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[quote=Anonymous]My kid seriously considered Lawrence before choosing another college. I can't believe it isn't more popular.  Though Lawrence is very small, there is an amazing amount going on in terms of sports, performing arts, and visual arts.  Students seem spirited, friendly and (usually) smart. The academics seem more intense than expected given how easy it is to get in.  Appleton is much more cosmopolitan than anticipated--it's a real city, not a quaint college town.  The campus is attractive and a short walk to downtown Appleton.

People interested in Vassar, Macalester or Oberlin also should consider Lawrence, in my opinion.  Appleton is far more interesting than Poughkeepsie.  While Appleton is far less interesting than the Twin Cities, the neighborhood around Lawrence is more interesting than the neighborhood around Macalester.  Lawrence also seems to have stronger performing arts.  Lawrence seems less extremely progressive than Oberlin and the Lawrence conservatory faculty seem more available to regular Lawrence college students than the Oberlin conservatory faculty is to Oberlin college students.  Note: these impressions are derived from short 1-2 day visits.

The downsides are (1) cold weather, and (2) Lawrence is something like 2 hours away from Madison and even farther away from Milwaukee, Chicago and Minneapolis.[/quote]

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