Questions about life at Earlham

LasMa
Sun, 05 Jun 2016 06:11:10 +0000

@MomofM Does Bundy still not have A/C? My D was there first year, and it was pretty miserable because of that (she grew up in California where everything is air-conditioned though). She was in Barrett for one semester and I don’t remember any complaints.

@Ballislife23mjs You won’t have any trouble finding attractive, smart, interesting girls. Just ask my daughter’s boyfriend.

First year students aren’t allowed to be in theme or friendship houses. As you go through your first year, you’ll discover which house(s) are of interest to you. Not sure what you mean by limited viability, but if you mean limited space, yes. If something grabs your attention, talk to Res Life as early in the year as possible to find out about the process of getting in.

As far as attendance and participation, almost all of the classes are tiny, so yes, absence would be noticed. I wouldn’t worry so much about losing points, but the fact that you’ll be missing out on one of the best things about LAC life, which is the collaborative learning environment. OTOH, a place like Earlham is wonderful about working with individual students and getting creative with solutions. Do you anticipate having to miss a lot of classes on a regular basis?