<p>I need more suggestions for co-ed schools that are matches and safeties!</p>
<p>Third message in a row!</p>
<p>Wheaton (MA) Massachusetts is not a religious school!</p>
<p>[Wheaton</a> College | Four-Year Liberal Arts College in Massachusetts](<a href=“http://wheatoncollege.edu/]Wheaton”>http://wheatoncollege.edu/)</p>
<p>Pamona and Claremont McKenna. Both are in CA. Brown has a nice liberal arts program as well.</p>
<p>Here are some other west coast LAC’s to consider:
Whitman (Walla Walla, Washington)
Willamette (Salem, Oregon)
Occidental (Los Angeles, California)</p>
<p>You really need more criteria. Otherwise, just look at the top LACs and do research. As for the one criteria you provided, Middlebury really feels small because it’s in the middle of nowhere. The same goes for Williams. Pomona is small, but has the ability to become larger because there are four other colleges within walking distance. The same goes for Amherst (although not really in walking distance). Come up with criteria like rural or urban, weather choice, academic interests, etc to narrow your list.</p>
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I’m so sorry! I mistook it for another college. Okay I will look at Wheaton.</p>
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Location type: Preferably suburban or urban
Size: Small (Under 2,500), Medium Small (2,500 - 5,000)
Women’s colleges: No
With religious affiliation: No
Area: East Coast, West Coast
Interests: Anthropology, Sociology, Art History, History, Political Science
Selectivity: <40%
Sports culture: Not a big thing
Academic workload: Medium to Heavy
Internationals: 7-12%
Other criteria: I would like a slightly nerdy school (a bit like Swarthmore)</p>
<p>Need more recommendations!</p>
<p>would you consider Davidson College?</p>
<p>I haven’t looked at Davidson yet, so maybe you could tell me more?</p>
<p>I don’t go there, but I know 5 people who are. One is studying Anthro, the other PoliSci, third something science-related, an Econ kid, and I’m not sure about the 5th kid. But the school has good departments, nice weather, and a student body that definitely values education (the school isn’t a cakewalk…). There’s probably more info in the Davidson section or on the school website.</p>
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<p>This is good advice.
Especially for internationals, the midwestern LACs are like undervalued stocks.
Not only will your admission chances tend to be higher, they also award merit aid (which the northeastern LACs generally do not). This can translate to significantly lower costs if you don’t quite qualify for need-based aid.</p>
<p>The more selective midwestern LACs include (in approximate order of selectivity) Carleton, Grinnell, Oberlin, Macalester, and Colorado College. Carleton does not grant much merit aid, the others do. Grinnell is very small and rural. Oberlin is in a distant suburb/exurb of Cleveland (~35 miles from the city). Macalester and Colorado College are both inside their city limits.</p>
<p>Beloit is a somewhat less selective midwestern LAC with an apparently excellent anthropology program. You might qualify for a good merit aid package there.</p>
<p>To your list of eastern schools, add Haverford. Strong astronomy, strong anthro (at neighboring sister school Bryn Mawr), slightly less selective than Swarthmore, suburban location convenient to Philadelphia. Tiny.</p>
<p>Here are schools with good aid for international students. I believe these numbers mix need-based and merit aid. Notice how many are LACs.
[Top</a> 25 Financial Aid Colleges in US for International Students (Need-aware) - Desperate Guide: Undergraduate College Financial Aid, Scholarship](<a href=“http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-25-financial-aid-colleges-in-us-for-international-students-need-aware]Top”>http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-25-financial-aid-colleges-in-us-for-international-students-need-aware)
[Top</a> 6 Need-blind Colleges in US for International Students - Desperate Guide: Undergraduate College Financial Aid, Scholarship](<a href=“http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-6-need-blind-colleges-in-us-for-international-students]Top”>http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-6-need-blind-colleges-in-us-for-international-students)</p>
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<p>Thanks! I’ve looked at Carleton and they have some scholarships that I’m interested in. I’ll look into the rest.</p>
<p>I second the suggestion about the midwest, there are terrific schools there that are less well known than those in the east. When I read your description of the kind of place you’d like, I instantly thought of Macalester. It’s in a great location in a good sized city, has a strong international student presence and global focus, the students are very bright and a little nerdy, and there are Division III sports but they seem important only to the people who play them. I really liked the administration.</p>
<p>Carleton is also a great school but is more selective and has the quarter system which makes the academic pace more intense.</p>
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<p>Thanks for the info! It’s really useful since I won’t be able to figure that out from their websites!</p>