Bard and Sarah Lawrence are sort of outliers by any measure. I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone who didn’t view themselves as an outsider, iconoclast, weirdo, etc. And I say that with affection. You will not have anything resembling a “traditional” college experience there. The other schools on your list are all fairly conventional LACs, some more intense or artsier than others, but none are as “out there” as Bard and Sarah Lawrence. You really have to be a specific type of student to thrive at those places. Visiting is a MUST. It’s not even worth applying without visiting, that’s how unique they are. I was a weirdo brainiac artist in high school and even I felt way too mellow to fit in when I visited them. “Difference” isn’t just celebrated there; it’s worshipped. And it can be exhausting if you’re not on that wavelength.
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