A more selective, cheaper, smaller, more intellectually stimulating subunit of an otherwise less selective university. Most public universities have one of these, and most of them are pretty difficult to get into; 1300+ sat, top of high school class, etc.
by ThatsBriskBaby April 06, 2005
(1.) A community college in Palatine, Illinois, named for William Rainey Harper - b. July 26, 1856 d. January 10, 1906 - first president of the University of Chicago. Founded 1971.
by the specter August 11, 2007
A forced march/visit to college campuses you are not interested in attending, usually at the insistence of your parents who are alums of the college.
"I'll be heading to Boston with my dad for some college tourture. Can't wait to visit the 'amazing' student union and 'super cool' dining hall."
by wingit123 October 20, 2011
A minuscule former women’s, former liberal arts college, that really just doesn’t know what it wants to be right now. A premier destination for blue haired girls, Wells has handed out so many scholarships to stop the bleeding at admissions that they are perpetually a year away from getting shut down by big momma Pleasant Rowland, the O.G. of Aurora, NY. Wells College doesn’t really offer a college vibe, it’s more like a summer camp, which sounds nice, but they’re called summer camps for a reason, and the winters here are F-R-I-G-I-D (see brick on urban dictionary). Enjoy the striking combination of modern and Victorian architecture that almost makes Wells feel like a place of learning. A truly passionate staff of teachers are hear to help guide you until they get too fed up with the administration and leave for good! Meals here are shit. I was gonna write a joke, but straight up, they cannot cook. 7th worst dining hall in the country, look it up. Beautiful dining hall though, love the swastikas. Look forward to making friends with a colorful cast of weirdos and, jocks tricked into coming here, as you make memories, drink and get high, to stave off the isolation, depression, loneliness, anxiety that consumes this whole place. Oh, and one more thing, it’s haunted.
Person A: So where did you go to school
Person B: Wells, It’s a small school upstate, not many people no about , but actually we’re Cornell’s sister school.
Person A: Oh, Wellsey College, I’ve heard of that one.
Person B: No, Wells College
Person A: ...Wesleyan?
Person B: ...
Person B: Wells, It’s a small school upstate, not many people no about , but actually we’re Cornell’s sister school.
Person A: Oh, Wellsey College, I’ve heard of that one.
Person B: No, Wells College
Person A: ...Wesleyan?
Person B: ...
by Kilroy_ws_here June 17, 2020
The ultimate circle-jerk for insecure high schoolers and/or obsessive parents who want to live vicariously through their children. Arrogance, exaggeration, and downright creepiness from parents and students alike can be found in this psuedo-intellectual cesspool. Many normal and average students get sucked into viewing their forums through the "chance me" section of the website to compare themselves to these egomaniacs and their parents. Truly the most toxic place on the internet, avoid at all costs for your own mental health.
A Typical College Confidential Parent: MY SON WITH A 7.4 UW GPA, 1700 SAT, 50 MILLION LEADERSHIP POSITIONS ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL, 25 HIGH PROFILE INTERNSHIPS, AND A RECOMMENDATION FROM JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF GOT WAITLISTED FROM OUR STATE SCHOOL. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN??????? (beside obvious exaggeration in stats, this was a real forum I saw.)
by Coffee0239 May 07, 2020
One of the top British boarding schools per The Sloane Rangers Handbook. Top private school in Scotland. Scottish aristos mix with Russian olis and eurotrash plus upwardly mobile local merchants day pupils.
Former student include James Bond, Tony Blair and Tilda Swindon. Boys blazers are legend.
Former student include James Bond, Tony Blair and Tilda Swindon. Boys blazers are legend.
Fettes College kids ski in Verbier, holiday in Greece, party at Garibaldis, festival at Belladrum & Reading, dance at the Reeleasy, shoot at November rec weekend and go onto Durham and St Andrews.
by UrbaneUrban January 27, 2020
The school that will most likely just have this definition removed. At this school we must pay to dress down, write 16 exams a year and get a detention for almost everything we do, we love our school!!!! Best school out there by far!!
by come to st mike's October 09, 2019