<p>Hey guys. I'm looking for colleges that offer something unique to the undergrad student. Colleges like New College that offers narrative evaluations instead of letter grades, or Northeastern University that offers its special co-op program as part of the curriculum. Are there any colleges that have unique programs that you find amazing?</p>
<p>Deep Springs. They take 26 men each year and have them work on a farm (as well as learning all sorts of deep things).</p>
<p>I’d never go there, but you won’t find anything more unique.</p>
<p>This is not necessairly unique, but USC claims to delve into this area more deeply than many universities. USC is very strong in the multidisiplinary area, as well as making it reasonably easy to do a double major. I know one freshman entering in the fall who’s planning pre-med (like bio) and literature majors. They appears to be particularly strong in the multidisciplinary areas in the arts, considering the strength of the film and music schools, plus their geographic location relative to Hollywood and the studios.</p>
<p>Hampshire College is similar to New College of Florida. They don’t give letter grades and it’s in Mass.</p>
<p>bdude - It would help if you gave some idea of what you’re looking for. We’re kind of shooting in the dark here:</p>
<p>Colorado College - once course at a time
Northeastern & Drexel - Co-op education
Tulane & Duke - Tropical Medicine
Washington & Lee - #1 on Preppy Scale
Brown - Design your own major
Johns Hopkins - uber-competitive pre-med
Rose Hulman & Goucher - um, different</p>
<p>Take a look at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Interdisciplinary programs (not classes), no grades, no requirements. Out of state tuition isn’t out of sight, either.</p>
<p>I’m looking for colleges similar to those in the book ‘Colleges that Change Lives’ that are focused on the undergraduate and through various programs aim to help the undergraduate not only become more involved in the community but also help him grow as a person. New College for example, aims to help the individual become better by guiding him/her through the narrative evaluations. I also heard they give a lot of personal attention to the student and I think I read somewhere on this forums that the president of the college called an accepted student to tell him the good news.</p>
<p>@bdude: Perhaps you should think about what “growing as a person” means to you. That term is often tossed around, but what does it actually mean?</p>
<p>“Take a look at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Interdisciplinary programs (not classes), no grades, no requirements. Out of state tuition isn’t out of sight, either.” </p>
<p>I second this!! I don’t believe there is a better college out there for the student who is looking to find themselves. You must be a self-starter and very motivated to make it at Evergreen but it’s an awesome school!</p>
<p>Take a look at ‘[What</a> Makes Centre [College] Different?](<a href=“http://www.centre.edu/web/admission/different.html]What”>http://www.centre.edu/web/admission/different.html)’</p>
<p>St. Johns in Annapolis, MD. Entire curriculum is built around reading and discussing the great books. If I’m reincarnated - that’s where I’m going next time :)</p>
<p>Wyoming Catholic–It has a great books program. And an equestrian program (required, I believe). And everyone takes a wilderness survival course. Very unusual.</p>
<p>and St. John’s in Santa Fe, New Mexico</p>
<p>Shimer College in Chicago and Thomas Aquinas College in California also have a Great Books curriculum. In addition to Colorado College, Cornell College in Iowa also has one course at a time.</p>
<p>William & Mary</p>
<p>History of Harvard, education of Amherst, prestige of Georgetown, price of Va Tech. The only public school like it in America</p>
<p>The College of the Atlantic is a tiny college in a gorgeous setting that only offers one major – which can be adapted to just about anything. It’s also quite possibly the greenest college in America.</p>
<p>[College</a> of the Atlantic](<a href=“http://www.coa.edu/html/home.htm]College”>http://www.coa.edu/html/home.htm)</p>
<p>Impressively, COA has a higher percentage of international students than Harvard.</p>
<p>I vote for New College Of Florida over Evergreen State</p>
<p>There’s a group of colleges called the Work Colleges Consortium - though I’ve never been to any of them (yet), they sound pretty interesting. At some of them, you work to help pay your tuition; at others, the work is more focused towards service (though I suppose this could be said about all of them). They include Blackburn College (IL), Berea College (KY), College of the Ozarks (MO), Warren Wilson College (NC), and a couple of others.</p>
<p>Wagner College has some kind of inter-disciplinary program that combines seemingly un-related subjects and teaches them together…it sounded really interesting. Almost enough to see past its location on Staten Island</p>