A Healthy Rivalry

Colgate University (my alma mater) and Hamilton College have always had a friendly rivalry.  The schools are relatively similar, and they're only about a half hour apart.  Plus, there's the weird fact that Colgate is in Hamilton, NY, and Hamilton is in Clinton, NY... just to keep things confusing.

This year, school administrators from the two schools came together and came up with a creative fundraising idea.  Hamilton and Colgate would compete to see who could get the most first-time donors in the month of April.

Unfortunately, Colgate fell in this bout, but - like this page points out, it's the students of both schools who came out on top.

A few years ago, I worked with a student who applyed to both Colgate and Hamilton.  After lots of consideration, she chose Hamilton.  While my love for my alma mater knows no bounds, I've got to admit that Hamilton was the right fit for her.  Click here to see what she has to say about her experience at this small liberal arts school in Upstate New York.

Blogged by: Katie Konrad, Director, Collegewise - Northwest