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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oberlin
Vassar
Wesleyan
Grinnell
Carleton
Skidmore
Sarah Lawrence
Reed
Kenyon[/quote]

Agree with a PP who said, good list. OP, our DC researched four of the above colleges, visited and applied to three, is at Vassar now. Brown was another of the ones DC researched (but didn't visit or apply to, in the end). Any of the above could be good for your DC but research the potential major programs in depth before you visit.

BTW, open curriculum (no big list of prescribed must-do courses/subjects, which frees students to construct a more tailored experience) is fantastic for students who want that. It's one of the reasons DC chose Vassar and was interested in Brown.

Whatever you do, visit colleges. I'm seeing some threads here recently about not visiting colleges until after acceptances (if at all) and I think that's short-sighted. Better to create a smaller but really well-researched list, and then visit before you apply to the ones that truly seem like they have potential. On paper, Sarah Lawrence looked very interesting and attractive academically, for instance, but visiting turned my DC off it immediately despite having a good friend who was already there. Not dissing SLC (the friend loves it there), it just was a place where visiting in person made a huge difference. Same could be true at any of the above schools. [/quote]

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