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From an outdoor recreation, Eugene has a great location.
But it is surprising a Charleston fan would link a list with Eugene ranked over Charleston. There's nothing special about the city of Eugene. Jacksonville is known for having a lackluster downtown but is ranked over Charleston. I like Jacksonville and Savannah better but the average Charleston stan would be unhappy with this list
MB seems like a stretch for #1 unless it is retirees only. Having a job is kind of important.
From an outdoor recreation, Eugene has a great location.
But it is surprising a Charleston fan would link a list with Eugene ranked over Charleston. There's nothing special about the city of Eugene. Jacksonville is known for having a lackluster downtown but is ranked over Charleston. I like Jacksonville and Savannah better but the average Charleston stan would be unhappy with this list
MB seems like a stretch for #1 unless it is retirees only. Having a job is kind of important.
Raleigh is one of the most vanilla places I've been. If a city at the coast can't rank higher than Raleigh, it has major PR issues.
I can't think of a major city that has a downtown with less buzz than Raleigh.
None of what you’re saying changes the fact that on so many of these lists, Raleigh ranks above Charleston and has for years been near the top on them. Charleston’s PR is good.
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Originally Posted by Charlestondata
None of what you’re saying changes the fact that on so many of these lists, Raleigh ranks above Charleston and has for years been near the top on them. Charleston’s PR is good.
I question Charleston's PR.
One reason is it seems like College of Charleston should be like an Ivy League school in terms of selectivity. Most of the really old colleges have been able to market their age to boost applications. College of Charleston is located in a better climate than those colleges.
Consider Virginia's College of William and Mary. It is an old public college, and ranked high in US News in the national university category. They have College of Charleston in the regional college category.
Last edited by LakeMan45; 07-22-2023 at 03:03 PM..
Lakeman, about 25 years ago one of the major news mags published a major article about the CoC being an “Ivey league” like experience. When our daughter was there off campus private housing parking was slap full of range rovers with tags from north eastern states. I believe CoC has the biggest differential between in and out of state tuition to capitalize on this. CoC has a better reputation in New England than in our own state, to the parents of a middle of the pack, affluent Northeastern high school student, CoC seems alluring and almost exotic.
As an aside,we were happier with our older daughter’s experience at CoC, than our younger daughters experience at Furman, go figure, those are left wing loons at this point.
One reason is it seems like College of Charleston should be like an Ivy League school in terms of selectivity. Most of the really old colleges have been able to market their age to boost applications. College of Charleston is located in a better climate than those colleges.
Consider Virginia's College of William and Mary. It is an old public college, and ranked high in US News in the national university category. They have College of Charleston in the regional college category.
Also, Fiske recently said CofC is the best public liberal arts college in SC. As far as the Ivy League status bit, it is still hard for any school in SC or the Southeast to reach said status. The Ivy League schools kind of have a lock on that mindset.
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Lakeman, about 25 years ago one of the major news mags published a major article about the CoC being an “Ivey league” like experience. When our daughter was there off campus private housing parking was slap full of range rovers with tags from north eastern states. I believe CoC has the biggest differential between in and out of state tuition to capitalize on this. CoC has a better reputation in New England than in our own state, to the parents of a middle of the pack, affluent Northeastern high school student, CoC seems alluring and almost exotic.
As an aside,we were happier with our older daughter’s experience at CoC, than our younger daughters experience at Furman, go figure, those are left wing loons at this point.
That's a good point but I still feel like it flies under radar. It should be as selective as William and Mary in my view.
COC may be larger than most of the Ivies so it can't be as selective. Most of the Ivies probably have engineering programs which attract mostly males. I think COC is mostly female.
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