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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kenyon, Wesleyan, Macalester, Haverford. Holy Cross, Boston College…[/quote]

All great schools (several on my own DD’s list, so this is great to hear), but would these fit OP’s “T-20” requirement? [/quote]
I don’t know what that “requirement” is but, yes, some of the above are top 20 SLACs. OPs criteria means that, except for the 3-4 national universities mentioned, SLACs are the way to go. Would not recommend Swarthmore (a grind) or military academies (not SLACs in any event) but all other schools on that top 20 or so SLAC list will fit the bill.[/quote]

My patients include a lot of military academy students. I respectfully disagree that all of them should be avoided due to "grim" conditions. In particular, the Air Force Academy and the Coast Guard strike me as places that foster a sense of wonder and even fun at times, based on my 1st person conversations with their students.  These young adults seem genuinely happy.

USAFA is an excellent place for engineering and I know multiple young people who [u]LOVE[/u] their positions in US Space Force, if that's of interest.

USNA sounds more intense for current students, but damn if they don't have close friends.  I have no opinion on West Point and I'd have to agree with PP that the Marines should probably be avoided if one is looking for balance ....[/quote]
OP’s kid wants to study humanities, so military academies are out. Don’t know if these schools are grim or not; my point is that they are not SLACs and don’t belong on the SLAC list.[/quote]

I think we can all agree that English, history, fine arts, legal studies and maybe poli sci would fit the criteria

https://www.usafa.edu/academics/majors-minors/[/quote]
You don’t decide what to major in; the military decides. [/quote]

That's not eve close to true. Why chime in if you don't have any experience?[/quote]

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