hey guys, just need some help here!

tk21769
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:30:16 +0000

You may want to consider some midwestern LACs, which typically are a little less selective and a little cheaper than the New England LACs, but offer a similar experience.

Colorado College would not be a “safety” for you, but is less selective than Middlebury. Middlebury is one of the most popular cross applications for Colorado COllege applicants. Both are selective small LACs in beautiful natural settings; they both tend to attract outdoorsy, athletic students. Colorado College offers a slightly milder climate, much more sunshine, and a less remote setting (it is located in a medium-sized city at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, not in a small rural town).

For a recent entering class, Colorado College offered financial aid to about 40 international students, averaging over $40,000 per student (almost the full cost of attendance). So they seem to be eager for international applicants.

One unusual feature of this school is that, instead of taking 4 or 5 courses concurrently each semeseter, you take one course at a time in a succession of 3.5 week “blocks”.

Check out the website of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest for other Midwestern LACs.