Colleges for Non-Competitive Achievers

paying3tuitions
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:35:27 +0000

I’m a cheerleader for LAC’s and mid-sized universities where the focus is on the undergraduate, and where students are taught directly by faculty with no layer of graduate students in between. I’ve seen students really flower at them (my D for example).

Look for class size on the statistics about the college and uni, too, with a critical eye. The average size of classes, and how many are larger than 50, are two different kinds of stats.

LAC’s that speak of “family feeling”, “community of learners” could be just great for someone with your S’s personality. I liked Mini’s idea of Quaker affiliated colleges where a person is valued as an individual but with an appreciation for the spirit of cooperation and consensus.

I wondered, too, if he’s passionate about studying Computer Science or just says it because he knows he likes computers (who doesn;t) and hasn’t yet encountered some of the liberal arts majors he’ll discover in college. He might find he’s really enthused about a different major once he has a larger menu of departments than h.s. offered. He might be someone who shouldn’t declare a major too soon in his mind.

Second vote for Earlham and Haverford, btw. And does anyone have a list of all Quaker-founded or affiliated schools in the nation?