LACs

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<p>I am looking to go to an academically challenging, but not cutthroat LAC. I do not want a very rigorous workload. Preferably in a suburban, closed, yet also peaceful environment. Medium sized. Good financial aid. Diverse population; intelligent students; do not want a dominant greek life. Also, preferably in the northeastern area (5 hours drive from nj at the farthest)</p>

<p>Any suggestions?</p>

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<p>St. Mary’s College (the honors college LAC for the state of Maryland), Skidmore College which is located in a resort town, Connecticutt College overlooks water & is across the street from the US Coast Guard Academy. Goucher College in Maryland may also satisfy your criteria.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Skidmore College
Connecticutt College
and, possibly, Goucher College</p>

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<p>Can you give us your stats?</p>

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<p>Wesleyan and Vassar seem to fit your criteria too. I would also agree with Connecticut College and Skidmore. The three PA schools, Franklin & Marshall, Dickinson, Gettysburg could be worth look too.</p>

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<p>That depends on what the OP means by “I do not want a very rigorous workload.” If just they mean they don’t want a Swarthmore/Reed/UChicago style uber-intense enviorment, I agree, but Wesleyan and Vassar are both rigorous schools.</p>

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<p>yeah, i meant the swarthmore/reed/uchicago kind of rigor
but I heard that wesleyan is not as competitive </p>

<p>stats:
SAT I- 2240/1450
SAT II- 780 math II; 760 Chem
4.3 GPA/ ranked 13/305</p>

<p>ECs:
-VP of FHS
-NHS
-Key Club
-Volunteer @ American Cancer Society
-Volunteer @ hospital
-Chinese Folk Dance</p>

<p>also looking for good financial aid
nothing preppy/jocky</p>

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<p>Haverford and Wesleyan. Your stats would place you in the top third of their classes. Academics might be challenging but shouldn’t be excessively so. Haverford certainly more traditionally suburban. Neither school excessively jocky/preppy.</p>

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<p>what about amherst and vassar?</p>

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<p>“good financial aid” will be at all need blind schools, and will depend on your family EFC. Otherwise it may not vary much between institutions, but the mix of loans to grants may vary. At Brown, a lot of families who need financial aid now get no-loan packages, which is awesome!</p>

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<p>Amherst has changed a lot in the last twenty years. It’s much more diverse ethnically than it’s ever been (made possible by a huge rise in Asian enrollment.) Still, I wouldn’t put it in the Wesleyan, Vassar – or, even, Swarthmore category just yet. It’s more like the old Amherst (preppy, pre-professional) but, with different faces.</p>

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<p>However, the OP said “I do not want a very rigorous workload.”</p>

<p>That would rule out many of the suggestions on this thread including Amherst, Brown, Haverford, Vassar, Wesleyan, and possibly others.</p>

<p>These are among the most rigorous schools in the nation.</p>

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<p>I understand not wanting a cutthroat environment: When you say you don’t want a “very rigorous workload,” what exactly do you mean? What subject areas are of interest to you and what is ‘very rigorous’ in your opinion? </p>

<p>If you are looking for an easy ride, find a school where you are academically in the top quarter of the class…but is that what you really mean?</p>