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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually I did this exercise primarily to show that LAC is not the opposite of STEM.  DC is interested in STEM and I wanted to show options.  Even back in the day, colleges seemed to divide into more "serious" students and those less so.  The less serious students were generally not STEM majors.

That said, some schools seem to go out of their way to admit political activists generally of one particular persuasion.  A significant percentage of these seem to think it is acceptable to shut down of those with whom they disagree.  Many also try to shut down debate by calling others racist.  Personally, I feel they are distractive to the whole concept of Open Inquiry, the basis of a good education.  To the extent college administrations favor admitting obnoxious political activists, I would prefer DC to disfavor these schools.[/quote]

A couple things. First, you’re making a big mistake here by saying that “less serious serious students” are the non-STEM.  And you bias is showing.  Sure, many schools have a couple of throwaway majors that are often non-STEM where weak kids flee. In my school in was Communications.  Does not mean all Communications degrees are crap.  You become a Philosophy Major or Lit Major and see how long you last. At a time when top med schools actively recruit humanities students with the pre-med core.   And today liberal arts is much more useful. It’s kids aren’t not “African Studies”.  It’s epidemiology or environmental science with a concentration in African nations and an internship with Ghana’s Health ministry or an environmental NGO in Africa during a semester overseas plus research in transmission patterns or how to broaden adoption of solar energy.  It’s not a one size fits all education.

Second, the entire point of liberal arts is to put STEM and humanities and fine arts together in dorms and at meals and as friends and in some classes and let them learn from each other. That doesn’t seem to be what you want for your kid. So— and I’m not trying to be snarky here— you should not be looking at LACs. You won’t like them. [/quote]

+1. [/quote]

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