SLAC’s in more suburban/urban areas?

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Bates. Lewiston is Maine's second largest city/town.

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Anonymous wrote:I would look at UChicago. Their class sizes are smaller than at many LACs and there's an exciting city just 15 minutes outside of a beautiful suburban campus. Discussions are lively among the kids inside and outside the classroom. Interesting, very intellectually engaged peer group.

Chicago is a great school and has a beautiful campus (my nephew is an undergrad there and DS is a grad student), but it doesn't feel like a SLAC. Many undergrads live off campus, which isn't characteristic of SLACs. Furthermore, the presence of grad students and their role as TAs is also quite different from what you would find at a SLAC.

All that is true but OP's opening post listed preferences that SLACs actually only fulfill with the small classroom preference.

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Rhodes

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Another vote for the Claremont Colleges. I am a Scripps alum and love that place—perfect mix of everything!!

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New College of Florida,
Rollins

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would look at UChicago. Their class sizes are smaller than at many LACs and there's an exciting city just 15 minutes outside of a beautiful suburban campus. Discussions are lively among the kids inside and outside the classroom. Interesting, very intellectually engaged peer group.

Chicago is a great school and has a beautiful campus (my nephew is an undergrad there and DS is a grad student), but it doesn't feel like a SLAC. Many undergrads live off campus, which isn't characteristic of SLACs. Furthermore, the presence of grad students and their role as TAs is also quite different from what you would find at a SLAC.

All that is true but OP's opening post listed preferences that SLACs actually only fulfill with the small classroom preference.

My D said the largest classes at Oberlin had about 40 students. In one of the classes, the prof divided the class into two and gave two lectures. Another vote for Oberlin.

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emerson

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Anonymous wrote:Another vote for the Claremont Colleges. I am a Scripps alum and love that place—perfect mix of everything!!

The Claremont colleges I believe has one dining service for each of the 7 schools. All students can use any of the dining services. Heard Scripps dining is very popular. Not for the women students there. Their food is pretty good.

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Anonymous wrote:Another vote for the Claremont Colleges. I am a Scripps alum and love that place—perfect mix of everything!!

The Claremont colleges I believe has one dining service for each of the 7 schools. All students can use any of the dining services. Heard Scripps dining is very popular. Not for the women students there. Their food is pretty good.

The menu for today: https://aspc.pomona.edu/menu/

Those kids are so privileged that it borders on the point of absurdity. Last I went to college, my dining halls definitely didn't serve rockfish, takoyaki, kahlua pork, agedashi tofu, pupusas, aegeian fish plaki, or moussaka. That's the option- along with so many others- for ONE DAY. No wonder their acceptance rate is so low.

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Anonymous wrote:I think your daughter might be over estimating the time she will spend away from campus. My daughter is at Oberlin, which is not middle of nowhere but not big city, and she barely leaves campus. She is not a partier either and usually has small gatherings with friends where they cook or watch movies or similar. As a PP pointed out, Oberlin has a lot to do on campus as well and the music is amazing. She has a lot of friends in the conservatory and they constantly have shows to see. And for those who enjoy sports there are plenty of events to watch or play, both as a varsity and club athlete (and intramural). I'm guessing a lot of other schools have a similar vibe on campus that your daughter would enjoy once she was living there.

Between classes, clubs, sports, work study and just time to chill out with friends, I don't think most college students find there's a ton of time to plan outings. That being said, you could do it at Oberlin easily because there is a lot of great biking (flat) terrain and Cleveland is 45 minutes away with regular campus shuttles.

Off topic but what is she studying?

We toured Oberlin over spring break. DD liked the size and the fact that the city was close enough to get there if she really wanted but there was also plenty to do on campus.

She is hoping to be accepted into the creative writing major but it’s very competitive and not guaranteed. It’s a great community and my D likes the town a lot and never seems to care about going to Cleveland much. I suspect this may change after freshman year but either way there’s lots to do on campus.

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Skidmore, Dickinson

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What is all this talk of Oberlin. It is 35min outside of Cleveland and that teens tiny town in it is has a handful of stores. I would hardly call that urban/suburban.

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Carleton and St Olaf are only an hour away from the Twin Cities

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Anonymous wrote:What is all this talk of Oberlin. It is 35min outside of Cleveland and that teens tiny town in it is has a handful of stores. I would hardly call that urban/suburban.

I think the point is in schools like Oberlin, it's not necessary to look to the surrounding city for things to do. There are plenty of activities on campus. As a bonus, My D was able to travel to Chicago during her break. From Oberlin, it was also possible to travel to New York on a weekend to watch Hamilton. We are from the west coast, so these are treats.

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Anonymous wrote:Carleton and St Olaf are only an hour away from the Twin Cities

Macalester College is in St. Paul.