know what i want, how do i get there?

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<p>hey all…questions! </p>

<p>I am trying to find a school that will allow me to:
Apply critical thinking skills to elements of culture (primarily music, and art, philosophy, and other media). Use these elements as windows to understand the sociology and psychology of both modern and ancient society.
This study done to; preserve over-looked elements of anthropology, and portray these important elements as memorandum’s to the rich history of man’s evolutions of idea.
Thus using these studies as building blocks to the greater idea in understanding of cultural diversity, and humanities inter-connectedness.
ooorrrrr
in simpler terms: Use media as cultural artifacts to study society from a sociological standpoint.</p>

<p>This done either in a liberal arts degree, humanities degree, cultural studies degree or one of those “make your own” - does anyone have any experience with these programs - or see my interests fitting into a certain major better than another?
My long run goal is to get through with my undergraduate studies and go to grad school, where I hope I will be able to teach at a college level following my education. </p>

<p>I am very tight financially, but of course still picky. I am paying for school myself, but unfortunatley still stuck without FASFA help as they consider my parent’s financial situation my own…grrr :stuck_out_tongue: </p>

<p>Does anyone know of any schools that are comparable to Evergreen State in price and flexibility in programs? I am looking for experimental schools that will embrace my academic independence, and that aren’t too costly or selective? I did well on standardized testing, but my GPA is awful.
I have already looked at schools such as Reed, Colorado College, The New College, etc.
any suggestions or advice would be a HUGE help, i am totally overwhelmed on what to do seeing as how i cant exactly google “best <em>valued</em>college for bad HS students who want made up degrees” heh :)</p>

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<p>Maybe Warren Wilson and Guilford in NC.</p>

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<p>So you want to be a sociologist specifically studying media and media perception. Look at schools that offer that sort of program, you don’t need to use ridiculous phrases that describe a rather ordinary program. </p>

<p>I mean… “preserve over-looked elements of anthropology, and portray these important elements as memorandum’s to the rich history of man’s evolutions of idea”? ‘Preserve elements of anthropology’ is nonsensical. Anthropologists preserve ‘overlooked “elements”’ as a job description, you might as well say ‘examine thoughts of psychology.’ </p>

<p>I don’t mean to be snide, but you give the impression that you’re just putting together words that sound nice without thinking about what they mean. Which is a bad thing when you’re talking about deciding on your future.</p>

<p>Anyway, most schools will let you make your own major if a similar enough one doesn’t exist already. I would check out flagship state schools, which are often not costly, not too selective (but selective enough), and will often give you a lot of independence because of the size and number of programs.</p>

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<p>Eugene Lang in NYC has a media and culture program that sounds like it’s exactly what you’re looking for, but it’s rather expensive (total estimated cost of attendance broke 50K this year) and from what I understand a tad iffy on financial aid. It might be worth a look anyway.</p>

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<p>Thanks ego, that is really helpful. It’s good to know that what I am looking for is indeed out there and available. Anyone have any ideas on schools that offer a similar program?</p>