For Three Quick Questions, I send the same three questions to admission representatives at colleges all over the country, and then I hope to hear back from them. The three questions are meant to probe some of the things that make a school unique but that aren’t easily captured as a stat to go in a book or web search.

Today’s response is from Caleb Fowler, Senior Assistant Director of Admission at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.

What is a course, tradition, program or event that is unique to Rhodes College?

Right off the bat, Rhodes is distinctive from most other colleges by being one of the only liberal arts colleges located in a major city. That combination allows students the personalized collegiate experience that many desire out of a liberal arts environment along with the opportunity to practice what they learn in a city that’s accessible and welcoming.

Additionally, our honor code is a tradition that we highly value. While many colleges have honor codes, what’s different about the Rhodes the honor system is that it’s completely student-run and truly apparent everywhere on campus in daily life. From students feeling comfortable leaving laptops and backpacks unattended knowing that no one will touch them to students refusing to step on the seal that represents our honor code, it really shapes students' campus experiences.

Naturally every college wants to recruit the perfect student--high grades, high test scores, involved in their community, leadership...everything. But what kinds of imperfect students tend to flourish at Rhodes?

One type of imperfect student who would succeed at Rhodes is one who is unsure of what they want to study. We’re a great place for the curious. Whether a student has an idea or not about a field they want to study, they will leave Rhodes having sampled many various disciplines and skillsets that they can apply to their post-collegiate lives.

When people come to visit Memphis, what's a place off campus that you recommend they check out while they're there?

I recommend the Crosstown Concourse just a mile from campus. It's a recently renovated “urban, vertical village” repurposed out of an old Sears distribution center that hosts restaurants, art galleries, bars, boutiques, and a theatre among other attractions. It's a great place to go study, grab a bite, or wander.

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