<p>Well we went to Sarah Lawrence today for a little info session and tour! My son liked it a lot. It seemed awfully quiet to me! The tour person (lovely senior) said it was because it was Friday (?). It’s just our first school tour so I think part of what my son liked was just…college. But he liked the idea of the conference system, the campus is obviously beautiful, and the 1/2 hour train ride from Grand Central is so easy It seems like the best of both worlds - the nice campus and so close to the city. </p>
<p>So he definitely wants to apply and then—we’ll see.</p>
<p>We actually saw boys there, too! (kidding)(sort of)</p>
<p>I don’t think my DD’s schedule over three years ever included a Friday class. Seems to be the case at every school these days. As parents we may not be getting our money’s worth! ;)</p>
<p>Hi all! Just thought I’d quickly chime in. I’m a First Year at SLC and I absolutely love it! The donning/conference system is amazing and I found that the workload isn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I’m only writing about 2-3 pages a week for my FYS conference and then an additional 4-9 for my fiction writing course (it has a 4-page minimum requirement per week, but it’s not very bad. We also journal daily, but I don’t count that as writing). My FYS conference project for the end of the year only needs to be 12 pages long double-spaced, but most classes will be somewhere between 20 and 30 pages.
I’m also a language third, just started taking French this year, it’s incredible. The language programs are awesome here. You still conference (although for Beginning languages you only conference to go over grammar and speaking skills with two or three other students a week. Adv. Beginning and above write shorter conferences in the foreign language) and you also meet with a native speaker once a week for conversation. Sorry, I feel like I could bore you to tears over how much I love this school.
As for the weekend party scene: most people leave on weekends. Fridays can be hit or miss. Last weekend everyone left Friday night and there was not a party to be seen, this weekend, we walked through a couple just on our way home. Parties here tend to be pretty small 20-50 people. The campus is super empty on Saturdays, people study on Sundays. As for going into the city: most people take the train or the Met Bus to the city on weekends. You can also take a local bus to the Bronx and catch the subway into Grand for cheaper. I haven’t done that yet, but I’m actually going to go catch the Met bus right now. If you have any questions, let me know! I’d be happy to help!</p>
<p>Thank you for that post! glad you’re liking SLC. What are (were) you going to do in the City? Do you have friends there? Do you go in with other Sarah Lawrence students? Are you from NYC?</p>
<p>People normally go to the city to visit friends at NYU or go with friends and just enjoy a day out. It isn’t that expensive and you can find ways to save up even more plus there is a Van that goes every Saturday.</p>
<p>Most students head out on weekends, like the poster above me said, many go to parties in the city. I personally go in with some friends here and we just sort of hang out, which a lot of students also do. It’s pretty fun to just go in and window shop or people watch. On complete whims we’ve gone out and had a ton of fun. We went to the Bronx Zoo once, which was a ton of fun. I’m not from NYC and I don’t know anyone from the city, we usually take the 5:00 Met Van in, so we only have to pay the 6.50 ticket back into the city. This weekend, I’m taking the 1:00 Met Van which comes back at 8, and we’re actually going to the Met. Sorry if I’m babbling, I do that sometimes.</p>
<p>Hi! I just visited with SLC yesterday(they came to my school), and I wanted to know if anybody has any valuable information that they could give me about the theatre and film programs?</p>
<p>Hi everyone! Right now, I’m a junior high school girl really interested in Sarah Lawrence. I heard about it last year and it has been my number one since! I really like SLC’s attitude towards learning and it’s creative conference system. I also really love their “anti-testing” beliefs, because I myself, thoroughly dislike taking tests.
I know a lot of you have experience and knowledge about SLC, so I was wondering if you could explain the usefulness of an SLC education, and what it’s worth in the real world of finding jobs. (taking into account its overwhelming cost) Thank you!</p>
<p>Just apply. it’s much more than just the education here. It’s the all around experience here and also the city is so close. There is so much to say.</p>
<p>My son is a straight guy at SLC and feels very comfortable with the mix of people at SLC. He has some nice male straight friendships as well as a serious female relationship. He loves the academic challenge, freedom to pursue his path and he’s taking a “third” in theater.</p>
<p>If I may ask, what is his name?</p>
<p>My daughter was an SLC transfer. She graduated three-years ago. Loved the school for everything about it that is uniquely Sarah Lawrence. Her first job out of school was from networking through a professor and she stayed there nearly two years before branching out into freelancing in the same field. Happy to be doing what she’s doing and still enjoying the friends she made at SLC. </p>
<p>As a parent I was incredibly impressed by the critiques the kids got from their professors instead of grades. These detailed reports show how much the professors care, how well they know your kids, and how much time they actually spend interacting within each class and with each other. It’s a relationship I’ve seen in no other school and certainly not at an under-grad level.</p>