Good LAC for a kid who is just plain old SWEET!

[Anonymous]

Kalamazoo
Mary Washington
Mount Holyoke
Yes to Goucher...but that's really really small.
possibly Muhlenberg (sp?)
Guilford

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay, she is also a good (though not off the charts) student. But I am not so much looking for places where her academic credentials will fly. I am interested in hearing about small LAC's where a person like her will fit in well. I hope to avoid a place full of snarky, jaded kids who will look down on her for being sincere. She has yet to blossom in terms of boys, parties, etc but she is really conscientious and responsible. I feel proud of her traits...but want her to land on a campus where they will be valued rather than ridiculed.

Muhlenberg College is known as "The Caring College." The kids we met at St. Mary's College of Maryland were all very sweet. Most schools have a population of sweet kids. That's not exclusive to any one school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay, she is also a good (though not off the charts) student. But I am not so much looking for places where her academic credentials will fly. I am interested in hearing about small LAC's where a person like her will fit in well. I hope to avoid a place full of snarky, jaded kids who will look down on her for being sincere. She has yet to blossom in terms of boys, parties, etc but she is really conscientious and responsible. I feel proud of her traits...but want her to land on a campus where they will be valued rather than ridiculed.

Every single LAC cited here has snarky, communist/socialist kids who want nothing more than to dismantle capitalism and disparage the US. I'm looking at some of the ones mentioned and am going- really? Are people just willingly being obtuse about the depths of white hatred/guilt that is perpetuated at these schools? It doesn't matter how nice you are individually, you'll always be seen as part of an evil white community.

Avoid LACs. Look more into honors colleges and larger universities. At them, she'll find her group, and she could get comparable experiences. The student body at most LACs is too small to actively support certain communities.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I’ve spent a good amount of time at places like Oberlin and Earlham and many of the students there are just about the opposite of what I call “nice” or a good fit for “sweet” people. Like, how can you be sweet when XYZ is going on????? If you’re not angry you’re not paying attention!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wellesley, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Bryn Mawr

Seriously? I attended Smith and liked it, but being “sweet” - especially if you’re female - is basically seen as a personality flaw at these uber-liberal schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wellesley, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Bryn Mawr

Seriously? I attended Smith and liked it, but being “sweet” - especially if you’re female - is basically seen as a personality flaw at these uber-liberal schools.

Wouldn't most of the students at these schools be female since they are women's colleges?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wellesley, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Bryn Mawr

Seriously? I attended Smith and liked it, but being “sweet” - especially if you’re female - is basically seen as a personality flaw at these uber-liberal schools.

Wouldn't most of the students at these schools be female since they are women's colleges?

Well, yes. I was referring to the students’ attitudes towards people in general (both at their school and outside of it).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay, she is also a good (though not off the charts) student. But I am not so much looking for places where her academic credentials will fly. I am interested in hearing about small LAC's where a person like her will fit in well. I hope to avoid a place full of snarky, jaded kids who will look down on her for being sincere. She has yet to blossom in terms of boys, parties, etc but she is really conscientious and responsible. I feel proud of her traits...but want her to land on a campus where they will be valued rather than ridiculed.

Muhlenberg College is known as "The Caring College." The kids we met at St. Mary's College of Maryland were all very sweet. Most schools have a population of sweet kids. That's not exclusive to any one school.

+1 to Muhlenberg and SMCM

[Anonymous]

Muhlenberg is a great suggestion, as is SMCM. My sweet kid is having a fantastic experience at Ithaca College.

Run away from schools like Oberlin and Smith.

[Anonymous]

University of SaintvThomas in St. Paul, MN

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:University of SaintvThomas in St. Paul, MN

Curious for the reasoning behind this suggestion. I’m from Wisconsin and this was generally seen as a place where wealthy/preppy kids from Catholic high schools went- but maybe it’s changed since I graduated from HS in 1990!!!

[Anonymous]

She might enjoy Grinnell. The part about her being responsible resonated with me for the self-gov culture at Grinnell. Plus there seems to be a crowd for everyone there.

[Anonymous]

Maybe skip the LAC designation and just look at smaller schools. My sister was very much like you describe and was very happy at Mary Washington. Christopher Newport is also smaller and close knit. Are you religious? If so, somewhere with likeminded students may be comfortable. And maybe look south or Midwest. Northeastern LACs tend to be very intense and very political.

[Anonymous]

Lawrence U in Wisconsin

[Anonymous]

Everyone I have ever met from St. Olaf is incredibly sweet.