<p>One of my kids has a good friend who went to SLC. She is a stunning young woman who likes to dress to the nines in retro styles. After SL she entered law school where she was dismissed as a ditz by her classmates. She wound up with the highest grades in her 1L class.</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence attracts quirky, interesting people like this. Although the admit rate is high, I’d attribute much of that to self-selection by kids who don’t need the reassurance of a better-known, more conventional brand. </p>
<p>This is the best small, coed liberal arts college in the NYC metro area. You get the faculty attention of a LAC plus all the internship opportunities the city has to offer in fields as diverse as business, finance, the arts, publishing, social services, and government.</p>