Would you rather go to colorado college or Western State/Adams state?

Great academics > 0.00000001% chance to run professionally.

If you want to be apart of a great team and be more likely to compete in championship races, then choose the good running school. I don't think that means you will be more likely to have a running career(professional runner with a shoe contract)

everyone PREFERS this, but what about the loss in academic prestige?

Of course, there could be personal reasons for another choice (finances, family, specific degree program or professor with whom you are likely to work), but my very strong presumption would be Colorado College. And I wouldn't assume that my running career would be over if I went there.

Understood. The "running career over" was sort of a joke.

Do you think that most people at adams/western couldn't get into or afford CC?

if you had to pick wrote:

Understood. The "running career over" was sort of a joke.

Do you think that most people at adams/western couldn't get into or afford CC?

I don't believe that most could get admitted, although I'm not sure about that; I'd have to check the admissions data and class profiles. As for affordability, I believe that there's usually a way to afford a school if you can get admitted, but I don't really know anything significant about CC's financial aid program; a student or his family may have to assume a pretty significant financial burden.

Neither. MIT or Harvard.

You will *not* make a living off running. Let's get that off the table.

Colorado College is a *great* school, and an excellent stepping stone to a well-paying career.

Western State or Adams State would be good ways to rack up some student debt that you'll take a long time to pay off with the crappy job you'll get

Tough choice.

reality check ..... wrote:

You will *not* make a living off running. Let's get that off the table.

Colorado College is a *great* school, and an excellent stepping stone to a well-paying career.

Western State or Adams State would be good ways to rack up some student debt that you'll take a long time to pay off with the crappy job you'll get

Tough choice.

You're ignorant if not kind of dumb.

reality check ..... wrote:

You will *not* make a living off running. Let's get that off the table.

Colorado College is a *great* school, and an excellent stepping stone to a well-paying career.

Western State or Adams State would be good ways to rack up some student debt that you'll take a long time to pay off with the crappy job you'll get

Tough choice.

You're ignorant if not kind of dumb.

Academics:

Colorado College > Adams State > Western State

Athletics:

Adams State > Western State > Colorado College

Town/City:

Western State > Colorado College > Adams State

Finally, the idea that you won't have a solid, well-paying career with a degree from Adams or Western is a LRC fallacy.

this is how they rank wrote:

Academics:

Colorado College > Adams State > Western State

Athletics:

Adams State > Western State > Colorado College

Town/City:

Western State > Colorado College > Adams State

Finally, the idea that you won't have a solid, well-paying career with a degree from Adams or Western is a LRC fallacy.

^This. Listen to this man he knows what he's talking about.

this is how they rank wrote:

Academics:

Colorado College > Adams State > Western State

Athletics:

Adams State > Western State > Colorado College

Town/City:

Western State > Colorado College > Adams State

Rock, paper, scissors?

Colorado College has produced some decent runners over the years, although they don't appear to be very good these days. The mountain trails available in Colorado Springs are amazing, though. I'm sure you could still improve if you went there, and you'd get a higher-quality education to boot. Probably a lot more expensive, though.

Do you have any data to back that up?

I would choose CC any day, regardless of whether or not I wanted to run in college.

Western State! Crusty Butt!

Disco sucks wrote:

You're ignorant if not kind of dumb.

Colorado College is ranged #25 among national liberal arts colleges by US News and World Report. It's tied with Bates, Bryn Mawr, Branard, and Kenyon. It accepts 17.9% of applicants, with an average SAT score of 1380 of 1600.

Adams State is listed as "Rank Not Published" among Regional Universities (West). They accepted 52.6%, and an average SAT a whopping 985.

Western State Accepted 97.4% or applicants. It is listed as "Rank Not Published" among national liberal arts college. Average SAT is 1044.

reality check ..... wrote:

You will *not* make a living off running. Let's get that off the table.

Colorado College is a *great* school, and an excellent stepping stone to a well-paying career.

Western State or Adams State would be good ways to rack up some student debt that you'll take a long time to pay off with the crappy job you'll get

Tough choice.

+1. Should be a no brainer.

Western and Adams are SSIICCKKK for their running, but Colorado College is the best bet academically.