Hiii I’m a prospective transfer student coming from Carleton College. The school’s pretty chill and I like it in a lot of ways but im considering transferring because I just don’t feel “right” there.
Anyway, I’m hoping for reccomendations on where to apply. I will be applying as a philosophy major, love the outdoors, and wouldn’t mind going to a bigger school. I hope to apply to intellectually rigorous schools, strong in the humanities, with chill, sorta granola-y vibes.
Any advice is super appreciated!!!
Also, I know many of you might be thinking, “wait isn’t that just Carleton??” And yeah, it probably sorta is, but it’s a bit too quirky for me, among other reasons, and although I’m not committed to transferring, I’m at least considering it.
Wisconsin, Madison is pretty crunchy
Haverford or Swarthmore if you want to keep that LAC feel. Brown if you want a slightly larger school.
Budget will matter most of all!! But not knowing, here’s a few:.
William and Mary comes to mind. Rochester too. So does Lewis & Clark and Whitman from what I’ve read, but may be too similar to what you have now if size an issue.
Actually Cal Poly Humboldt hits home, especially with outdoorsy, but likely not academic enough.
It may seem off as it’s known for STEM, but Purdue may be a place for you to fit from a personality POV. But U Oregon more from an outside POV but not sure quirky is right. I do know a quirky kid at Col State and that has outdoors but not sure it’s known for quirky. But any large school will have many quirky students.
Good luck to you.
UVM? Definitely very outdoorsy/ gradnola-y, not sure about the philosophy program specifically….I know several very smart kids there, so I am sure there is a strong cohort of intellectually dedicated kids. Brown or Dartmouth (seem very different, but both have elements of what you are asking for - obviously, both are very hard admits)
I like the Wisconsin, Lewis&Clark, U of Rochester suggestions, too. I know less about them, but the Claremont Colleges maybe?
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