Feedback on the Eugene Lang Liberal Arts College and Other Urban Schools for Liberal Arts

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am looking for a school to apply to this coming fall, and I am really considering the Eugene Lang college. It seems great on paper. My only concern is that I hear the kids are pretentious, though very knowledgeable. A few things about myself: I am a musician, and music is my passion. I play jazz guitar a few hours a day and constantly listen to music. I wish to be in a community that has similar interests. I play guitar, read NPR, and roast my own coffee. Clearly, I am pretty liberal all around ;). So I felt like UVM and Ithaca would be good choices for me as well. I am looking for a school between 5 and 15 thousand (undergrad) and wish to be in an Urban setting (why I preferred UVM over Ithaca). Having facilities or a city in which I can flourish without being required to major in music is something I need from school. I am considering minoring in music, but I am not even sure I want to make that commitment yet. I am really stuck on getting a Liberal Arts degree, and it seems like the New School produces some smart, well-rounded students. So what are your opinions, and are there other schools I should look at?</p>

<p>PS: I have a 30 on the ACT and a 3.3 Unweighted GPA with 2 honors/AP classes each year and my senior year will be 4 APs, 1 Honors, and 1 College Prep Enriched course</p>

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<p>Sarah Lawrence College?</p>

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<p>I’ve heard some good things about it. But its a little smaller than I’d like to go.</p>

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<p>“Liberal arts” is a rather broad category that includes humanities, social studies, and science. Based on course offerings, both Eugene Lang and Sarah Lawrence focus on certain areas of liberal arts, but have limited offerings in the others (e.g. science and economics).</p>