Help finding targets and safeties [4.0/34ACT, Studio Art, Creative Writing, etc, needs high financial aid / scholarships]

College Search & Selection
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Some other schools that you may want to think about that seem to offer the combination of studies that your daughter seeks that would also be likely to give generous merit and/or generous financial aid are:

  • Bradley (IL): About 4300 undergrads and offers majors in art, animation, and creative writing.

  • Creighton (NE): About 4500 undergrads offers both a BA and BFA in Studio Art as well as a BA in Graphic Design and Film, which includes animation.

  • Drury (MO): About 1300 undergrads with majors in fine arts, Graphic & Digital Media, Digital Media, and writing.

  • Elmhurst (IL): About 2900 undergrads and offers majors in studio arts, digital media, and offers a writing concentration within its English major.

  • Grinnell (IA): About 1700 undergrads and offers majors in digital studies and studio art as well as many options to explore creative writing.

  • Hamline (MN): About 1800 undergrads and offers a studio and digital arts major with concentrations in fine arts, graphic and interactive design, and media arts. There’s both a BA concentration in Creative Writing as well as a BFA in creative writing if she prefers. There’s also a minor in digital storytelling. Hamline is part of the Twin Cities consortium where she could take classes at other area schools. @fiftyfity1 may be able to provide more context on the surrounds and whether this is “in the middle of a big city” or not.

  • Lake Forest (IL): About 1700 undergrads just outside of Chicago. Offers studio art and creative writing majors as well as a minor in digital media design.

  • Lawrence (WI): About 1500 undergrads. Offers some animation classes within its studio art and film majors. Also offers a concentration in creative writing within its English major (or on its own as a minor).

  • Luther (IA): About 1700 undergrads. Offers majors in studio art and visual communication.

I don’t have sufficient time to confirm the majors at these other schools, but I’d recommend looking into them as well:

  • Macalester (MN): About 2200 undergrads

  • Oberlin (OH): About 2900 undergrads

  • St. Olaf (MN): About 3k undergrads, also has cross-registration with Carleton, which is about a mile down the road

  • Truman State (MO): About 3900 undergrads

  • U. of Minnesota – Morris : About 1300 undergrads

  • Webster (MO): About 2300 undergrads

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