@collegemom3717 My primary reason is to pursue broader and deeper academic opportunities in my major areas of interest. The departments at my current school have limited course offerings. Tangentially, I was also hoping to take computer sci classes, but due to small dept size at current school it’s very difficult to take upper level computer sci classes unless you major in it (which I don’t want to do). The social/community aspect I mention is not the primary reason, but an ancillary one. I wouldn’t mind a slightly larger school, and one a wider range of political views. Yes, Brown in particular, is quite liberal, but less so than some of these small LACs.
I did not apply to any of the schools listed above the first time around. Does that affect my chances negatively?
I’d love help narrowing down colleges that would be the optimal fit for me. Notre Dame does have more stringent core recs than Brown, and Columbia more than both. Columbia may not be a great fit. Brown and Notre Dame wise— I love the open curriculum at Brown. The ND core recs are not bothersome to me bc they revolve partly around philosophy of religion; I’ve already taken some science courses which might fulfill those recs?
@hpcsa I did not apply first time around. I am considering some other schools that would be more likely admits, but similarly good programs: UPitt for philosophy and so on.
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Some reasons for transfer w/o the deep dive that I’d include in an app:
- current philosophy and economics departments are small and limited in offerings of upper level classes. For example, the philosophy department does not offer senior seminars of the depth that I have found being offered at ND and or Brown.
- I would like to explore some upper level computer science courses, but the small size of comp sci department makes that difficult.
- I have developed an interest in the sanskrit language (that’s a plus for Brown since ND does not to my knowledge have sanskrit courses; I know this is a rather eclectic interest.
- a larger school means a larger spectrum of political debate. I’m fine w/ majority liberal colleges (I’m liberal), but I enjoy colleges that still have active debate.
- college sports would be a plus, having now experienced a LAC w/ little sports “pride,” I don’t think it would be a negative. Point toward ND. Brown too, but less so (still a step up)