<p>I currently go to a large state school (i wont say because its a ttt-LOL) and I feel SO lost! omgomg I always wanted to go to a huge school, but now I hate it :( Anyway, I have a 3.3 GPA and I am looking for smaller schools with a nurturing environment, milk and cookies with the dean, the whole works. I'd like to stay east of the Mississippi River if possible. Any idears?</p>
<p>Kenyon, Lake Forest, Lawrence, Beloit, Kalamazoo. Pick one where the Dean's wife is a fox. You never know...</p>
<p>Is your state school a top school like Michigan or UCLA, or is it average? How were you in high school? Its hard to recommend without knowing where you can get in.</p>
<p>I'll second Kalamazoo...an excellent LAC with awesome study abroad and internship programs.</p>
<p>What state (or region such as Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, or South) so we can zero in on other college recommendations for "east of the Mississippi"? For instance, College of Wooster in Ohio is a great choice for a nurturing, yet challenging environment. Lynchburg College in Virginia; Centre College in Kentucky; Knox College in Illinois; Milsaps College in Mississippi; Ursinus College in Pennsylvania; Washington College in Maryland are some others. </p>
<p>I second Kalamazoo College as another superb choice. A number of these schools are also featured on the CTCL.com (Colleges That Change Lives) website which gives you current information on the 40 colleges featured in Loren Pope's excellent (but a bit outdated) book, Colleges That Change Lives. The great majority of the CTCL colleges offer the kind of nurturing environment you are seeking.</p>