I have several other kids—each of which headed to Engineering Schools. This is my first “searching for Liberal Arts Schools” experience. Kid is skilled at math (> Calc BC in high school), Science (loves bio) and has taken Mandarin since K. Many East Asian studies ECs—including some T10 college courses while in High School. Not an Asian Heritage Kid (if that matters at all). Applied Math seems available many places. What liberal arts schools are known for East Asian Studies—more than just language classes. And east side of the Mississippi preferred. Seeking some places to visit fall break.
Completion of math beyond calculus BC in high school may limit the number of smaller colleges that have sufficient upper level math courses for such a student. Applied math can cover a range of areas, and a given math department may or may not cover all of them.
Biology is a broad subject, so it may be worth checking what subareas are well covered at each college’s biology department.
East Asian studies may include culture and literature courses in the departments teaching the languages, but there may also be relevant courses in other departments like history, political science, philosophy, economics, etc…
In other words, it may be worth looking into the actual course offerings (catalogs and schedules) for each college, rather than relying on general comments about the colleges.
For preliminary ideas, try searching “20 Best Value Small Colleges for an Asian Studies Degree.” The site includes descriptions of the various programs. The schools have been ordered by financial factors, which may or may not pertain to your circumstances.
Hamilton administers a top Mandarin-language study abroad program, which may indicate a commitment to Asian studies generally:
https://www.hamilton.edu/academics/offcampusstudy/china
https://www.chinainsight.info/education/general/231-associated-colleges-in-china-a-hidden-gem.html
Mathematics in recent years has been Hamilton’s second most popular major.
Girl or boy?
Girl
Agnes Scott College in suburban Atlanta has an Asian studies minor. I know one of the professors and have great respect for her and her teaching.
Wesleyan is a little on the large size for a typical LAC (~3000) and has plenty of upper level Math:
https://iasext.wesleyan.edu/regprod/!wesmaps_page.html?crse_list=MATH&offered=Y
Davidson is LAC with East Asian Studies program, strong bio and math.
Good luck!
What are her stats? There’s nowhere better for a math/East Asian studies combo on the east coast than the Ivies, especially Harvard, Yale, and Cornell, but they’re obviously quite selective.
Michigan and NYU are also excellent options. NYU’s financial aid is notoriously mediocre, though.
Her stats are good (99 percentile in SAT/ACT). Thanks for all these suggestions.