<p>So, I'll be a senior next year and I'm looking at schools that are quirky/artsy. So far I'm really interested in Bard and Oberlin, but I'm worried that I won't get into these schools, so I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on schools that have a similar social atmosphere as Oberlin/Bard but are easier to get into. Thanks a bunch!</p>
<p>by quirky, do you mean unique?</p>
<p>Yeah I do, colleges with not a lot of preppy/jockish students, that are pretty liberal-which to my understanding is what colleges such as Oberlin and Bard are like?</p>
<p>I’d suggest College of the Atlantic, it gives me that kind of feel.</p>
<p>I am also interested in colleges that have a Greek scene that is none-existent or relatively small, anyone have any suggestions? Thanks again!</p>
<p>Earlham College has no Greeks, is liberal, and jocks would be laughed off campus. It’s affiliated with the Quakers, and is run on those principles, so it is oriented toward community, service, and social justice. Despite the fact that you’ve probably never heard of it, it’s quite well-regarded by grad schools.</p>
<p>Have you checked out [Colleges</a> That Change Lives](<a href=“http://www.ctcl.org/]Colleges”>http://www.ctcl.org/) ? Many of these schools might be interesting to you.</p>
<p>maybe reed?</p>
<p>I’ve heard that Kalamazoo is pretty quirky, I think it’s one of the CTCL schools too.</p>
<p>Rice is known to have a quirky student body, but the school has a more sciency feel than artsy feel (although you will not feel out of place if you are artsy). However, I wouldn’t say it is easier to get into than Oberlin.</p>
<p>look into occidental & pitzer–both in california.</p>
<p>reed & rice are definitely harder to get into than oberlin. maybe as difficult as bard.</p>
<p>Beloit, Lewis and Clark.</p>
<p>Hampshire, Eugene Lang, Sarah Lawrence. And BTW, Earlham does have quite a few athletic teams, and Quakers don’t laugh at anyone.</p>
<p>Marlboro, Guilford, Warren Wilson, New College of Florida.</p>
<p>Warren Wilson is located in a small town (basically boonies) in western NC. It has been voted a top 15 place for pot-smoking hippies to attend college (or somethin like that by the Princeton Review). Town is very artsy, a bit rural, and very Southern-y. Winters are very cold, with some snow showers, and beautiful mountains! :)</p>
<p>quill, sorry, you’re right about Quakers not laughing at anyone. And Earlham does have plenty of athletics, just not what I’d call the classic “jock.”</p>
<p>Chicago is pretty quirky. </p>
<p>I would also not throw out schools that have frats and focus on schools with frats. Williams and Amherst do not have frats. MIT does have frats and they play a fair role in campus life. Guess which schools are preppier.</p>
<p>I’d like to second the recommendation that you read Colleges That Change Lives. And be sure you take costs into account - one of the schools listed above was described by a friend of mine as being “catastrophically expensive.”</p>
<p>I second Chicago. Also Swarthmore.</p>
<p>Macalester was the first name that popped into my head.</p>
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<p>These schools are significantly harder to get into than Oberlin and Bard.</p>
<p>OP: All the suggestions so far are good. I’d also suggest Goucher (one of the colleges that change lives). Also Lewis and Clark.</p>