When @Andygp was originally considering Kalamazoo and Wooster, there were a number of thoughtful posts about both schools in the thread, but here is a link to my post:
My D21 goes to Wooster and loves it there academically and socially, so I can give you lots of info about it. I will say that I have heard nothing but good things about Kzoo, and any positives I highlight about Wooster, I’m sure Kzoo has a lot of similar things going on. I actually think you can’t go wrong with either choice.
We walked around Kzoo in fall '20 but ofc, it was completely remote and no one was on campus. As I recall, Wooster’s campus is considerably bigger than Kzoo (about 4x) and imo prettier (very subjective). My D21 would not apply to Kzoo bc it was too small for her, so we didn’t really evaluate it and I can’t fairly compare them. I also don’t personally know anyone who has attended, although I do know someone who was deciding between it and Knox (she chose Knox instead).
One of the biggest reasons my D21 chose Wooster was the independent study (senior thesis) project, because she has always planned on grad school. I know most schools have the option for a senior th…
6 Likes