<p>Anybody have any ideas of good colleges in the southest within my reach (3.88 unweighted GPA, #1 rank, 2050 SAT) that have good social science/ humanities programs? I realize this is a very vague question. I don't know exactly what major I want, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be something in those categories. I always hear people talking about "this school has a really good such and such department" but I never know how to find these things out... So I came here. Help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.</p>
<p>Cost constraints and state of residency?</p>
<p>Lots of schools have at least some good social studies and humanities departments, but fewer schools will be strong in all of them (strong as in having good breadth and depth of offerings within the subject).</p>
<p>It’d be easy to list a bunch of colleges based on stats + programs, but what type of school are you looking for? You mention in the South East, which helps, but what about size or campus setting? Are there certain clubs or organizations you want to join? Do you like seminar type classes, research universities, hands-on learning? There’s a plethora of things to consider; decide at least 3 key things that are most important to you. Also consider finances, if you haven’t.</p>
<p>I’ll leave out the public universities since we don’t know what’s in-state for you.</p>
<p>Here’s a variety of possibilities: Davidson, Emory (and Oxford at Emory), Hendrix, Agnes Scott, Millsaps, U Miami, Eckerd, Washington&Lee, JOhn Brown university.
Look at the websites and tell us what you like/dislike about them; run the Net price calculators to see how much you’d have to pay and talk with your parents to see what they can afford. With these details, we’ll be able to give you more suggestions.</p>
<p>You’ve gotten some good guidance above. Here are two things to think about when you try to assess the strength of a particular department:</p>
<p>First, what do majors do after they graduate? What percentage of the majors go on to do graduate work (particularly the PhD)? This information may require some digging on a college website or an email to career services or the department chair. </p>
<p>You can also look at the course offerings in the departments that interest you (again, this should be online). Small departments may not offer each class every year (not a reason to rule out a school, but something to consider in your planning), and having fewer faculty members means that they are going to be teaching classes that aren’t necessarily their passion – one of my profs pretty much taught all the European history at my LAC, but has since moved on to a university where he can focus on French history, which is his specialty. </p>
<p>On the other hand, you typically have better access to professors, smaller classes, & few-to-no classes taught by TA’s at smaller colleges. Be wary of schools that tout “name” profs, as they may not teach lowly undergrads.</p>
<p>Social sciences and humanities majors are among the most popular UG majors out there, and as such most good schools have perfectly adequate to excellent offerings across a variety of sub fields although individual strengths might vary. Unless you’re interested in a very specific field of study, eg Hawaiian studies, Scandinavian literature, you should choose your college based on other factors including size, price, location, thesis opportunities, etc. if you try to only apply to schools which are strong in the social sciences and humanities your list might range from Fordham to College of Wooster to Indiana University (three extremely different institutions whose academic philosophies, student life, locations, etc vary considerably).</p>
<p>Colleges in the southeast with the best reputations include:
Duke
Vanderbilt
Emory
Davidson
UVa
College of William & Mary
Washington & Lee
UNC
Wake Forest
University of Richmond
Rhodes College
Sewanee</p>
<p>All have good to excellent social science/humanities programs. They vary in selectivity, cost, size, etc. What else are you looking for in a college? How much can your family afford?</p>
<p>Most good colleges have good social science and humanities programs. Basically, everything whenhen said - if you’re interested in traditional majors like political science, history, religious studies, sociology, anthropology, etc., then most colleges will do fine for you.</p>
<p>Maybe giving us some major suggestions that you’re thinking of would help.</p>
<p>I live in Georgia but I’m comfortable with anything in North Carolina or Tennessee. My family cannot really afford much of anything- I am heavily relying on Financial Aid and scholarships. I don’t like ridiculously small schools (less than 2,000-3,000). I’d prefer a suburban or smaller urban area. I’m okay with cities, but I’d rather not if possible. However, I might like a college in a city if I visited it and fell in love.</p>