<p>From what I read, I really like this college. If you know anything about it please let me know. Also, is it hard to get into?</p>
<p>Good solid small research university (~2000 kids). In a lousy neighborhood of Worcester, MA.</p>
<p>I was accepted with scholarship but opted for Bard. It's a great place; it just seemed like it was too laid back academically for me.</p>
<p>I'd like to know more about Clark, too.</p>
<p>Supposed to be a really good school, especially for psychology. I visited this summer, and the people I met were all extremely friendly and helpful. The campus was alright, right next to a nice community park and pond. Worcester was not that inspiring, though- in fact, it is because of its location that I've chosen not to apply there.</p>
<p>My D and I toured Clark this summer. Nice "traditional" looking campus, with a good reputation for psych, and several other courses of study. Liberal arts feel, with lot of research too. Not crazy hard to get into (see their web site for details), but still a selective college.</p>
<p>Down side, far as I can tell, is in fact Worcester. We're from Massachusetts, and Worcester is far enough away from Boston that you wouldn't tend to go there. Kind of a sketchy looking neighborhood, but I don't know for sure how bad it is.</p>
<p>Worcester has lots of events (has a major venue where major music groups come in), and several other colleges in it (Holy Cross, and Worcester Polytech, among others).</p>
<p>Check out the Clark web, see if it matches your interest. My D. is not applying, as it was one of several in her "medium" interest tier, and some of the others had better locations.</p>
<p>Clark is on D's short list because they have one of the few undergraduate majors in international development. They also have strong programs in geography and psych. Clark is unique because it's not much bigger than a typical LAC, but they have several hundred grad students. That seems to translate into lots undergraduate research opportunities with nationally and internationally known scholars. Worcester can be a big drawback for some applicants, though the campus itself seems safe. I did an entry in the "College Visits" section after one of our visists if you'd like more detail:</p>
<p>I was very impressed with Clark because they sponsor an inner city high school in Worcester that has really made a huge impact on the adjacent poor neighborhood. This was in an article in yesterday's Bston Globe. They have such a great school that all students have gone on to college. I went to Holy Cross in Worcester and would love to see HC do a similar altruistic venture. Clark also pays professors to live within the adjacent neighborhood and a majority of them now do so and all of thsi has had a huge positive impact on Worcester.</p>
<p>Impressive! Here's a quote and link to the full BG article.</p>
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In the past four years, nearly every graduate has gone on to college, radically defying the odds for inner-city students. In turn, the neighborhood is rebounding, stabi lized by working families drawn by the promise of a college education for their children.</p>
<p>University Park, which Clark helped found a decade ago and oversees in a partnership with the city, has earned national recognition for its striking success in overcoming the achievement gap between urban and suburban schools, among the most persistent and pervasive problems in American education.
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<p>Partnership</a> between schools in Worcester yields a path to college - The Boston Globe</p>
<p>D chose URochester over Clark, but Clark made a very generous fin. aid offer. She wasn't overly crazy about Clark at the time, but now admits that if she hadn't gone to UR, Clark would have been a good fit.</p>
<p>Very solid school.</p>
<p>Yes, solid</p>