Clark U vs. Beloit College

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi, I'm a transfer student and I'd like to hear any opinions on Beloit College (WI) versus Clark University (MA).</p>

<p>I'm interested in psychology and philosophy. I am leaning toward medical school for psychiatry (which means, of course, that it would help to attend a college that is also good in sciences). However, I am also considering research in social psychology or ethics. </p>

<p>Here is my limited point of view so far:</p>

<p>Clark is lower ranked, but has an especially reputable psych dept that seems to offer a lot in the field. Clark also seems to offer many more classes, so I could possibly take more classes in things I like. I don't know if this matters though, because how many classes will I get the chance to take if I enter as a junior? Also, Clark has this thing where a student can get a free fifth year for a masters if she/he has a high gpa. I don't really know if I could do that, but that would be cool if I could apply for med or grad school with a psych masters already under my belt. </p>

<p>Beloit is higher ranked and also seems to be rising in prestige. This makes me wonder if I'd find more friends at Beloit, as they might be more like-minded/academic. Beloit, despite not offering as many classes as Clark, has a major called Health and Society that seems to be a really good combination of what I'm interested in (though Clark has an Ethics and Public Policy concentration that I'd probably do if I attended, at Beloit I'd have a predeveloped major that I could move around in more easily). Beloit also is only undergraduate (Clark has grad students), so I wonder if I'd get more individual attention there. Both schools are small though, under 3,000 students. </p>

<p>I don't know much about the towns of either, except that neither are great and both are cold. </p>

<p>Here is what I prefer socially: </p>

<p>Tight knit community.
Smart, socially aware peers.
Students who are enthusiastic and active in the school.
Really involved profs and advisers.</p>

<p>Here is what I'd like to avoid:</p>

<p>A party school.
Cliquey students.</p>

<p>Please help. I'm sorry if anything I said offends students or alumni, but this is just my summary of the schools in comparision to one another. If I am wrong on any counts, I'm happy to hear why! :)</p>

<p>THANKS!!!</p>

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Tight knit community.
Smart, socially aware peers.
Students who are enthusiastic and active in the school.
Really involved profs and advisers.

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<p>You've officially just described clark u right there. I have a couple of friends who go to Clark, and they LOVE it! I've also visited Clark in September. Community service and social action is a big thing at Clark, and a lot of people there are very animated, proactive, and intellectual. Clark University has an advantage of being a small research university because of the great student/teacher ratio and small classes, so you'd have close teacher/student interaction, as well as great opportunities to do research. Also, when I visited, I couldn't help but notice how friendly everyone was; people were waving at each other from across the quad, students in class were waving at us when we walked by, etc. When I was on campus I could immediately feel the vibe. And to top it all off, the psych department at Clark is phenomenal! You'd love it there. Who cares about ranks and prestige? It's quality that matters! ;)</p>

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<p>Definitely go with Clark, especially for psych. My friend is pre-med at Clark and likes it there.</p>