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[quote=Anonymous]My son attends St. Olaf and he adores it. Earnest is a good description of the kids I know who thrive there. He's doing the Enduring Questions program that they have and it's a ton of work, but he's met super bright, interesting kids in it, so it's a self selected group. For context, there was a 2-3 week period where he had to read Beowulf, the Confessions of St. Augustine and also the Koran, and 2-3 essays thrown in. Lots of reading this year, from Nichomachean Ethics, to Ibn Tufail, to Martin Luther. This program reminded him a bit of St. John's college and that appealed to him. Yes, it's a Lutheran school, with 2 course requirements in religion, but that's the extent of it. Not particularly religious otherwise.

He's a math and bio double major, with a neuroscience concentration. He plans to study abroad and was attracted to the school because of this. Merit awards and housing stipends can be used abroad as well. He could have gone elsewhere, but it's hard to argue with 30K in merit awards and stellar programs in his major. Kids do quite well for grad school in these majors, which is his plan. As mentioned, the music program is top notch as well. So lots of band and choir geeks. And you don't need to be a music major to participate. Yes, it's a dry campus, which just pushes the drinking out of sight, but there's still plenty of it.  Winter hasn't seemed to bother him, but he did have to buy better boots. [/quote]

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