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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to Kalamazoo and enjoyed my experience. When I look at the alumni magazine, it still seems to draw lots of kids who want to make a positive impact, even in majors like Biology and Business. But I would look at the finances of whatever school you choose, there’s a wide variation about how secure they are. For instance, Denison on one end, and Antioch on another.[/quote]

OP: I agree, much as I appreciate Antioch's history.

I also think we can all safely disregard the poster who doesn't know what Phds are for.

A lot of small colleges also have fanatically loyal alumni. Sweet Briar was saved by theirs, and I knew a few colleges on both lists have received giant donations and have strong endowments. [/quote]

I[b] was the poster who mentioned SBC as part of a consortium with 2 other schools, including Lynchburg, which IS a CTCL school. The other 2 in the consortium are not.
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We considered SBC, but it does not have one of the two majors my child wanted. I do think my child will do best at a small college, though.

I think that Randolph may wind up being her pick in the end for the Take2 curriculum model. Plus it feels like a boarding school, which would be a nice change from her HS with close to 3k students. She might wind up taking a class or two at SBC, which does have a very lovely campus (we did a quick drive through it on our first visit to Randolph in the summer).[/quote]

Which highlights that the list and the CTCL organization are useful in highlighting the value of the small college experience but also only useful as a starting point. I don't think even the original writer thought these were the ONLY small colleges worth looking at. Just a place to start. Which is pretty obvious if you actually read the first part of the book. And, as others have said, there has been a lot of change over time so you need to do your own research. [/quote]

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