rorschachman

Hi -
I'm an international student applying to college in the US for class of 2015.

I love the idea of the LACs - facetime with professors and a strong sense of community are both very important to me, and the LACs seem to have these in spades. Recently, however, I visited Amherst college (alongside a number of other, more research-based universities), and found it too small and claustrophobic - a bit like a repeat of high school, to be honest. I'm OK with isolation: Dartmouth is clearly more isolated than Amherst, but it seems big enough to generate a livelier atmosphere, and so will be high on my list.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend any larger (or at least, larger-feeling) LACs?


My priorities are strong academics (particularly in the social sciences and humanities), a good financial aid program and, as I've said, a "lively" atmosphere. But I'm not picky ;-). I'm guy, by the way, so women's colleges are obviously out. Also, I'm not massively sporty, but I appreciate that there's a trade off between that and social life.

Thanks a lot for your help,
Jo