Wow! A second wind for this thread. Thank you, everyone— so much! I will show D all of the posts. It is such a difficult thing to plan four years based off of nothing but info from the internet, but you all are very very helpful! D is no longer considering Colby. I believe Mac and Carleton are just a bit ahead of Kenyon, but only because D is worried she’d be surrounded by students who are consumed by the literary arts. Without a visit to help, trying to figure out where she’ll find her people is difficult and any little factoid becomes amplified. I suggested she attend some Kenyon classes - but the signups for this weekend were already closed. St. O has been a pet fav of mine from the beginning and especially since they offered great aid, but I doubt it will stand up to opportunities offered by the other three.
@Bill_Marsh and @CheddarcheeseMN @MYOS1634 @merc81 - thanks for helping us to think in terms of specific courses at Mac.
As for location, I really don’t have a feeling about where D would be most happy. The only extensive VISITING experience she has is with the Claremont Colleges - we are Pomona grads - (a topic for a whole other thread - legacy admissions but please not here…) and sister is at CMC. Out of Northfield, Gambier and the suburbs of MSP, would Mac be most similar?