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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Minnesota has a lot of SLACs with that vibe.  St. Olaf has already been mentioned and is a good one.  I went to Gustavus Adolphus College -- very similar to St. Olaf in profile, though St. Olaf's particular strength is in music and Gustavus is particularly strong for sciences.  Both have lots of smart, earnest kids  -- ones who worked hard and got good grades, but are probably not future Nobel Prize winners.  Gustavus at least has good merit aid -- not sure about St. Olaf.

Carleton is in Minnesota (same town as St. Olaf) and students there a generally a notch above academically, but also more politically active, PC, "woke" etc.  Tons of great discussions on that campus, but more in the spirit of ardent intellectual battles about contemporary topics and with a liberal bent.  Great for many (and I would have gone but at the time they had no merit aid), but if you're looking for a comfortable place for a sweet kid, maybe not what you're looking for.

Macalester could be another good Minnesota option, though I know less about it than the others.[/quote]

I want to Carleton and have a niece there now. It was and is a great place for sweet, earnest kids. The liberal bent is offset by midwesern pragmatism. I agree with others that there are a lot of great midwestern SLACs that fit the bill. [/quote]

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