do any of you go to...

[guapo337]

...one of the top 50 liberal arts colleges in the nation? if so, why? what do you like about them?

my big question: what do they offer that the large state universities dont have?

here's the list..

 

[Zim Hosein]

I didn't guapo337 but that's one h*ll of a list, way more than 50 schools there and I haven't heard of more than a half of them

 

[Deeko]

considering my school is an engineering-focused school, no

 

[ElFenix]

the joke is that almost all state universities are liberal arts schools too

 

[Aceshigh]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
the joke is that almost all state universities are liberal arts schools too

LOL.

 

[guapo337]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
the joke is that almost all state universities are liberal arts schools too

obviously, however the schools listed are all private. i'm wondering if anyone has gone to any of the small private liberal arts colleges listed...

 

[guapo337]

and the link you click on DOES bring up a list of 50.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: guapo337
and the link you click on DOES bring up a list of 50.

looks like 52 actually

 

[AdvancedRobotics]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: guapo337
and the link you click on DOES bring up a list of 50.

looks like 52 actually

approx, 50.

back to my question, anyone?

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Asuka

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: guapo337
and the link you click on DOES bring up a list of 50.

looks like 52 actually

approx, 50.

back to my question, anyone?

Hey cow, you're not guapo337... or ARE you... dun dun dun DUN!!

 

[AdvancedRobotics]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: Asuka

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: guapo337
and the link you click on DOES bring up a list of 50.

looks like 52 actually

approx, 50.

back to my question, anyone?

Hey cow, you're not guapo337... or ARE you... dun dun dun DUN!!

Sorry. He was logged in on my account at the time.

It was guapo who posted that tho. So, back to his orginal question?

 

[guapo337]

Originally posted by: AdvancedRobotics

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: Asuka

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: guapo337
and the link you click on DOES bring up a list of 50.

looks like 52 actually

approx, 50.

back to my question, anyone?

Hey cow, you're not guapo337... or ARE you... dun dun dun DUN!!

Sorry. He was logged in on my account at the time.

It was guapo who posted that tho. So, back to his orginal question?

yes, we were at school. back to my original question..

 

[Schadenfreude]

I live 4 blocks away from one of the schools on the list (but I go to a state school - damn my lax attitude towards school!) - does that count?

 

[nater]

I will be attending Wabash College in the Fall...I pretty much only applied to small Midwestern liberal arts colleges. LMK if you have any questions, I might be able to help you out.

 

[AdvancedRobotics]

Yo Tim:

Your sis goes to Williams, so I'm sure you know about that one
I forget who it was, but one of mah bros friends went to Pomona. Transferred to UPenn for a semester then went back. EDIT: It was Emily George!
Bowdoin, Bates and Colby are all where we live
I've heard good things 'bout Trinity and Middlebury
And Lafayette, Kerry Burke has their sweatshirt, mebbe his sis goes there? Dunno

 

[SuepaFly]

Went to Pepperdine University, its a private liberal arts school, but its a university (has graduate schools) and is top 50.

Edit: Forgot to answer the questions. I went there because I wanted a small private school, just the sort of environment I'm more used to and prefer. I majored in international business there, although I started off as a 3/2 engineering major, where I would go to a bigger university for 2 years and get an engineering degree. I knew all my professors, could contact them easily, and it wasn't a lot of red tape to deal with. I liked the environment. When I initially toured schools, I stood on the Pep campus and everyone that walked by said hello and asked if I needed help finding any place. When I stood at the UCLA campus, there was a jackhammer going off and everyone shoved me out of the way.

 

[hdeck]

bah, UT > those schools

 

[Syringer]

I can tell you that at a big state university, once you enter you will be no one. No matter how smart or popular you were in high school, once you're in a crowd of 15,000, 20,000, 30,000 other people, you will be absolutely no one. When you walk on the streets or through campus you'll be hard pressed to find anyone you recognize or that recognizes you. Even in your class, which can comprise of a few hundred people, you probably won't know more than a handful of people, and there probably won't be many people who'll know who you are--including the professor. Once you enter the school, you're on your own, no one will hold your hand through it, and it's completely up to you to see how much you get out of it.

In a Liberal Arts school though, you likely will get personal attention, and you will definitely feel more in touch with everyone else, and actually feel a sense of belonging. You'll feel more like the school cares about your success, and hope that you get a good experience out of it.

So, in a sense of reality, a big state school will be much more like real life, and might prepare you better for it-IF you can get through it. At a Liberal Arts school you won't become as independent as you might be a state school, but your stress level through the four years will likely be lower..

 

[Apathetic]

I know a couple of people who went to Furman and liked it (Computer Science). Also one person who went to William & Mary (History).

What are you thinking about majoring in?

Dave

 

[Darein]

A good friend of mine goes to Swarthmore, number 2 on the list, and its a lot different from a big school, like UW for instance. There are basically no grades as I understand. He said the first day they told him that everyone there was basically too smart for their own good, and there was no need to be competitive among each other (don't need people killing themselves around final time). The classes are all ridiculously small, most of his freshman classes are around 10 to 15 people, with an actual professor teaching them all, and a lot is learning on your own The professor gives guidance in a informal discussion of the topic. His sister went to Carleton, number 5, which he turned down. That school is more like a traditional liberal arts school, focusing as I understand it, on small classes with high participation between professor and student. I wish some of his smartness rubbed off on me, darn it.

Edit: Spelling and grammer, since I don't go to a 'good' school.

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: hdeck
bah, UT > those schools

word

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: Syringer
I can tell you that at a big state university, once you enter you will be no one. No matter how smart or popular you were in high school, once you're in a crowd of 15,000, 20,000, 30,000 other people, you will be absolutely no one. When you walk on the streets or through campus you'll be hard pressed to find anyone you recognize or that recognizes you. Even in your class, which can comprise of a few hundred people, you probably won't know more than a handful of people, and there probably won't be many people who'll know who you are--including the professor. Once you enter the school, you're on your own, no one will hold your hand through it, and it's completely up to you to see how much you get out of it.

In a Liberal Arts school though, you likely will get personal attention, and you will definitely feel more in touch with everyone else, and actually feel a sense of belonging. You'll feel more like the school cares about your success, and hope that you get a good experience out of it.

So, in a sense of reality, a big state school will be much more like real life, and might prepare you better for it-IF you can get through it. At a Liberal Arts school you won't become as independent as you might be a state school, but your stress level through the four years will likely be lower..

i have heard that, but frankly, that isn't my experience.... perhaps it is just my school, but i frequently run into people i know on my way to class. also, only frosh classes have hundreds of students... once you actually get deeper into a major, classes shrink a bit. and you get to know people in your classes because you work with them and have the same classes. and i have had no trouble getting to know professors... professors and teaching assistants all have office hours that students needing help can attend.

i don't doubt that there is more hand-holding in a smaller school, but i don't think the large-school experience is as impersonal as you describe. there are tons of opportunities to meet people, and tons of resources to help you with your studies, job seeking, etc. most students are simply too lazy to utilize them.

that said, i am a city boy, born and raised in seattle. i know some people that dread the thought of driving on city streets because they grew up in the country, whereas i think they are pussies. so i guess my viewpoint is slightly skewed. i'm used to the city and large groups of people.

 

[guapo337]

Originally posted by: Darein
A good friend of mine goes to Swarthmore, number 2 on the list, and its a lot different from a big school, like UW for instance. There are basically no grades as I understand. He said the first day they told him that everyone there was basically too smart for their own good, and there was no need to be competitive among each other (don't need people killing themselves around final time). The classes are all ridiculously small, most of his freshman classes are around 10 to 15 people, with an actual professor teaching them all, and a lot is learning on your own The professor gives guidance in a informal discussion of the topic. His sister went to Carleton, number 5, which he turned down. That school is more like a traditional liberal arts school, focusing as I understand it, on small classes with high participation between professor and student. I wish some of his smartness rubbed off on me, darn it.

Edit: Spelling and grammer, since I don't go to a 'good' school.

my bro goes to carleton, and my sister goes to williams. so i know a fair bit about the small liberal arts colleges. i definitely want SMALL, basically because of what syringer said. small=good. and when it's a really good college, small=really smart people. really smart people are fun to be around, at times.

 

[guapo337]

any more thoughts before this baby dies?

 

[her209]

nope.