<p>i dont really get what South MOuntain COllege is… could somebody please explain.</p>
<p>Here’s a [list</a> of links](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/lehigh-university/464094-south-mountain-college.html]list”>South Mountain College - Lehigh University - College Confidential Forums) that will help.</p>
<p>As per the [online</a> description](<a href=“http://cas.lehigh.edu/casweb/content/default.aspx?pageid=329]online”>http://cas.lehigh.edu/casweb/content/default.aspx?pageid=329), it’s “a campus community dedicated to the exploration of ideas across disciplines.”</p>
<p>A lot of ideas/concepts lend themselves to being explored in a multi-disciplinary approach. For example, last semester SMC looked into the general idea of ‘shape’. Disciplines like the psychology of perception, art/architecture, math (fractal analysis), philosophy, etc. can all be utilized as tools to explore this concept. </p>
<p>One benefit of this type of education is that one gets away from the old adage, ‘If the only tool you have is a hammer, then every problem looks like a nail’.</p>
<p>thanks… that was really helpful
im thinking about majoring in economics and i am considering applying to SMc… but not sure yet.</p>