Likely/safety liberal arts colleges

[Anonymous]

I attended Kalamazoo a decade ago and received significant aid. I was deciding between it, Wooster, and Denison. Chose it in part because I was turned off by any semblance of greek life. It still has a pretty high acceptance rate, so it's a good safety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Opinions on these schools as safeties:

Muhlenberg
Lawrence
Clark
Dickinson
St. Mary’s of MD

Well, "safety" is a relative term and depends on the student's statistics.

I am not familiar with all of them, but my kids each visited and considered Muhlenberg and SMCM as safeties but did not apply for other reasons.

If you're considering Muhlenberg, then also consider Ursinus, which is very similar in profile, location, and merit aid.

Sorry I wasn’t clear. I’m pretty sure that they are safeties in terms of my child’s stats but wondered about people’s experiences and knowledge of them as schools.

[Anonymous]

My DC liked Dickensian a lot and seriously considered accepting their offer. Their study abroad/career services are very strong. We liked the campus and location (easy drive from the DMV).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Opinions on these schools as safeties:

Muhlenberg
Lawrence
Clark
Dickinson
St. Mary’s of MD

Well, "safety" is a relative term and depends on the student's statistics.

I am not familiar with all of them, but my kids each visited and considered Muhlenberg and SMCM as safeties but did not apply for other reasons.

If you're considering Muhlenberg, then also consider Ursinus, which is very similar in profile, location, and merit aid.

Sorry I wasn’t clear. I’m pretty sure that they are safeties in terms of my child’s stats but wondered about people’s experiences and knowledge of them as schools.

Dickinson and Lawrence are far better than the others on this list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Opinions on these schools as safeties:

Muhlenberg
Lawrence
Clark
Dickinson
St. Mary’s of MD

Well, "safety" is a relative term and depends on the student's statistics.

I am not familiar with all of them, but my kids each visited and considered Muhlenberg and SMCM as safeties but did not apply for other reasons.

If you're considering Muhlenberg, then also consider Ursinus, which is very similar in profile, location, and merit aid.

Sorry I wasn’t clear. I’m pretty sure that they are safeties in terms of my child’s stats but wondered about people’s experiences and knowledge of them as schools.

Dickinson and Lawrence are far better than the others on this list.

What is your assessment based on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Opinions on these schools as safeties:

Muhlenberg
Lawrence
Clark
Dickinson
St. Mary’s of MD

Well, "safety" is a relative term and depends on the student's statistics.

I am not familiar with all of them, but my kids each visited and considered Muhlenberg and SMCM as safeties but did not apply for other reasons.

If you're considering Muhlenberg, then also consider Ursinus, which is very similar in profile, location, and merit aid.

Sorry I wasn’t clear. I’m pretty sure that they are safeties in terms of my child’s stats but wondered about people’s experiences and knowledge of them as schools.

Dickinson and Lawrence are far better than the others on this list.

Yet, my DC turned one down for a CTCL. Some of us are not driven by USNWR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Opinions on these schools as safeties:

Muhlenberg
Lawrence
Clark
Dickinson
St. Mary’s of MD

Well, "safety" is a relative term and depends on the student's statistics.

I am not familiar with all of them, but my kids each visited and considered Muhlenberg and SMCM as safeties but did not apply for other reasons.

If you're considering Muhlenberg, then also consider Ursinus, which is very similar in profile, location, and merit aid.

Sorry I wasn’t clear. I’m pretty sure that they are safeties in terms of my child’s stats but wondered about people’s experiences and knowledge of them as schools.

Dickinson and Lawrence are far better than the others on this list.

Yet, my DC turned one down for a CTCL. Some of us are not driven by USNWR.

Lawrence is a CTCL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Opinions on these schools as safeties:

Muhlenberg
Lawrence
Clark
Dickinson
St. Mary’s of MD

Well, "safety" is a relative term and depends on the student's statistics.

I am not familiar with all of them, but my kids each visited and considered Muhlenberg and SMCM as safeties but did not apply for other reasons.

If you're considering Muhlenberg, then also consider Ursinus, which is very similar in profile, location, and merit aid.

Sorry I wasn’t clear. I’m pretty sure that they are safeties in terms of my child’s stats but wondered about people’s experiences and knowledge of them as schools.

Dickinson and Lawrence are far better than the others on this list.

Yet, my DC turned one down for a CTCL. Some of us are not driven by USNWR.

Lawrence is a CTCL.

But that is irrelevant since Lawrence is not the one my DC turned down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Opinions on these schools as safeties:

Muhlenberg
Lawrence
Clark
Dickinson
St. Mary’s of MD

Well, "safety" is a relative term and depends on the student's statistics.

I am not familiar with all of them, but my kids each visited and considered Muhlenberg and SMCM as safeties but did not apply for other reasons.

If you're considering Muhlenberg, then also consider Ursinus, which is very similar in profile, location, and merit aid.

Ok thanks for the clarification! My child isn’t that interested in Dickinson.

Sorry I wasn’t clear. I’m pretty sure that they are safeties in terms of my child’s stats but wondered about people’s experiences and knowledge of them as schools.

Dickinson and Lawrence are far better than the others on this list.

Yet, my DC turned one down for a CTCL. Some of us are not driven by USNWR.

Lawrence is a CTCL.

But that is irrelevant since Lawrence is not the one my DC turned down.

[Anonymous]

Not really.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not really.

What?

[Anonymous]

Lawrence is amazing. The academics are impressive and serious. The campus is pretty. Lawrence's music, theater and arts are matched by only a handful of LACs in the whole country (think colleges like Wesleyan, Oberlin, Vassar, and Bard). Lawrence has lots of school spirit. Students are nice. Appleton is a real city with real culture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lawrence is amazing. The academics are impressive and serious. The campus is pretty. Lawrence's music, theater and arts are matched by only a handful of LACs in the whole country (think colleges like Wesleyan, Oberlin, Vassar, and Bard). Lawrence has lots of school spirit. Students are nice. Appleton is a real city with real culture.

My child is very interested. The main drawback seems to be getting there from the DC area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DC liked Dickensian a lot and seriously considered accepting their offer. Their study abroad/career services are very strong. We liked the campus and location (easy drive from the DMV).

This is one of the better auto-correct errors I've seen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lawrence is amazing. The academics are impressive and serious. The campus is pretty. Lawrence's music, theater and arts are matched by only a handful of LACs in the whole country (think colleges like Wesleyan, Oberlin, Vassar, and Bard). Lawrence has lots of school spirit. Students are nice. Appleton is a real city with real culture.

My child is very interested. The main drawback seems to be getting there from the DC area.

Compare the time door to door with colleges in upstate NY or Northern New England. Flying to Appleton, even with the change in Chicago, is faster than driving to many popular colleges in the Northern parts of the Northeast.

The same is true for colleges in the Pacific Northwest (Puget Sound, Reed, Willamette, etc.)

Flying isn't even much more expensive if it means you avoid paying for hotel rooms.