<p>Thank you holliesue for the info on Juniata. Glad your D loved it!! S’s volleyball coach calls Juniata volleyball players “beasts”! In a good way!</p>
<p>Morrismm, yes, we will skip a Bucknell visit. Not really what S is looking for.</p>
<p>S wants a more intellectual school - one in which kids talk about issues outside of the classroom; kids who love to learn for learning’s sake. He wants a school that is socially and politically active and a school with a good music scene. Is there a place for him at Juniata?</p>
<p>lisabees- my impression so far of Juniata is that there is a wide variety of students there, but that most of them are very serious about their studies (there are alot of pre-med types there). They have incredible environmental studies and peace/conflict studies programs. I would recommend looking at it. The town is very small and is the only “negative”; however, current/past students have assured us that there is plenty to do on campus to keep busy. Very much community/service minded environment. Very safe also. While of course there are parties, the atmosphere is not at all like a fraternity rich school.</p>
<p>Thank you holliesue. We will be sure to give Juniata a serious look!</p>
<p>Lisabees- feel free to send me a pm if you want more info on Juniata. We are moving d in this weekend.</p>
<p>Re: Midwest colleges close to airports, Macalester is very convenient to Minneapolis/St. Paul, so flights are not difficult.</p>
<p>In PA there’s Allegany. If willing to look at OH schools then Oberlin and Kenyon, but these two are still very selective. Both have shuttles to airport (Cleveland for Oberlin and Columbus for Kenyon).</p>
<p>We really liked Allegheny, but for us, the financial package was the worst. Although I do know other people who got decent FA packages from them. they do have frats at Allegheny though…</p>