Colleges like UChicago

tk21769
Thu, 11 May 2017 11:14:42 +0000

Thanks all, current list is UChicago, Pomona, Williams, Colby, Carleton, Davidson, Kenyon, Wooster, plus two in state safeties. Do these schools look like they match?

@CU123 Colorado is a dream location but I don’t know how much the school would match

@ArdaMelamar, I’m a UChicago graduate and Colorado College parent.
IMO the two “match” at least as well (for the features you mention) as most other LACs on your current list. You do need to be on board with the block plan. However, in terms of intensity, “learning for the sake of learning”, political balance, and STEM/arts balance, it’s about as good a match as Carleton and maybe a bit better than the others (which are all good). You’d really need to investigate for yourself, with an overnight visit if possible, but I think it’s at least worth a look (as long as the block plan isn’t a turn-off). The location/setting is terrific. Another characteristic that might appeal to you is its approach and attitude towards athletics. It’s not a big rah-rah football/basketball powerhouse, but it does have 2 D1 sports (men’s hockey and women’s soccer) and the students tend to be very athletic, in a laid-back outdoorsy way. It’s a good place for hippie-jocks (and other such hybrids) … but maybe not so good for the intensely nerdy kids you’d find in greater numbers at UChicago, Reed, Cal Tech, or Swarthmore.