Most prestigious SLAC in the Midwest?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you serious???? The students at these colleges are drugged-out whackjobs or socially maladjusted drama queens/kings.

Grinnell
Oberlin
Carlton
Kenyon

Well, that settles it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you serious???? The students at these colleges are drugged-out whackjobs or socially maladjusted drama queens/kings.

Grinnell
Oberlin
Carlton
Kenyon

But the alums are awesome people and know how to spell Carleton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the midwest. Those were the schools the weird kids went to. Sadly, most of them are weird adults too.

That's OK; some of us like "weird" people -- AKA, cool, interesting and not bland wanna-be's. But, thanks for the head's up.

You say "weird" and I say "creative." It's why Oberlin appealed to me. It's a great place for brilliant and creative people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you serious???? The students at these colleges are drugged-out whackjobs or socially maladjusted drama queens/kings.

Grinnell
Oberlin
Carlton
Kenyon

But the alums are awesome people and know how to spell Carleton.

Hah! Excellent point. I was just going to do the same (husband went to Carleton).

[Anonymous]

Wittenberg is a great school, even though it's not terribly selective. It's much like Wooster.

[Anonymous]

It's 2013. Weird is the midwest.

[Anonymous]

Oberlin?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's 2013. Weird is the midwest.

?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you serious???? The students at these colleges are drugged-out whackjobs or socially maladjusted drama queens/kings.

Grinnell
Oberlin
Carlton
Kenyon

I'm under the impression that a fair number of former drugged out whack jobs have found their way onto this forum.

[Anonymous]

Carleton College is by far the most prestigious SLAC in the Midwest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who are you trying to impress? Which is the best school for your child?

I have a very "prestigious" background (prep school/Ivy grad) and I've only ever heard of one of those schools. Not that I really care what school your child goes to, but putting a Carleton sticker on your car would get a polite "oh, so where is that?" reaction out of me. Many people who care about the label on the degree are only going to focus on HYP anyway.

Focus on the school that best suits your child - which one has the program that works for your child's interests and future plans. Don't fixate on "prestigious".

Yes, but I'm guessing you're from the east coast, right? There is much better name recognition for all of these in the midwest, where I'm sure many are unfamiliar with the smaller eastern SLACs.

[Anonymous]

I spent my first 22 years within a 5 hour drive of Carleton and never heard of it.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in Indiana and am familiar with all of them. Have friends that went to Oberlin, Kenyon and Macalester.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the midwest. Those were the schools the weird kids went to. Sadly, most of them are weird adults too.

Yup. This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I spent my first 22 years within a 5 hour drive of Carleton and never heard of it.

Which is not really that surprising since it has more of a national reputation than a local/regional reputation. You would have heard of it if you grew up in this area.