Maps have fascinated me nearly all my life, and I’m considering majoring in geography in college with a potential goal of eventually pursuing graduate or professional work in cartography and geoinformatics. I’d ideally like to complete a Bachelor of Arts course of study at a small or relatively small school strong in geography and a few other subjects that interest me, including cognitive science, linguistics, French, Russian, Japanese, theater, creative writing, math, film, and architectural history and design.
Vassar is one of only a handful of liberal arts colleges offering a geography major and classes focused on cartography and geoinformatics. It additionally offers majors and/or a substantial number of courses in alignment with most of the other interest areas of mine I listed above. I am strongly considering applying to Vassar for these and a few other reasons.
Is anyone who uses this forum familiar with Vassar’s geography department? Is it strong? I would additionally love to hear about the school’s math, French, Russian, and Japanese departments, as well as any of its courses focused on linguistics and architectural history and design. I am already aware that it is quite strong in cognitive science, theater, creative writing, and film.