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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looking for a small LAC which emphasizes discussion based/seminar style learning. Would Bard be a good fit?[/quote]

I’d heard that it wasn’t that great, but a friend’s serious, mild-mannered, sober, medium-stats kid is there and loves it.

[b]The school handled Covid really well last year. They managed to keep in-person classes going without creating big outbreaks.[/b] [/quote]

Small LACs can do that. It’s part of the reason my DD is at one now.[/quote]

NP and +1 that small LACs can do that. My DC is at Vassar and they had two full semesters on campus last year. Smaller schools overall can handle things like this pretty well if they want.

To the OP, DC has a friend at Bard who likes it there a lot, and we visited there as well. There was a lot of emphasis on smaller classes and seminars. Most LACs will use a discussion based, seminar style of learning. Vassar starts it in freshman year. I"m sure other LACs do as well.

If at ALL possible with Covid, visit anyplace that's a serious contender. Going in person for more than a quick walking tour plus information session is important if your kid is serious about a college. Try to go on one of the special days many LACs have where the students spend a whole day there, hear a panel of students, sit in on a class or two, get specialized tours of departments (not just a generic campus tour), hear from professors, eat in the cafeteria, etc. We attended day-long sessions like those at four LACs and those days were BIG helps in giving DC a much better idea of the schools than if she'd only had the quick overall tour. Look on colleges' websites now for these events because they fill up very quickly. (IF they are having these now, that is -- no idea if these events are happening this fall due to Covid.)[/quote]

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