<p>I'm already well informed on public and private universities great in economics and international relations/ studies, political science. Though I'am still pushing for more information on liberal arts great in these fields.
Simply just list the schools and give a brief review of each, this would be very helpful, thanks.</p>
<p>Liberal arts I'am informed of so far ( and personally request a review of each):
Occidential College ( new one that I just found interest in)
Colgate University
Bowdoin College
Swarthmore College
Amhert College
Grinnel College
Kalamazoo College</p>
<p>You have very different types of LACs there.</p>
<p>All are very good academically.</p>
<p>Swarthmore and Grinnell are very intellectual learning for learnings sake vibe. They are also very liberal with a very artsy and quirky student body.</p>
<p>Colgate and Amherst are much more preppy and jocky. Still intellectual but slightly more pre-professional.</p>
<p>K-zoo and Occidental are in between those two. They attract a pretty normal group of students. They also lean towards pre-professional.</p>
<p>Thanks, very informative. I almost forgot, I also would ask for a peronsal review on Macalester College.</p>
<p>My S was admitted to Macalester but declined due to the cold weather (the wimp). I think it sounds great particularly in the fields you mention (Social Sciences in general) though their Math, Physics, and some other departments sound interesting, too. Of all the schools you mention (with the possible exception of Occidental, of which I know little) it is in the most urban environment (a good one, too). By reputation it is very politically liberal. It’s supposed to have especially good dining hall food, and it seems to have a very good record for graduate and professional school placements. A little less selective than the eastern schools on your list (except for Colgate, maybe), and unlike most of them, Macalester gives merit scholarships. Average SAT scores are much higher than the ~40% admit rate might suggest, indicating it may be somewhat self-selecting. Kofi Annan (former UN Sec Gen) and Walter Mondale (former US VP) went there. It admits internationals in relatively high numbers. </p>
<p>Last year there was a brilliant girl on one of the threads who got into Olin (and maybe MIT), but Mac rejected her despite extremely impressive credentials, because they said she was too young. I’m not sure it was the right call but I thought it showed principle.</p>
<p>Thanks for replies, interested in more.</p>
<p>Won’t be able to be online as I’am usually for a few days, so if I get any answers, the more the better, just may take longer for me to reply.
Thakns ( if I get any future answers)</p>
<p>Hi-Just wanted to weigh in on Occidental. My daughter is graduating this year in Economics and overall has had a great experience. Your interests sound like a match for Oxy’s strengths. Highlights for my daughter have included academic rigor with small classroom size, study abroad in Spain, Dorm life, fun zany friends all graduating together but she will be off campus this year. Location excellant. Fin Aid off has been generous and thoughtful (she is not treated like a number) All in all a great school.</p>