<p>I would like to add a larger school to my list, but would like somewhere that still has some of the qualities I like in the small ones I'm looking at (Amherst, Beloit, Brown, Colby, Hamilton, Middlebury, Oberlin, and Wesleyan). I'm looking for somewhere not too competitive, not too urban, and with good music for nonmajors and decent anthropology (potential major). Looking for New England and Upper Midwestern schools. Anyone have any ideas? I really like the idea of a small LAC because it keeps you from getting lost with all the other fish in the sea...are there any larger schools that are similarly caring?</p>
<p>St Olaf is a larger LAC with 3,000 students. The students are your classic midwestern friendly/nice albeit very blonde. It is located in the same town as Carleton. There are a couple of nice coffee houses, Indian food restaurant, natural food co-op, and independently owned shops. Their music programs are known nationally. Here is the webpage for the soci/anthro dept:</p>
<p>[St</a>. Olaf College | About St. Olaf](<a href=“http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/sociology/major/overview.htm]St”>http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/sociology/major/overview.htm)</p>
<p>Illinois Wesleyan?</p>
<p>Case Western is a little bigger (10,000 total, 4,000 undergrads) and has good music for non majors. Here’s the anthro department.
<a href=“http://www.case.edu/artsci/anth/about.html[/url]”>http://www.case.edu/artsci/anth/about.html</a>
Oh, and if it is okay with your roommate, you can have a rabbit as a pet in your dorm room.</p>
<p>DePauw University in Indiana</p>
<p>Holy Cross-near Boston. HC is smaller version of Georgetown.</p>
<p>Holy Cross, DePauw, Ill Wesleyan, and St Olaf are as small or smaller than the ones the OP mentioned…she wants LARGER schools that are still small enough to have some of the attributes of small colleges like close student/faculty interaction and where nobody gets lost in the shuffle.</p>
<p>Try U of Vermont, U of New Hampshire, Boston College, Lehigh, Notre Dame, Miami of Ohio, Northwestern.</p>
<p>2 schools in close proximity to Boston you might want to look at are Brandeis and Tufts. Brandeis is not really bigger (3,000 undergrad, 2,000 grad students) but fits the bill otherwise. Tufts has about 5,000 undergrads and a bigger feel. Both offer degrees in Antropology.</p>
<p>If you’re willing to be slightly flexible with location, WUStL and Hopkins would fit rather well.</p>
<p>If they’re not TOO big, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin certainly come to mind. Great anthro departments, very good music offerings, fit the location. All have surprisingly small course sizes.</p>
<p>I’ve actually been looking into Northwestern; can anyone tell me any more about it? I haven’t been able to find that much about the campus itself, residential life, etc.</p>
<p>If you like Middlebury, then you’ll like Williams and Dartmouth.</p>
<p>+1 for Tufts and Lehigh</p>