<p>hi, i am narrowing safety schs, just need more info than the usual wiki/ sch website variety. has anyone been to/ know anything about the standards of these schs?</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence
Bennington
Brooklyn College
Eugene Lang </p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>The first two are very well respected, selective LACs. They are not “safety schools.” (They’re also very expensive.)</p>
<p>I don’t know about the other 2.</p>
<p>Eugene Lang is The New School, isn’t it? </p>
<p>I always think of it as a place that people take courses–the quality of which may vary wildly–as opposed to being a place where people get degrees. But I may be out of date.</p>
<p>Brooklyn College isn’t really an LAC - it’s a campus of the City University of NY, and has 12,000 students. There are many non-traditional (older) and part-time students, so it doesn’t have the same kind of campus culture that an LAC would. Eugene Lang is probably even less a traditional LAC; it would offer more of an urban culture than anything resembling campus life. SLC and Bennington are more traditional colleges, but their reputations are strongly counter-cultural. Are you intentionally seeking that kind of experience?</p>
<p>Bennington could be a safety for a top student, even accounting for self-selection. Especially if you happen to be male (goes for SLC too, although it’s famous for being quirky in admissions as well as in collegiate reputation).</p>
<p>Bennington College in Vermont has about 520 students, two-thirds female and one-third male. Mostly a performing arts school, it also has a good number of English majors.</p>
<p>thanks for all your help. i am looking for a good LAC as a safety really. i wouldn’t mind if eugene lang & brooklyn differ from that of traditional LACs. I just want to ensure that these schs do provide quality liberal arts education of which degrees are recognised so i that can get into a good graduate school in the future. </p>
<p>besides, i can always transfer to another sch if i am not satisfied. again, i need to know if their credits are accredited and reputable enough for a smooth transfer.</p>