<p>according to the fiske guide, i know that LACs (we don't have these in HK) usually have small-sized classes and close faculty-student relationship which is very attractive to me. but i have puzzles on:</p>
<p>1/ are these liberal art colleges (even those high-ranked ones) well recognised by graduate schools and employers in the US, and in particular overseas?</p>
<p>2/ as these colleges are so small as compared to comprehensive universities, will the quality of education and learning facilities be comparable to those of comprehensive universities as far as an undergrad is concerned?</p>
<p>3/ per fiske guide, lack of diversity is a common situation in LACs, will there be adequate support for international students there? will it be easy for international students to get along easily with high population of American students - according to fiske guide, they are usually rich (sorry, I didn't have to chance to study abroad before)?</p>
<p>4/ like many other Asian students, my SAT CR is only 460 but maths is 750, and TOEFL ibt score is 98 (equiv to computer based score of 250), how is the chance for getting into one of those renowned LACs like Dickinson, Gettysburg, F&M (their students used to have scores higher than mine)? (Note: I will be completing the IB Diploma year 13 which is somewhat equiv. to the AP programs in the US).</p>
<p>5/ Certainly, as a non-native English speaker, my English is weaker than US citizens, I am not sure if it will be easy to adjust to the classes and assignments etc. (I am just afraid that everybody speaks very fast)</p>
<p>6/ Further, as a "Science" student in Hong Kong, I used to care less about social and humanity issues. Is it a problem to live well in LACs? (In Hong Kong, students are divided into "Humanities", "Commercial" or "Science" streams.)</p>
<p>I guess international students will be interested in these questions (at least some of them). Hope some LAC students can give some advice. Perhaps more information on these can help to resolve the "lack of diversity" problem!</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>