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[quote=Anonymous]I went to St. Olaf (graduated a little over 10 years ago) and have done well career-wise, even after pursuing a double degree in music and a foreign language (currently am a fed in a niche foreign policy area). I think it's a very under-rated school--great professors and students, but not a high-pressure atmosphere like some higher-ranked schools. Even though it's a small school in a small town, there's a huge emphasis on foreign language study and studying abroad, which is perfect for someone interested in the State Department. It's also great for the sciences and of course, music. Since I was a music major, I loved that music was such a huge part of student life and they have an incredibly talented student body.

That said, I don't think it's the school for everyone. It's very small and most of the student body is from Minnesota and a few surrounding states. I had wonderful friends while I was there, but in many ways still felt like something of an outsider for various reasons (and I'm white and Christian). You have probably seen the recent news about racial issues there. This was not something widely discussed when I was a student, but it's true that it was an overwhelmingly white school then and still is. I know they try to recruit more minority students, but I think many people just don't feel that comfortable in such a homogenous student body.

When I graduated, there were only a few alums my age in the DC area, but that seems to have changed considerably. I am not involved at all in the alumni groups, but they have regular events and there seem to be many more students moving to DC after graduation so there are probably many more networking opportunities now than when I moved to DC. 
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