<p>I attend Sarah Lawrence College but I was wondering if SUNY Purchase would be a better option for me? I was wondering if SUNY Purchase is a cheaper alternative to SLC in terms of what programs they're strong in and if it's still close enough to get to the city (I want to go to the city every weekend). Also, does SUNY Purchase have the same student body as SLC? Would I be going into a state school environment (like a party school environment) or a more liberal arts college environment like Evergreen? </p>
<p>Also, another question I have is whether or not SUNY Purchase' educational structure would be too difficult for me to handle. SLC doesn't require gen eds but I think Purchase might; will this be something I should seriously consider?</p>
<p>IIRC, SUNY Purchase is best known for its programs in theater, dance and the creative arts.
But it also offers a range of liberal arts subjects. Classes that I’ve observed there are relatively small. Not necessarily SLC small, but relatively small, in the scheme of things. </p>
<p>Its student body is somewhat varied. IMO a decent chunk of them look like they could be SLC students. While others don’t. I imagine there is probably a pretty big family wealth differential between the student bodies overall, would be one main difference, FWIW. A surprising number of the Purchase kids actually dorm there, which I wouldn’t have realized. I think that’s a positive for building a community. But there’s a lot of commuters too.</p>
<p>The classes I’ve observed there have been very legitimate academically.
I think Purchase is under-reputed. Based on what I’ve observed, I think it would be a really good place to go to school. If it offers enough of what someone wants.</p>
<p>I would think one can probably look up its distribution requirements on-line, no?</p>
<p>Are you an arts major? if not, I think you would find the level of intellectual discourse at Purchase to be very disappointing as compared to Sarah Lawrence. And yes, Purchase has a party environment.</p>