Oops! Forgot to post last week.

Last weekend I was out of town on a college visit and I forgot to post because I was having such a great time!

I went to look at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina and I absolutely loved it. The campus is beyond gorgeous and everyone I met on campus was incredibly friendly. Everyone from the students to the teachers to the president is known by the their first name on campus, a policy stemming from the Quaker value of equality. The school was founded by Quakers in the late 1800s or so but, while the current administration emphasizes Quaker principles, only 9% of the students are Quaker. Coming from a Christian background, I appreciated the religious presence on campus and, on the flip side, coming from a church where it is often assumed that everyone agrees, I appreciated the open-minded attitude on campus.

Another aspect of the campus that I absolutely loved was the 250 acres of wooded area on campus. There is a 2.5 mile trail in the woods and I went running there after spending a day on campus. It was outstandingly beautiful, reminding me of the woods that my family and I would hike through when visiting my grandparents old house in New Jersey. I have missed that house and the surrounding area ever since they moved to Texas so the woods provided a heavy dose of nostalgia for me.

The town of Greensboro is about one-fourth the size of Austin. Its airport has just one baggage claim section and you could drive through town in a little over half an hour. It felt like the perfect size: just rural enough to make me feel confident and comfortable and just big enough to provide a diverse and exciting setting to attend college.

I made a Pro/Con list for Guilford and entirely filled the Pro column before I could come up with a single Con. As you might be able to guess, I would really love to go there.