Liberal Arts Schools in Ohio

[Anonymous]

Oberlin and Kenyon have been on the national radar for ages.

Denison has made great leaps forward and is for many in the DMV a great balance between O and K.

Miami, despite its unfortunate and misleading name has seen more from this area matriculate than any of the above.

Wooster and even Otterbein are on the tee.

[Anonymous]

If you want a good Midwestern LAC, just keep driving west.

[Anonymous]

I know a really smart, nice, capable girl who went to Denison. Her sister went to a top east coast university and her dad runs a company.

[Anonymous]

It's a similar story in other Midwest states. There are many great liberal arts colleges and almost anyone can find one that suits his or her personal, political, artistic and academic inclinations. However most of them have cold winters.

For example:

Minnesota: Carleton, Macalaster, St. Olaf

Wisconsin: Lawrence, Beloit

Michigan: Kalamazoo, Albion, Hope

Illinois: Knox

Iowa: Grinnell, Cornell

Indiana: Earlham

We visited a few and loved them. Also, there were more students from the coasts than we expected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oberlin and Kenyon have been on the national radar for ages.

Denison has made great leaps forward and is for many in the DMV a great balance between O and K.

Miami, despite its unfortunate and misleading name has seen more from this area matriculate than any of the above.

Wooster and even Otterbein are on the tee.

What does "on the tee" mean? Just curious b/c I have a dc attending one of these schools in the fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oberlin and Kenyon have been on the national radar for ages.

Denison has made great leaps forward and is for many in the DMV a great balance between O and K.

Miami, despite its unfortunate and misleading name has seen more from this area matriculate than any of the above.

Wooster and even Otterbein are on the tee.

What does "on the tee" mean? Just curious b/c I have a dc attending one of these schools in the fall.

NP. The PP is saying that they are not that sound financially. Look into the Moody’s ratings. I think Wooster is in better shape than Otterbein, and neither is on the verge of collapse. But they are less well-positioned to weather the current crisis than wealthier LACs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wooster seems to be gaining ground with kids in the DMV. Are they targeting this area, or are kids just discovering what a gem this place is?

Great school. People have been flocking to liberal arts schools in Ohio because many offer a NE LAC experience, with at least a fighting chance of gaining admission. As Oberlin, Kenyon, Dennison become more and more difficult to get in, Wooster offers a very good Plan B option, soon to becoming a Plan A option for many.

I'm not sure that they offer a NE LAC experience. I would say they offer an LAC experience, but my daughter didn't apply to any of those "top" SLACs. She wanted a more mid-western vibe than those schools offered.

[Anonymous]

"I'm not sure that they offer a NE LAC experience. I would say they offer an LAC experience, but my daughter didn't apply to any of those "top" SLACs. She wanted a more mid-western vibe than those schools offered."

+1

Similar thinking in my family, so we visited Midwest and West.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wooster seems to be gaining ground with kids in the DMV. Are they targeting this area, or are kids just discovering what a gem this place is?

Great school. People have been flocking to liberal arts schools in Ohio because many offer a NE LAC experience, with at least a fighting chance of gaining admission. As Oberlin, Kenyon, Dennison become more and more difficult to get in, Wooster offers a very good Plan B option, soon to becoming a Plan A option for many.

I'm not sure that they offer a NE LAC experience. I would say they offer an LAC experience, but my daughter didn't apply to any of those "top" SLACs. She wanted a more mid-western vibe than those schools offered.

What is a “NE LAC experience”? Is there something distinct about NE?

[Anonymous]

Carleton and Grinnell are top SLACs, as are Pomona, Reed and Davidson. Don't let the snobs get to you.

[Anonymous]

Beloit has had financial problems for years...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oberlin and Kenyon have been on the national radar for ages.

Denison has made great leaps forward and is for many in the DMV a great balance between O and K.

Miami, despite its unfortunate and misleading name has seen more from this area matriculate than any of the above.

Wooster and even Otterbein are on the tee.

What does "on the tee" mean? Just curious b/c I have a dc attending one of these schools in the fall.

I think it means these schools are teed up to be the next hot Ohio liberal arts schools like Denison and Miami have been over the last few years.

[Anonymous]

I agree there are some great liberal arts schools in Ohio. But if your goal is to head home after graduation to the east coast (where a lot of these non-Ohio kids seems to come from), is there enough brand recognition to land a good job?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree there are some great liberal arts schools in Ohio. But if your goal is to head home after graduation to the east coast (where a lot of these non-Ohio kids seems to come from), is there enough brand recognition to land a good job?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

All these schools are fading. Concerns about ROI.