<p>A few years ago I became fed up with failing in certain classes and doing well in others, so I dropped out of college. Since then, I had come upon information about a college that focused in just English. The bulk of the four-year curriculum was studying literature going from novel to novel, criticism to criticism. I kept it in mind as something I might want to go back to and have been trying for a few months now but have not been able to find anything close to what I remember seeing. The closest thing I’ve seen so far are career schools, but while some have education programs, none offer English degrees. Any ideas of what it may have been? Incidentally, I believe it had been in New Mexico or Arizona, maybe. (Not University of Phoenix, checked.)</p>
<p>I believe it is St. John’s College which is in both Maryland and Santa Fe.</p>
<p>Sounds like St. John’s. Keep in mind that their curriculum is “Great Books,” which is not all fiction–also philosophy, Greek, Latin, etc.</p>
<p>Yup. You are talking about St. John’s. It’s a great school with a high acceptance rate (because the pool of applicants is fairly self-selective). The tough part would be actually graduating because of the rigor of the curriculum, however, for some students.</p>
<p>I came across this one when looking into Chicago colleges one time. Don’t know anything about it, but it sounds like what you’re looking for.</p>
<p>[Welcome</a> to Shimer College](<a href=“http://www.shimer.edu/]Welcome”>http://www.shimer.edu/)</p>
<p>This article about Shimer also lists St. Johns and others:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/education/edlife/shimer.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/education/edlife/shimer.html</a></p>
<p>Great Books schools have substantial math and science requirements. At St. John’s for instance, you’ll be required to pass a college algebra level placement exam in preparation for such subjects as calculus. They also have a 3-year science component to the program. </p>
<p>Have you considered going to a community college first and then transferring to a 4 year school for your major? You can probably graduate from college with a B.A. in english without having to take any math more advanced than college algebra or science courses beyond geology, intro. to astronomy, etc.</p>
<p>I know this is tough to swallow, but every decently educated person needs exposure to certain subjects such as math and science. If you have interests in the arts, perhaps a music school, culinary school, or art school?</p>
<p>*I’ve been assuming that these courses you failed are in the math/science category.</p>
<p>Although St. John’s is the college you were looking for, you might be better served elsewhere. A number of colleges offer open curriculums, which would allow you to take whatever courses you want to.</p>
<p>*Bard (minimal distribution requirements)
*Bennington
Eugene Lang
*Evergreen State
*Hampshire (minimal distribution requirements)
Marlboro
*New College of Florida
*Sarah Lawrence (minimal distribution requirements)
*U Redlands, Johnston Center
Wheaton (minimal distribution requirements)</p>
<p>*Provides narrative evaluations instead of grades</p>