<p>This thread is over a year old…</p>
<p>So are a lot of others. Sometimes the content has a lot of shelf life.</p>
<p>To answer hannaob’s question …</p>
<p>Inevitably some CTCL colleges will stress writing more than others will. But, as an international student, a smallish college where students have a lot of faculty contact is an ideal place to polish writing skills. You don’t have to worry about your writing grades ruining your GPA because you can ask for the help you need and, in a CTCL environment, the profs are likely to support you as you improve and give you some “wiggle room” along the way.</p>
<p>I heard a presentation earlier this week by an admissions rep from Guilford who attended Earlham and also worked at three other CTCL’s. I’m a strong beleiver in the concept. D was accepted at Wooster and Whitman - decided to go to Lewis & Clark which also fits the CTCL model and she wouldn’t have know about it without her initial interest in Whitman.</p>
<p>When my daughter was a freshman, I went to a presentation/college fair by Colleges that Change Lives. I thought there was a lot of very good advice, but my daughter, who goes to a test-in public high school in NYC with 5500 students, wants a larger school, and she’s the student.</p>
<p>Here’s a very good file from the CTCL website that states their case:
[Common</a> Misperceptions | Colleges That Change Lives](<a href=“http://www.ctcl.org/news/common-misperceptions]Common”>http://www.ctcl.org/news/common-misperceptions)</p>