Colleges that Will Change My Life

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<p>Reading advice on collegeconfidential has given me a much more clearer perception of what I want in a college. And after experiencing how an amazing teacher can truly change his/her student’s perception on reality, I know what kind of classroom experience I want to have. I have been lucky enough to have three or four of these kinds of experiences: where I was constantly challenged, never un-engaged, and changed as an intellectual/person upon completion. I want to attend a college where every class is like that.(Maybe I am asking too much) I want to attend a college where I will be constantly exposed to new ideas from all fields of study.
Of course, every person finds different classes life changing. It depends on their academic background. So to give a sense of who I am:
I center all my pursuits around the goal of furthering math and science. As an example I want to learn how to play music so that I can better understand rhythm and structure which I hope to somehow apply to math and science. I want to learn literature for the same reason.
I am currently interested in the following schools(Do any of the following schools disagree with what I have mentioned so far?..An extremely strong science and math program is a must!):
Harvey Mudd
Caltech
MIT
Cooper Union
Northwestern(ISP)
uChicago
Swarthmore
Williams
Stanford?
Reed
Grinnell?
Marlborough?</p>

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<p>What about Cornell?</p>

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<p>Look at William & Mary as well as Davidson.</p>

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<p>A good list (my S goes to Grinnell and I would keep it on!). I would add Bard College.</p>

<p>Your list is too reach-heavy, though. </p>

<p>I also think your expectations are a bit too high. Not every class you take will be as stimulating as you hope; but in general, you should have an intellecutally challenging and exciting time at these schools, I think.</p>

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<p>add hendrix college</p>

<p>standford, nw and u of chicago are big name schools…life changing ? maybe in the same way wintering in aspen, summers in the hamptons and living in zip code 90210 is life changing!</p>

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<p>There are plenty of schools that have the atmosphere you are looking for. The question should be: which of those colleges can I get into AND afford given family finances, financial aid, and merit awards?</p>

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<p>“I want to learn how to play music so that I can better understand rhythm and structure which I hope to somehow apply to math and science.”</p>

<p>H. von Helmholtz, “Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen als physiologische Grundlage für die Theorie der Musik,” 1863.</p>