<p>What about Eckerd?</p>
<p>Eckerd</a> College</p>
<p>IBclass06, I heard about Eckerd. My only problem with it is feeling trapped without a car. You really can't walk places from there, and they do not have good public transit. Thanks though, it is a good school to consider for a kid with a car.</p>
<p>Wheaton (IL) is pretty selective, my friend was deferred ED with Top 15% of Class (3.68/4.0 UW) and 31 ACT. She visited, interviewed and showed a lot of interest. I was really surprised at the deferral. (she was also full pay (did not apply for FA))</p>
<p>^^Thanks but posters were referring to Wheaton in MA.</p>
<p>One mentioned Wheaton IL on pg 1</p>
<p>I would assume that anyone who mentioned Wheaton (IL) was mistaken, as that Wheaton is an explicitly and strongly Christian school and the OP requested no religious affiliation.</p>
<p>UNC Asheville or College of Charleston, if you'd consider the south. Charleston is a fantastic walking town and the campus is right in the middle of everything. Asheville sits about a mile or two from town but freshmen are not allowed to have cars and must live on campus, so the college provides excellent transportation into town. Both cities are very "arty" and more liberal than most areas of the south (particularly Asheville.) Both have airports. And both are members of COPLAC. OOS costs are relatively low at both schools.</p>
<p>How about McDaniel, York, Elizabethtown, Lebanon Valley, Albright, or Ursinus?</p>
<p>I just read through some old posts on CC about Wheaton College (MA). It seems as though many students are asked to either study abroad or do an internship in the fall of their freshman year. If this is the case, then my son would not attend Wheaton. How often is this suggested and how do they pick students to start at Wheaton the spring semester?</p>
<p>I wouldn't say "many" students are offered only spring admission (which happens at other schools too, Skidmore and Middlebury come to mind). It seems to be an offer one step higher than reject or waitlist--the student is not quite good enough (stats-wise) to be accepted for fall admission, but the college would still like to extend a chance to enroll.</p>
<p>I would second whoever mentioned Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. This is poligirl's Mom and I went there undergrad as a History major and English minor. Although there were many pre-meds, there were also many humanities-like students. My closest friend there was a psychology major and her classes were usually around 25 students. There is a chapel on campus, but there is no sway toward any religion or religious classes, and every religion has a group represented on campus. Over the course of time, theater has become quite good and popular there too. I know not long after I graduated, there was a student who was on Broadway playing a lead role in Miss Saigon. The area of Allentown esp. near the school is nice and they have a beautiful walking/biking park right next to the school. You can also take the bus to a pretty decent mall (15 mins.) If you think your S may be interested, I would talk to some of the specific department heads and then apply for finan. aid and merit aid.</p>
<p>Good luck in your search!</p>
<p>Baldwin-Wallace iss in Ohio and gives rather good financial aid. It is a strong liberal arts very grounded in humanitites</p>
<p>I disagree with Ithaca College. It's actually pretty dang selective. Especially in the arts and physical therapy.</p>
<p>^^sing: selectivity at Ithaca is usually restricted to Park, theatre (art), and PT...liberal arts, not so much....</p>
<p>I second Denison. DD1 attends there. 45 mins from Columbus and its airport. She walks down the hill to the town every Saturday during nice weather. She gets a good workout walking back up the hill to school.</p>
<p>Thank you for all of these suggestions so far. </p>
<p>Erin's dad, I had a couple of Qs so I sent a PM to you.</p>
<p>You mentioned Rollins. Just to let you know from someone who knows the area, Rollins is right in the Winter Park shopping district so there are lots of stores (read ice cream parlors, clothing, etc.) within walking distance (2 or 3 blocks). Not sure about a grocery store, though. The movie theaters and grocery store are probably more like 15 blocks away. Fine for biking, but not so great for walking.</p>
<p>ricegal, thank you. Actually, we have driven around the campus and the area very briefly (literally a drove through part of the campus and that was it). We did not have time to take a tour unfortunately. The area seems very nice. I don't like that it is heavy on frats. Also, I have my doubts that it will be an affordable school for us, but a school to consider.</p>