Rhodes College

Yes the campus is beautiful, but it gets old after a week and is far, far smaller than you could ever imagine after visiting just once. The same structure for all the buildings is literally an optical illusion that makes one think the school is far larger than it is.

Rhodes has a culture, and that culture is dominated by fraternities and those men and women largely from Texas, Tennessee, Missouri, and Georgia (mainly southeast/midwest with bits and pieces from the north and elsewhere).

Rhodes has allowed me to get into an excellent graduate school due to its weak academics (i.e., high gpa), and for that I thank it. However, one should not attend Rhodes if he/she 1) will absolutely not join a fraternity/sorority 2) is Incredibly driven academically 3) does not plan on going to either medical school or law school.

The sad reality is that having a degree from Rhodes as an mediocre student with a liberal arts degree will not further your career. Of course there are highly successful individuals who go into finance (generally stay in the south) and a few other careers, but it is difficult given the course offerings of the school to obtain a meaningful degree.

Oh, and the food is horrendous beyond belief. This is after they made renovations to the Rat.