<p>Which colleges in the mid-Atlantic ,(MD, DE and VA in particular), would you say are the best for an English or Creative Writing major? .... Also, does anyone know anything about Washington College in Chestertown, MD?</p>
<p>I think Johns Hopkins has a good program. Why only those states?</p>
<p>In state is cheaper</p>
<p>I'm not sure how good they are in the area, but the college of williams and mary is one of the best public schools, especially in that area</p>
<p>I have visited Washington College. They do have a good creative writing program but the school itself is somewhat isolated. Make sure you visit to see if it would be right for you.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins DOES have a good creative writing program. Goucher College, also in Maryland, also has a solid writing program. If you are female, Hollins College in Virigina has a stellar creative writing program. A few other schools with strong English programs worth looking at: Mary Washington (VA), St. Mary's College (Maryland's public liberal arts school), Washington & Lee (VA), U of Richmond (VA), and Randolph Macon (both the women's college and the coed school), and the University of Virginia.</p>
<p>If you're willing to go half an hour over the Maryland border, Gettysburg College has a very good creative writing/English program too.</p>
<p>look at william and mary, and Washington and Lee</p>
<p>my S visited Johns Hopkins and thought the dept. seemed really strong. One student he talked to gave us the lowdown on the difference between the English major and the writing major there- there is a little competition between those 2 depts. All in all, both are very good. I thought the campus was nice- but it gets a little dicey as you move away from it.
The school as a whole is really heavy with pre med and science students so the atmosphere on campus is on the competitive and serious side. They are working on lightening the social aspect up. Baltimore was not very appealing to my son( as well as me)and he did not apply there in the end.</p>