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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SMCM is a liberal arts school.[/quote]

It was but is moving away from that. [/quote]

NP here. My DD just graduated from SMCM this year so I think I have a pretty good understanding of the school. The PP who has an axe to grind with SMCM is confused. The school has cut out a couple of majors that had very, very few students. Most classes in those subjects will still be offered. The school has made so many gains in the time that my DD attended: new buildings, new majors, new stadium, new sports... Literally the best undergraduate professor (winner of the nationwide Robert Foster Cherry award for great teaching), moving up in the rankings, increase in applications and attendance every year. I almost don't want to promote the school because one of the things my DD loved about it was that it was so under the radar and didn't attract the hyper competitive types. Anyone who is considering CTCL schools will find that SMCM is is a really smart choice for the quality of education for the public school price. My DD considered a bunch of CTCL schools when she was applying but she's glad she chose SMCM and really loved her time there.[/quote]

My [b]child wants to study the areas that St. Mary’s has cut or proposed to cut.[/b] He was very excited about St. Mary’s until he found out. His family members  are professors  at other colleges and warned him and told him and us not to consider it.  We are actually really disappointed.
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If there were actually very few students in the majors they cut that he was interested in, then it's good for him to know they were not strong programs and so SMCM wasn't the right place for him. Would have been worse for him to pick it based on those majors and then show up and find out how weak they are. This is a really important consideration when evaluating small colleges.[/quote]

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