<p>can shy kids do well at a top 25 liberal arts college?</p>
<p>Why not? One of the smallish LACs might be just the ticket for a shy student – faculty and staff less prone to let one fall through the cracks.</p>
<p>so if the grade of the class is heavily based on class disscussions how can a shy kid do well</p>
<p>Shy kid will eventually learn to contribute in the discussion when they realize everyone else in the class of 8 speaks except for them.</p>
<p>shy kids would struggle for a few weeks. will they eventually open up and become comfortable with the small class size and contribute to disccussions? how often do you do individul projects and group projects at lac if it is pbl (project based learning?</p>
<p>anyone know</p>
<p>Pomona’s admissions committee doesn’t think so.</p>
<p>I would imagine project based learning is pretty limited at top 25 LACs. It depends on a student’s major, but most courses will involve reading and writing papers, or reading and doing problem sets.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it. You’ll get over it rather quickly, especially if the teacher wants you to contribute. They have ways of going about it. </p>
<p>Example (though admittedly not an LAC example but in the same vein): I’m shy. My AP English Lit teacher was a monster and embarrassed me enough times in front of the class that I eventually got over it and even learned to talk with some flair. While that may sound horrible, it was a great lesson for me; I owe him so much for that.</p>
<p>Absolutely! I’m a rising sophomore at a top tier liberal arts college, and was often described as extremely shy in high school. I found that getting involved in extracurricular and volunteer activities helped me to branch out and meet new people. Sure, I had to force myself to be more outgoing and at times participating in class was very difficult for me, especially since I was often able to get away with not participating in high school. Eventually, though, you will find yourself wanting to participate and feeling better when you do! It really helps in getting to know your professors-most of whom, I’m sure, will want that connection. Best of luck!</p>
<p>lol, neltharion, that was pretty funny :P</p>
<p>but i certainly hope so. i was painfully shy when i was little, but i pushed myself to be more outgoing, & social things/public speakings are much more comfortable for me now. u really just have to jump head-first into the scary things, & your nerves will calm down at some point :)</p>
<p>It is OK to be a shy person at an LAC. If you don’t speak much in class, but you do have something to say when you open your mouth, the professors will truly appreciate it. It will be a nice change from some of the babblers they’ve been listening to all day.</p>
<p>Shy students also can benefit from a single-sex environment. The list of all-male institutions is much shorter than the list of all-female ones. Both are worth investigating.</p>
<p>^how? i don’t think the sex ratio would really matter…</p>
<p>yeah, i would just be more miserable being surrounded by a bunch of other girls :P</p>
<p>lol i know we’re all going through puberty, but i seriously doubt we would suffer very much in a single-sex environment</p>
<p>if the question is between a top 25 liberal art college and a top 25 university, i would say a shy person would be better off at a LAC on the whole.
if the question is between a top 25 LAC and a lower than 25 ranked LAC, i would say it depend more on institutional character and the student</p>
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You’d be surprised. My younger sister, who was painfully shy, attended a summer writing workshop at a single-sex college and came back virtually brimming with enthusiasm and confidence. Switching her mind from being dead set against single-sex colleges, she eventually came very close to attending one. Being of the male persuasion, I’m not exactly sure what those colleges do – but they certainly do something.</p>
<p>well…i would say males are more inclined to talk around/to females a lot of the time…evolution calling, i guess</p>
<p>^I sincerely doubt that class discussion and hitting on girls are really one and the same in this instance, though.</p>
<p>so a shy kid would be better off at a top 25 lac than at a top 25 national university</p>