<p>My son is a very bright introvert- not into the social/ party scene at all. He is also a visual/ spacial learner- hence he will probobaly do better in an LAC with smaller classes than someplace with large class size. Any suggestions for colleges with a high percentage of students like him?</p>
<p>It's not a LAC, but University of Chicago might fit the bill.</p>
<p>University of Chicago might appeal to him. Entering class size is 1,100 1st years. A very academically oriented university. I'm sure there are many others.</p>
<p>Is he science-oriented? Engineering? What about Harvey Mudd?</p>
<p>He is more interested in the earth sciences- geology[ especially seismic events], than engineering. We are interested in Pomona, whuch is located next to HMudd but it is incredibly hard to get into. In addition, he is a phenomenal writer, very knowledgable about History, has studied piano for 10 years, and has taken a keen interest in the past year in the study of classical music[ theory, etc] . That is the only kind of music he now listens to. What about Rice for this kind of student?</p>
<p>I think he would be fine at Rice. Rice students are pretty studious and Rice has no Greek system. Good choice. Other good schools with no Greek scene are Amherst, Bates, Brandeis, Carleton, Claremont McKenna, Clark, Williams, Scripps, St Olaf, Haverford, Earlham, Kalamazoo, Macalester, Oberlin, Pitzer, Reed, Connecticut Coll. Kenyon is very good for English and writing. I think Allegheny, Bates, Scripps, Haverford are known as friendly campuses. He might like Haverford.</p>
<p>Rice is wonderful. My D is there (soph). The music school is basically a conservatory, and there are wonderful performances all the time.</p>
<p>Williams is very trong in geology/earth sciences, history and music. Good writing is greatly appreciated. Although Williams has a reputation as a party school, I can say from experience that the quiet, thoughtful, sensitive kids do just fine there. They receive a huge amount of personal attention and there is a wonderfully close sense of community. Take a look at their tutorial system: each class is two students, one professor.</p>
<p>You can fit into Rice if you are an introvert, I suppose, but be aware that it has a large drinking scene. If your son would be uncomfortable with others drinking, Rice is not a good choice. But there is little pressure to participate.</p>
<p>Bard College in NY</p>
<p>pomona is an amazing school, but im not sure if its for an introvert. when i visited, i stayed in the substance free dorms and everyone always had their doors open and people were screaming down the halls. and this was the nerdy substance free area. i wonder how loud it was in the regular dorms.</p>
<p>Check out Johns Hopkins as well.</p>
<p>Try Dartmouth</p>
<p>Bard is an excellent idea for this kind of student. Though drug use is currently high, it is slowing off.
Sewanee could suit well academically, but it's an extreme party school. The non-partying sub-culture is very small. That said, both geology and history departments at Sewanee are fantastic (and it's the only LAC in the country with a forestry major), and musical offerings, though small, are good.</p>