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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're trying to get a sense of what schools to consider but don't have the means to travel to them. For those who're familiar with any or all of these colleges, could you please give a sense of what the average student attending is like (personality and academic profile)? Or where one could look into that? [b]The challenge with viewbooks and college information is that it all blends into the same cliche profile and makes it difficult to identify characteristics.[/b] As is apparent, we're looking into LACs and LAC-like universities; any other suggestions would be wonderful too.

[b](LACs)[/b]
Barnard College
Colorado College
Claremont Colleges
Hamilton College
Haverford College
Grinnell College
Kenyon College
Smith College
Wellesley College

[b](Universities)[/b]
Brandeis University
Tufts University
University of Rochester
Wake Forest University[/quote]

With the LACs they all seem blend into the same cliche profile precisely because they all are pretty much indistinguishable from one another.  [/quote]

No.  Only people who flunked sociology think that.  
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Not a nickel's worth of difference between most of them - if you believe otherwise please say how and be specific.
OP's observation is right on - i.e., "the same cliche profile [that] makes it difficult to identify characteristics."
And no, I didn't flunk sociology.  I have a rising senior so it is so frustrating to try to distinguish among the Colbys, Bates, Hamiltons, Haverfords. :roll: 
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Have you been to these schools?  [b]There's a huge difference between Haverford and Colby.[/b]  You might not have flunked sociology, but you aren't very observant.  [/quote]

Specifics please. Put up or shut up. [/quote]

The the OP but I agree that there are substantive differences in the campus cultures at most of these schools. Colby attracts a very outdoorsy, down to earth, UMC student body that's fairly preppy.  Haverford attracts a more intensely academic student and has a more intellectual vibe. You really do have to go visit these schools to get a sense of the culture. But as a general rule, the larger the school the more likely you will be to find kindred spirits.  Also if the school is near or in a city and in close proximity to other colleges you're going to have a greater chance of plugging into a community that you'll find welcoming.  Personally, I think Tufts is a great choice because it's large enough to have a very diverse student body and benefits from its suburban Boston location which provides easy access to loads of off campus opportunities, social and otherwise.[/quote]

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