years.

By Processedout (Processedout) on Thursday, April 29, 2004 - 02:19 pm: Edit

The above post referring to family-like atmosphere hit the nail on the head. Yes, SLU is located in a rural New York village, without any real cosmopolitan trappings of any sort. That, however, is one of the advantages of the school. Students, faculty and administrators form a single community with the common goal of education at the hub. The SLU experience combines academics, social life and recreation (sprinkled with a good dose of Canadian proximity and the Adirondack outdoors) to form a culture that, while not homogeneous, is derived from common frames of reference and social norms.

During a prospective student day last fall I asked Dean Alden about faculty retention. She replied that, despite what might appear to some to be a less than advantageous location, she could count, on one hand, the faculty that departed on their own volition (other than retirement) over the past decade. I believe that’s but one of many indicators of a learning environment at St. Lawrence that's very unique. The faculty aren't confined to teaching in the classroom; they are constantly interacting with the students. From the students' perspective they find themselves fully immersed in a new society from the moment they step on campus as a freshman.

I recently had the opportunity to speak with a number of SLU seniors, and they shared that, by the second semester senior year, the place begins to seem a bit claustrophobic. Several of them expressed how they were looking forward to moving on to a less predictable daily existence. However, they there quick to add they wouldn't trade the experiences of the preceding years for anything. My friends and I had similar feelings a quarter century ago when we graduated. I believe that sense of leaning forward for the next challenge while fully appreciating the experiences that are coming to a close is an excellent sign the school continues to fulfill its mission.

I still count many of those SLU classmates as among my closest friends today. To a person, we’ve been very successful in our chosen professions, some of which don’t appear to be related to our undergrad majors or fields of study. Of course, that’s what you get with a liberal arts education; an intellect that's been honed to critically evaluate new things and integrate them into what's already known.

Clearly, St. Lawrence isn't for everyone. I certainly would recommend a personal visit for anyone who might consider it. It's one of those seeing is believing things that don't necessarily translate well into college guide books.

By Jjkitty (Jjkitty) on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 05:11 pm: Edit

Do I have a chance

class rank 5 of 1046
GPA: 4.0
AP:Bio 5
U.S. 3
Currently
AP: Psychology, Chem, Stat
IB: Anatomy
SAT:1090

EC:
teen leaders club 3yrs president
beta club 3yrs
national honors society 11
science club 11
writers club 9
library advisory board 10, 11
math society 11

just moved my senior yr and there are no clubs
so nothing yet

summer:
biotechnology program
learn about biotechnology through activites and field trips

emory neuroscience program: learn about neuroscience

internship for NASA SHARP in at North carolina A&T state university
worked on assigned reseach project

Cornell's nanobiotechnology center
internship
created a research project