Colleges for Non-Competitive Achievers

paying3tuitions
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:12:53 +0000

Oberlin College is more community-oriented than cutthroat competitive. It;s a large LAC (2800 students) with interesting history. Love of learning is abundant there.

I know a student from there who majored in CS, got a Goldwater scholarship as an undergraduate, and went on to grad school in CS. He liked the teaching there (no graduate students between him and the profs). He sought out research internships during the summers at larger universities. This was essential to him getting admitted to grad school in CS.

The music opportunity at Oberlin is great because of the presence of the Oberlin Conservatory. If you’re in the college, it’s harder to find performing opportunities but the opportunity for classes, informal performances, and non-stop concerts by the Conservatory students is great.

You can major in CS at a LAC and know many other students with other majors and interests. The research opportunities aren’t there, but the profs should help you connect for summer research at universities. That’s essential.