<p>Their thread has limited activity. Apparently, CC is more interested in the Ivies and upper tier schools. Anyone have any first hand knowledge or wits of wisdom to offer?</p>
<p>Daughter is a Sr. in high school. Great grades in AP and honors classes. So so SAT's; will take again with ACT's. She wants to write. Editor in chief of her high school literary guide as a Jr, and again Sr. year. Founded literary club. Honor soceity AND Magnet President. Very liberal thinking on most situations. </p>
<p>Any advice, comments will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Sounds like a great choice for her. Sarah Lawrence says that won't look at SATs, even if you send them. They care about the strength of the transcript.</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence is part of the "8 of the best" college roadshow. See if it is coming to a city near you. I will be attending this roadshow soon and will post a report afterwards. 8</a> of the Best Colleges</p>
<p>If OP's D has great grades and "so-so" SAT scores, OP and D might also want to consider Bowdoin. An earlier thread contains a prett full listing SAT optional schools.</p>
<p>We visited Sarah Lawrence a couple years ago. It's in a suburb of NYC; beautiful campus. The dorms looked particularly nice. Formerly an all-female school, it still has very few men on campus -- I think it's 70% women. A very artsy, creative, funky student body. I think it empties out on weekends, as most students head into NYC for partying, etc. I assume there are buses to the train station, because it was a long long walk. </p>
<p>Classes are small, and students get very close to professors. </p>
<p>I'm sure the education is top notch. My daughter decided against applying there because she wanted more diversity, a larger campus with more activities on it, more men. I was put off a bit by the major story on the front page of the student newspaper about the college's financial woes. </p>
<p>The school has many interesting graduates (Barbara Walters, for example).</p>
<p>I'll check that thread, foolishpleasure.
thankyou for the input, fireanddrain. Not sure she'd like the suitcase aspect as she'd not have the funds to travel to the city every weekend. Hadn't heard anything of financial woes. Will keep looking into the school.</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence is a "different" sort of school. You can take only 3 5-credit classes a semester. Classes are small and you sit around a harness table. When we visited S decided it wasn't for him but I think it might appeal to others. He was actually turned off by the 70-30 ratio of Women to men.</p>
<p>It's only half a mile to the nearest commuter rail and downtown Bronxville, I don't consider that a long walk. It's in a inner older suburb, houses are fairly close together, sidewalks, street trees. Bronxville is one of the wealthiest of Westchester's many municipalities - movies, Starbucks, nice restaurants some upscale shops are all available. Classes are small. It's famous for it's seminar and conference program. You WILL get to know your professors here! The</a> Seminar and Conference System at Sarah Lawrence College</p>
<p>SL is a fine college. A friend's dgt went there and had a fabulous experience and received an excellent education. She is now in the Peace Corps. My D also looked at it but felt it was "too intimate", meaning she wasn't comfortable with the arrangement of prof's offices being in the dorms, and having to meet with the professor before the class began to see if it "fit"....plus she was totally turned off by the PE requirement (they wouldn't allow her to substitute an independent sport option even if supervised). However, it is in a great spot and its lovely. The admissions people were great although I will say, the dark wood entryway in the adm. building was a little creepy on a bleak winter day and the greeter was so elderly I thought she would blow over when we came through the door. That was a bit odd - the whole scene in the doorway.....</p>
<p>Daughter has always been closer to her teachers than other students. Sounds like a situation where she would truly thrive! Also, she was published today in an anthology of poetry. So Proud!!!</p>
<p>Then she should definitely look into it. It is very expensive but if its the right place for her, well....oh, well. And congrats on her publication!</p>
<p>Son is sophomore - absolutely loves SLC. He is a "writer" and has had the opportunity already to study closely with several published poets and novelists. Agreed, it is very expensive, but paying for one-on-one frequent meetings with professors along with seminar-style classes seems a better buy than paying the same money for large lecture classes with no professor interaction. Of course, the student has to feel comfortable in "workshops" where their work is constantly dissected and analyzed by fellow students. For anyone who wants to amp up their writing ability this is the right college. Our son has a very active social life (he's straight), kids seem to hang around in large groups, and it already seems as though our son has many many friends for life. I am a great fan of SLC so far.</p>
<p>khsstiches; regarding the elderly greeter; you're right; we saw her too when we toured a couple of years ago. I recognized her immediately from my student days at SLC in the '70's !</p>
<p>Thank you to all that posted information here. I forgot about facebook....she joined the SLC network and found out even more of the school and can not wait to visit the school. I've never seen her more excited.</p>