Mount Holyoke, Franklin& Marshall, Reed or Kenyon?

I assume you are aware that you won’t be able to attend MHC as a commuter and will live on campus. Do you want to be close to home? Please don’t plan to go home every weekend, as that is definitely not the best way to acclimatize to college life.

These colleges all have high retention rates. That means students are happy and so they return for their sophomore year. Reed is definitely a place where you need to feel you fit in, mainly because it is quite an intellectual school. There are no varsity sports, for example. In your position, I’d most strongly consider MHC or Kenyon. F&M will probably feel the most “normal American kid” of these four.

Reed: 88%
F & M: 92%
Kenyon: 91%
MHC: 92%

Trust me, you are going to be spending a very significant amount of time on campus at most of these colleges. It’s where your bed, food, and friends are. So I honestly wouldn’t put too much emphasis on location. At these LACs, you are there to immerse yourself in LAC life.

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