<p>Maybe Hunter College in NYC?</p>
<p>I thought the description above screamed Sarah Lawrence or Bard. And Skidmore. (My nephew’s scores and SATs were similar (if not a bit worse) and he’s quite happy at Skidmore–an artist/writer, too.)</p>
<p>Bard has its early acceptance program–where you spend a Saturday there and find out early–which makes it a good place to take a risk.</p>
<p>In reading the information on Bard’s website it appears that they are trying to move away from the unconventional artsy student who shuns math and science in favor of English/writing (or whatever). They request that one of 2 recs come from a math or science teacher and emphasize their interest in attracting math and science people. This kind of scares me off. I had forgotten about Skidmore - good idea.
Hampshire is a definite interest.
We will look at Sarah Lawrence.
Hunter sounds wonderful and its English department looks strong, but it appear to be a commuter school without dorms. I think it would be hard to make that work if you’re from out of state. I’ll read more about it however.
Thanks so much.
I’m putting together a writing portfolio from past work and hoping that will counter the low GPA.</p>
<p>It is smaller than the others mentioned, but he might want to look at Bennington. The school has put out many good writers over the years. Nearby Williams (kids can cross register) and a fairly populated area keep it from feeling too isolated.
I don’t think Bennington will care so much about the gpa as long as he has done well in the areas in which he is passionate. A portfolio is also helpful there.</p>