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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Haverford, Reed, Sarah Lawrence, Oberlin, Swarthmore, Claremont Colleges, Weslelyan.[/quote]

OP again, and thanks everyone.  This is pretty close to the list DC has come up with.  He doesn't want anything preppy (maybe haverford?) or with rigid core requirements (Chicago, Columbia  -- think free spirit.)[/quote]

If he's smart enough to get into Chicago or Columbia and you guys can afford it, I would encourage him to apply their despite his perception of a rigid core.  I was the same way - I thought a core would be limiting.  But in retrospect I think it really would have been a great educational experience to go to a school with core requirements, particularly for humanities.  The problem with liberal arts schools humanities majors is that they can be really loosey goosey and not add up to much. A core gives you a grounding in great works, and more importantly, a common set of concepts to learn with your classmates.  I think it would nurture a much more intellectual atmosphere than my college did -- just a series of random classes about various professors' pet theories, instead of a true course of study of concepts that carried over from one course to the next.

Anyway, if places like Columbia and Chicago are real possibilities for him, he ought to at least check them out instead of assuming that they aren't for him!  [/quote]

OP again.  I agree with you about the core, but DC doesn't and feels pretty strongly.  There are mountains that can't be moved.  He also likes smaller schools, SLACs.[/quote]

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