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College admissions expert visits Lawrence University
Great College Advice recently visited Lawrence University and found it to be a very warm and inviting place–providing an outstanding education in the liberal arts and music.
February 21, 2013
Great College Advice recently visited Lawrence University and found it to be a very warm and inviting place–providing an outstanding education in the liberal arts and music.
As you visit colleges take the time to observe where students gather together, where they are studying, hanging out, or meeting professors. It can give you a great sense of how students interact with one another on campus. The Adirondack style chairs on the Swarthmore campus are a perfect place to do just that.
When choosing a college, it’s important to think about the impact that class size will have on how an individual class is taught. Mark took time out during a visit to Northwestern to explain.
Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is a beautiful liberal arts college with a very rigorous academic program. Surprisingly, perhaps, Kalamazoo also has a very strong international orientation, and a very large percentage of its students go abroad to study for part of their undergraduate experience.
Kalamazoo is also home to University of Western Michigan, so the sizable student population makes it a nice town in which to go to school. The neighborhood around Kalamazoo College is quite nice. The college has a fantastic tennis facility, too. The student center is relatively new. And the central quadrangle is lovely.
Kalamazoo College has an outstanding record of getting students into graduate school.
Every school is a party school, in one way or another. Ohio Wesleyan has the reputation as a party school, but it has many fine attributes that one must consider–it’s not just for the frat boys and sorority girls.
If you’re looking for a medium sized private college with small college perks, consider Ithaca in upstate New York.
Knox College’s premise is that a classroom is only as good as the debates it produces, and that ideas are meant to be tested in the open.
Should a student interested in a career in journalism pursue a Bachelors degree in journalism? Or pursue the liberal arts. Mark advocates the latter.
Do you want to learn a language in college? REALLY learn it? Then you might consider Drake University, with its language program that focuses on proficiency, not the number of hours you spend in a classroom.