Yes! Lawrence. It think it maybe gets a bit overlooked due the location, but it's a lovely school and sounds like it could be a great fit for OP's daughter. |
Macalester. Down to earth, not in the middle of nowhere (utban). Less of an elitist East Coast vibe than Carleton. A global focus. Not sure about the languages there however. I know it’s in the south but have her look at Rice too/ it sounds like it’d be a good fit in terms of vibe and interests. Good luck. |
Thanks! Macalester is on the list because her sibilant applied and was accepted. I did the visit and agree she’s love it. (Hindsight is 20/20, but letting the kid who was griping about going to MN in the winter hang in the library and avoid the info session and tour was a bad call in retrospect). |
Criminal law. |
What is this crap about Carleton having an elitist East Coast vibe? Carleton has an elitist Midwest vibe! ![]() Is this a DCUM thing where the average poster claims a HHI of $500K but complains about everyone else being elitist and over exercising their white supremacy? |
Aha, that makes sense, then. |
Completely avoid Southern SLACs (Washington & Lee, Davidson). These schools are focused more on college societies and events than academics.
Generally mid-tier SLACS should be avoided(i.e. Sarah Lawrence). Generally these are filled with mediocre upper-middle class/wealthy kids. But sometimes very good schools are unjustifiably ranked low (i.e. Reed, Oberlin) |
Completely ignore commentary on SLACs at DCUM. The standard poster is just pulling crap out of her ass. |
What does SWAMP stand for? |
Swarthmore, Williams, Amherst, Middlebury, Pomona would be my guess. I've never heard of this acronym. |
OP, I am first poster who mentioned Wesleyan. The above poster is right on mark about Wesleyan. It’s just such a mixture of benefits of a SLAC but also larger than other SLACs s and also has a small grad program. It seems to us to be the best of all worlds. I would recommend that you at least look in to this school further if you’re not familiar with it. |
OP here. This is definitely on the list. My kid reviewed the website and is intrigued. Signed up for a virtual info session next week. And, signed up for a Lawrence info session. She was missing another solid safety and EA is perfect. Being pointed towards those two schools is worth all the snark. Still love to hear about the atmosphere at Vasser, Hamilton, and Tufts. |
In a post-Trump works, I can’t imagine it’s one they push. |
Completely avoid internet morons like this. |
OP while I do agree that most of the LACs on page 1 are very high reaches, if your kid loves Bates my naviance data analysis says they give a HUGE boost for ED full-pays. Check your naviance to see if it is the same. Bates is an amazing school. You do have to write a thesis to graduate though. |