<p>I would like a school with a laid back, creative/artsy atmosphere, with a beautiful architecture and a very diverse student body that doesn’t segregate minorities. Good academics, smart and interesting people. Any help?</p>
<p>What is your home state? What can you afford? What are your stats?</p>
<p>You also need to define what you mean by “laid back.” From what you’ve said, I’m supposing that you mean students who are engaged in learning, but are more collaborative rather than competitive and interested in education for its own sake and not just where it will get them in life?</p>
<p>It also depends on what you mean by “beautiful architure”; one person’s beautiful might be another person’s “old and decrepit”. Colleges with an excellent mix of the old and new as well as top-notch arts departments would include Williams and Wesleyan, Bard, the University of Pennsylvania (the College of Arts and Science), and, of course, Yale.</p>
<p>GPA? Test scores? Financial aid?</p>
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<p>San Salvador? Would you be considered an International Student?</p>
<p>Perceptions… for what ever it is worth…</p>
<p>Laid back = lazy but occassionally looks busy.</p>
<p>Segregate minorities… what does that mean? No college that I know of segregates minorities although many minorities may segregate themselves by whom they choose to frequent. Be sure to write the president of the college of your choice and ask them if they segregate minorities. </p>
<p>Good academics = middle of the road, neutral, adquate, likely to get a degree in… something holistic, neutral, bland, soft, warm, fuzzy.</p>
<p>Smart and interesting people… probably aren’t at a laid back school with “good” academics.</p>
<p>Beautiful architecture: according to who?</p>
<p>Good answers follow good questions…</p>
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<p>Pretty sure that’s illegal :)</p>
<p>But I agree with other posters, we need more information</p>
<p>I am korean but I have lived most of my life in El Salvador and I am attending an american school. So yes I would be considered an international student.</p>
<p>GPA: 95, SAT: 2170, TOEFL: 112, I took four AP’s and got two 5’s (studio art and spanish language) and two 4’s (calculus AB and English language). I am top 5% of my class, I am going to take subject tests next week but I already have an 800 in spanish (although I am not sure if that will count for me). I would need financial aid or scholarships/grants in order to enroll in college. </p>
<p>I already chose a few colleges that I like, but I am in search for safety schools. But that’s the thing: even if they are my safeties, I want good schools that I would be glad to attend.</p>
<p>SDonCC, by “laid-back” I mean exactly that: “students who are engaged in learning (self-motivated), but are more collaborative rather than competitive and interested in education for its own sake (right on1) and not just where it will get them in life.”</p>
<p>johnwesley, I agree, beauty does lie in the eyes of the beholder. I would like a rather old campus, with gothic architecture if its possible. I don’t mind the cold. I just want the atmosphere to be calm and serene, ideal for learning and finding peace of mind… haha :)</p>
<p>By the way, I am a “study hard, play hard” kind of student, so I would appreciate some sort of social scene.</p>
<p>thank you!</p>
<p>Reed maybe</p>
<p>I would look at bucknell and colgate</p>
<p>kenyon, definitely wellesley (if you’re a girl)</p>
<p>I think the OP would love Vassar.</p>
<p>Wellesley laid back? How about Occidental near Pasadena? The tour guide herself called it laid back and the architecture was to die for. Significant Asian population there. Bright kids. Very good arts programs.</p>
<p>Oxy doesn’t have the old-world, Gothic architecture the OP wants… Eagle Rock (the LA community where it sits) just isn’t that old! But it’s a nice, cohesive campus, the kids are smart, and the vibe is laid-back. I know a few profs there, and they are outstanding. I also know several current students and countless alums, and everyone loves/loved it.</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence College (NY)</p>
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<p>Vassar is a great idea. I would put the midwest LACs in the mix, too: Carleton, Grinnell, Macalester and Oberlin. Oberlin will have the “artsiest” vibe, but all these schools support individual creativity and self-expression, and are full of students who love to learn for its own sake. Nice campuses, too, IMO.</p>
<p>Oberlin, Pomona, Wesleyan all would seem to fit the bill.</p>