<p>I am very indecisive, and I want a lot of things in a college. Sometimes the things I want conflict with one another.
What schools would you suggest for someone who wants:
-the personal feel of a small school.
-a well defined campus within a big city.
-a school inside of a city, not nearby.
-a school with a wide range of majors.
-a liberal arts college.
I have a few schools in mind, but I want to see what else y'all come up with. Any schools with at least 3 of my 5?</p>
<p>Case Western, Reed, Lewis and Clark, Portland State U</p>
<p>What can your parents afford?</p>
<p>Nix on Portland State. Lacks campus feel, commuter school.</p>
<p>Rhodes College in Memphis. Macalester in St. Paul.</p>
<p>I’d say Rice even though it isn’t a liberal arts college, but it bears some similarities to them.</p>
<p>You eliminate 80% of liberal arts colleges when you decide that they have to be in a city. Are you sure that the activities on campus and in a small surrounding town won’t be enough for you? There are so many college activities from newspaper to environmental activism to music. So maybe visit or consider suburban or small city LAC’s. Bowdoin is actually pretty suburban. Trinity is small city. Haverford is suburban.</p>
<p>Barnard (10 char)</p>
<p>I second the Reed idea. I visited recently and it was a gorgeous campus. Really amazing. And the dorms were pretty nice. And of course Portland is a cool city.</p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay each year?</p>
<p>The answers to those 2 questions will largely determine where you should apply.</p>
<p>Occidental, Macalester, Rhodes.</p>
<p>The schools that seem to best meet all your criteria include Trinity College (Hartford), Barnard, Macalester, Colorado College, and Rhodes. These are urban (not suburban) liberal arts colleges with more or less well-defined campuses. Hartford is not the most attractive city, St. Paul (Macalester) has brutally cold winters, and many students would find Colorado Springs more appealing for its Rocky Mountain location than for the city itself. Barnard probably has the most desirable urban location of any “national” LAC. However, Barnard is for women only. </p>
<p>Including suburban and small town schools, or small universities such as Rice, will greatly increase the number of good options. Even some mid-sized universities have small average class sizes and other characteristics of LACs.</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids and Erin’s Dad-
I’m looking for a range of schools, so don’t worry about the stats. Tuition is not a factor; I am very blessed.
@AnythingToSay-
liberal arts is a must.
@Hitch123-
I am set on cities. I’m sure I’d be happy anywhere I went to school, and I know I’d find plenty to do, but I want my college experience in a city. Also, if I’m eliminating 80% of schools that’s a good thing. I could not imagine applying to 20% of the schools out there.
tk21769-
we’re in luck, I happen to be a girl! woohoo!
Thanks for your suggestions!</p>
<p>University of Richmond</p>
<p>-the personal feel of a small school. Pomona, Colorado College
-a well defined campus within a big city. Colorado College - not a <em>huge</em> city
-a school inside of a city, not nearby. Colorado College
-a school with a wide range of majors. Colorado College, Pomona - extra classes with cross-registration
-a liberal arts college. Colorado College, Pomona</p>
<p>Richmond is not a city. </p>
<p>Northeastern is in the heart of Boston and meets all of your qualifications, but it is not a liberal arts college (though it is the most liberal school from what I’ve read. I know, not the same. Just fun with words).</p>
<p>There are rarely liberal arts colleges in your top 10-15 American major cities. Georgetown and Boston College have liberal arts focuses, though they’ve expanded to include doctorate and masters degrees. They still offer the typical liberal arts degrees. Northeastern and NYU have always focused on research and development, but they provide strong liberal arts programs in major cities.</p>
<p>University of Chicago.</p>
<p>I agree with Broetchen. Barnard fits all of those requirements and more!</p>
<p>I second (or is it third?) Macalester. I’m pretty familiar with the area around there, message me if you want to know more.</p>
<p>I’m applying to Barnard ED. I thought I’d post to see what people came up with. Cool :)</p>
<p>I fourth Macalester. It has basically everything you are looking for. While people might say that the winters are brutal, they probably aren’t as bad as everyone makes them sound. I live in Minnesota, but we don’t live in igloos :)</p>