Hamilton vs Syracuse vs Mt. Holyoke

rainingdaisies
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:50:11 +0000

Schools similar to Hamilton would be other small, rural liberal arts schools like Colby. I often think of Syracuse as being a private version of certain state schools, because of its large size, pre-professional focus, and dominating sports scene.

Communications is strong at Syracuse, though if you end up changing your path you may end up disappointed with the other departments. I had a friend in Syracuse’s highly ranked journalism program who ended up transferring because of the disparity between the journalism school’s quality versus other academic concentrations.

Liberal arts schools typically don’t offer communications majors, because the most important skills for someone looking to work in the communications field are the ability to think critically and write critically. Liberal arts schools teach these skills best. Hamilton, in particular, is known for producing effective writers across numerous fields. As for psychology, I think both research universities and liberal arts school teach the discipline well - only, in a small liberal arts school you will receive much more attention than in your average lecture-hall psych classes in large schools like Syracuse.