(Very) Liberal arts Colleges.

College Search & Selection
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<p>As of right now, I am a community college student looking to transfer. I recently sent in a few apps for the fall 08 season but things are looking fairly bleak at this point.
I'm planning on applying elsewhere for the spring, the only problem being, I want to find somewhere I will love, that I can get in!</p>

<p>What I am looking for:
Basically, I want a school where "weirdness" or uniqueness is not looked down on at all. I don't want any religious affiliation and a pretty sizable liberal student body. I don't want to bother with a greek scene, and I would like somewhere closer to the north east. I applied to Vassar but my stats, I'm guessing at this point, are a bit too low. I basically want a combination of Reed and Vassar, but I guess toned down.</p>

<p>HELP ME OUT.</p>

<p>some stats:
Economics Major
Overall College GPA: approx. a 3.7 with the completion of 63 credits.
SAT I scores: 1300 old score.
Vice President of Poli-Sci club.
Volunteer with Election Board. I am the judge (guy who runs) the elections in my district.
Writer for Community College Newspaper
Cross Enrolled at University of Pittsburgh.
High school GPA: 2.3</p>

<p>help me out guys.</p>

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<p>your current stats are pretty good, better than vassar and reed. have you considered going somewhere better that would provide u with better opportunities in the future?</p>

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<p>Wesleyan University, Reed College, Vassar College, Bard College, Swarthmore College, Skidmore College, Colorado College, Oberlin College.</p>

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<p>Lauren, Vassar and Reed stats are generally higher than that.</p>

<p>Adam, Look at Princeton Rvw for some of their categorizations (like Birkenstock wearers, etc).</p>

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<p>I've looked into the princeton review rankings. In all honesty, I like alot of what I have seen there, but I want a school that can really push me towards a graduate degree. (either an MBA or eventual PhD in Econ). </p>

<p>Erin's Dad, do you know much about the colleges found in those more "liberal" categories?</p>

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<p>any other sugestions would be great. so far I've considered oberlin, sarah lawrence (maybe) and skidmore. if anyone knows these colleges well, do they seem to fit in with what I am looking for?</p>

<p>what other colleges should I be looking at?</p>

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<p>Lewis & Clark, Beloit, Warren Wilson, Pitzer.</p>

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<p>Pomona, Scripps, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd.</p>

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<p>@AdamM412</p>

<p>I suggest going on facebook and seeing the network stats for a college to see the liberal and very liberal percentage.</p>

<p>Off-topic: Are you interested in liberal economic policies? Or do you only ascribe to liberal social policies? Or both? Are you a Keynesian?</p>

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<p>Adam, also look at Goucher in Maryland and Eugene Lang in NYC.</p>

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<p>? Bennington?</p>

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<p>Sarah Lawrence and Hampshire</p>

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Basically, I want a school where "weirdness" or uniqueness is not looked down on at all. I don't want any religious affiliation and a pretty sizable liberal student body. I don't want to bother with a greek scene, and I would like somewhere closer to the north east.

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<p>I have basically the same priorities as you, but we differ on the point that I'm going to do something artsy as a major. But since my college selection was not really focused on this major, these are the school's I applied to, and they're all in the NE: Bard, Hampshire, Sarah Lawrence, Skidmore.</p>

<p>I've gotten accepted to the former two, am expecting acceptances to the latter two this week. I've got about a 3.8 GPA and SAT M620 V730. And Sarah Lawrence doesn't take SAT scores anyway.</p>

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<p>@sugafut08:
The OP wants a "very liberal" campus environment -- how does CMC fit that description?
Also don't see how those stats would get them in to Pomona.</p>

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<p>Middlebury</p>

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<p>Middlebury is reeeaaally selective, just a warning. It's even worse than Reed and Vassar. Though I've heard it's an awesome college. </p>

<p>And Vermont is COLD.</p>

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<p>Adam, DD1 looked at Reed and Oberlin, both very accepting of all types. I've heard the same about Lewis and Clark which may be less of a reach (DD2 will be visiting this summer). Also, I think most major universities are pretty accepting, just based on numbers.</p>

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<p>
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Basically, I want a school where "weirdness" or uniqueness is not looked down on at all.

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<p>At Warren Wilson college, "weirdness" or uniqueness is a "requirement".</p>

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<p>WW however seems to have 1 sort of weirdness! Somewhat lacking in diversity in an odd sort of way.</p>

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<p>A few suggestions have been really good. a few seem to be out of my reach and a few, such as warren wilson, don't even appear to have economics as a major of study. </p>

<p>I was not able to apply to reed in time actually, and Vassar I am expecting a rejection, I haven't received one as of yet. </p>

<p>a few I will have to research a bit are Lewis and Clark, Goucher, Hampshire and a few others. Eugene Lang seems a bit eccentric for eccentricity's sake (I might be very off base though). Bard seems very interesting but I understand their admissions has been getting more and more selective each year so it might be a difficult one. </p>

<p>and to Afruff: I don't know where I fall. a lot of times, when discussing economics and policies, I find I'm not so liberal, but still substantially "environmentally minded". I tend to find issues much easier than I find solutions... I much prefer and enjoy a lib. social setting but I'd like to take in some of the economic ideas as well.</p>