<p>My mom told me that in "her day," Goucher was known for being the "gay school" (think Sarah Lawrence). Is it still like that?</p>
<p>My friend who lives near Goucher C told me that academics aren't very good. Can I trust her opinion? What are the academics like? </p>
<p>Also, does the school run smoothly? More-does the study abroad component run smoothly, or do students have to go through red tape?</p>
<p>Goucher was the sister school of Johns Hopkins when Hopkins was all male. Rather than Sarah Lawrence, think Radcliffe-Harvard, Vassar-Yale, Barnard-Columbia.</p>
<p>What is your level for “not very good” academics? What does that mean? Take a look at the stats for the admitted class and it’ll give you a better idea of what’s going on.</p>
<p>Goucher is part of Baltimore’s college consortium, which means that Goucher students can take classes at Hopkins, Towson and some other schools.</p>
<p>Chedva, thank you, your reply was helpful.</p>
<p>By “not-very-good,” it’s just what my friend said, she said I could do better.</p>
<p>My impression of Goucher was that it was a rather good school but one that I could still probably get in to and get some merit aid. Thus, not quite an Ivy but still very good.</p>
<p>It is also on the Colleges that Change Lives, so I can’t imagine it would be a crummy school.</p>
<p>Goucher is a great school, offers a wide variety of courses and fields of study, and has one of the best study abroad programs on the east coast.</p>
<p>If you believe it’s a “not-very-good” school, it shows you haven’t done your research. OP, hit the books! Look into Goucher.</p>
<p>Could you do better? Sure. Could you do worse? A resounding YES. Much worse.</p>
<p>Goucher’s study abroad program has some serious drawbacks. First, Goucher’s need-based and merit aid can only be used for their programs. Second, while they tout that every student must “study abroad”, many of their programs are glorified vacations. Third, and this goes to the lack of seriousness in tying academics to study abroad, they offer a Russian major but do not have a study abroad program in Russia. If you are looking for schools that are serious about study abroad, you should consider Dickinson or Juniata. Both of these schools also work hard to integrate an international aspect into their campuses. Academically, Dickinson is the best of the three followed by Juniata. You will probably get the best merit aid at Juniata.</p>
<p>Also, Goucher is an SAT optional school, nearly a quarter of admitted students do not submit scores. Keep that in mind when you compare their statistics. Students with good scores are usually the ones who submit them. Schools that do not require SATs often do not try to get scores from those who do not submit them, inflating the school’s numbers.</p>
<p>Someone mentioned the college’s consortium that Goucher has. Is it easy to take classes at these other schools? Do many students take advantage of this?</p>