<p>If anyone is interested, just wanted to clarify that last bit.</p>
<p>Beloit graduated 261 seniors last year.</p>
<p>72 majored in social sciences (including poli. sci and anthro)
38 majored in visual and performing arts
26 in English (including creative writing)
24 in psychology
19 in Foreign Languages
18 history
9 in Bio
8 in bio chem</p>
<p>EArlham had 249 graduates</p>
<p>45 in social sciences
41 in Bio
26 in multi-disciplinary subjects (Peace & Global studies is the big major here)
20 in Business
20 in psychology
5 in history.</p>
<p>Enjoyed your report, Carolyn. Meanwhile we visited American and Goucher at the end of March.
My D definitely preferred Goucher--first time she's shown a real preference.
I had considered Earlham or Beloit as possibilities for my D (if she would go to the Midwest!) so was pleased to hear what you had to say.</p>
<p>Could you give some more details on why your D preferred Beloit and Earlham to Goucher?</p>
<p>Enjoyed your report, Carolyn. Meanwhile we visited American and Goucher at the end of March.
My D definitely preferred Goucher--first time she's shown a real preference.
I had considered Earlham or Beloit as possibilities for my D (if she would go to the Midwest!) so was pleased to hear what you had to say.</p>
<p>Could you give some more details on why your D preferred Beloit and Earlham to Goucher?</p>
<p>Pyewacket - Goucher is definitely still on her list! She liked it a lot but we visited during the summer so she didn't meet as many students there or sit in on any classes so right now it's not as firmly planted in her mind. Goucher struck me as having much of the same feel as Beloit and Earlham - small LAC school, kind of quirky kids, pretty campus, tight knit community - plus D. loved their study abroad options. I just think right now she's focused on Earlham and Beloit because they are more recent visits. It may very well be that this time next year, she'll be choosing Goucher. :)</p>
<p>Carolyn,
We visited L&C on a Sat.AM at the end of our trip. That probably had a good bit to do with her impression. She was tired! She really liked Willamette, and U of O, and U of Portland.
She spent an overnight at Beloit and fell in love with the school. It was such a good match for her. Once she heard the academic part, I believe she made up her mind. Of course she made me wait to find out.
Also, if you check the Beloit website, they are starting on a master plan that will open up the campus somewhat and close some roads that cut through the campus. It looks nice.</p>
<p>Asdad, Yes, our tour guide mentioned the master plan and daughter liked the sound of it. We will see what we will see, I suppose.</p>
<p>I may have already asked this of you elsewhere but Daughter wants to know if there is a movie theater in Beloit and if there is any school run transportation to get to it.</p>
<p>Carolyn, There is a theater with 10 movies. Beloit provides transportation once or twice a month on Friday nights. Tickets are $5 through the student union. Sometimes they have movies after midnight, and those are free. They show movies on campus also, but not current movies.
This is according to my daughter -- if I understood everything correctly.</p>
<p>Carolyn-Did your daughter stay overnight in a dorm when you visited Earlham? I am planning a visit for late August before S starts school but colleges are in session.</p>
<p>I visited Goucher and Towson in February with a friend of mine whose son was looking at the school. Though we had visited when D was applying and I once took a course there many, many years ago, I was surprised at how much Towson had changed. One thing that is a big plus with Goucher is how close it is to downtown Towson and all of its amenties. It is literally just a few steps off campus, no transportation needed, not even good walking shoes. And yet the campus has preserved the feeling that it is out in the country or woods.</p>
<p>Re Earlham: I would recommend waiting until the first Fall Preview, the two-day visit which includes a Sunday night dorm stay and classes, tours and interviews on Monday. There are programs for parents too. All the activities are arranged, not for a big show, but to facilitate close, informal interaction with faculty, students and administrators. We attended a number of special group admissions programs junior and senior year but found most of them to be too orchestrated and geared toward shepherding large numbers of prospective students through the admissions mill. The Earlham program was different. I didn't see my son over the two days but when we met again to drive away we each expressed the feeling that we had really gotten to know the school and....well, flipped for it. (He leaves for new student orientation August 19.)
I know that it's hard to fit all the school visits into the school year, but frankly, we found it even harder to get a feel for schools when classes weren't in session. Even Saturdays had a more "sterile" feeling -- Saturday admissions open house at Goucher left him cold.</p>
<p>Likes2draw, I hope you will contact me next fall and let me know how it is going for your son! D. will be anxious to hear. </p>
<p>Bxian, No, she didn't do an overnight as Earlham only schedules them for seniors, not juniors. </p>
<p>She will be going to Earlham's two week explore-a-college program at the end of June and is very, very excited about it. It sounds like a great program - really designed to give them a taste of what life is like at Earlham, including some of the quirkier classes Earlham offers. All classes are taught by faculty, the counselors in the dorm are Earlham students, etc. The admissions office also puts on a seminar about preparing college applications. Nice plus is that if you end up at Earlham, they put half of the price of the summer program towards your first year's tuition. D. can't wait to go.</p>
<p>Since she is thinking of applying ED to Earlham, I think the summer program will be an excellent choice for her. Her school gives seniors a 5 day weekend in October for college visits and if she likes her experience over the summer, I'll probably have her go back and do an overnight at Earlham then so she can decide if she really does want to apply ED.</p>
<p>Bxian, If your son does do an overnight in late summer, make sure to have admissions schedule some classes for him. The admissions office is very helpful about tailoring things that way, and I have become convinced, as has my daughter, that the ONLY way to do college visits is to sit in on at least one class.</p>
<p>By the way, Earlham received record numbers of applications this year, and their admit rate dropped to somewhere in the 60% range (I think 63% put I could be wrong). I haven't seen their common data set yet, but I suspect they will show a strong increase in their average test scores, etc. this year. It may not be long before it becomes better known on a national basis.</p>
<p>carolyn, have you posted a report on yr trip to Goucher? My jr dtr is looking at it as well as Earlham, Beloit, Lawrence, Grinnell and Oberlin. I think these would all be a good match for her --we also visit Lake Forest next week --FA and prximity to Chgo being selling points--but I think it may prove too preppy/Greek for her tastes. (she rejects Wash U st L at too big, 'too geeky and nerdy') I really enjoy all your insights! Bookmom</p>
<p>Bookmom,
I did post a trip report on Goucher - it should be in the archives from last year. I happened to be passing by Goucher on this trip and stopped and took some pictures (as well as pictures of Swartmore, Earlham, and Franklin & Marshall) which I will be posting on my website over the next few days. (Can't put a direct link due to TOS, but click on my name, then on "see Carolyn's website" and you'll find it).</p>