I’m looking for suggestions finding schools to add to my list, “fit” schools especially since a lot of schools that peaked my interest don’t seem like smart options at the moment (both Hampshire and Marlboro are currently no gos)
Quick stats:
3.5 uw gpa, at the end of jr year (hoping to raise it this fall)
From Boston, currently at a very small therapeutic high school
Participating in dual enrollment in the fall at a local cc
Have taken classes at a local art college
Not many ECs, just art classes and book club
What I’m looking for:
I’m definitely interested in pursuing the visual arts in college in a liberal arts setting
Literature and philosophy are also of interest
Open or flexible curriculum
SMALL, tight knit community on campus is important to me
The northeast is preferable but I’m open to the midwest or pacific northwest
Rural campus is good but I don’t want to be isolated
Progressive and diverse student body
Anything come to mind?
Lawrence University, in Appleton, Wisconsin, has a strong visual arts program (though is known nationally for its music conservatory). Other midwest schools of interest would be Knox, in Illinois, which has a new fine arts building, and Earlham in Richmond, Indiana.
Knox, Earlham, Lawrence in the midwest are excellent.
Sounds like you’re looking for a progressive, small, tight-knit Liberal Arts College.
Good places to start looking with your profile are the “Colleges that Change Lives” consortium. There is a book and a website. Some of these schools are really progressive, some slant middle of the road, a tiny number are conservative, all provide excellent educations. You’ll need to research which ones are strong in the arts.
I agree with Bard and Earlham. Those were the colleges my “artsy” kid really looked at closely. (He is at Earlham – it was more affordable than Bard for us, and he liked the diversity aspect better at Earlham.)
Here is a link to some info about the Arts at Earlham: http://earlham.edu/art/