Sweet Briar vs Washington College

anxiousthistle
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 04:48:38 +0000

These are my main two colleges that I’m considering because of the cost and opportunities. My first choice was Bryn Mawr, but due to having to pay full tuition (no aid or merit) I’ve decided it’s not worth the financial strain on my family. I was also thinking of applying to Agnes Scott College (still accepting applications) but really don’t know anything about it. Thanks for any advice!

intended major: environmental studies/neuroscience

Washington College:
Pros

big merit scholarship(30k net cost)

enviro science and new neuroscience major seem strong

professors seem engaged and want to teach

environmental center just built for research

campus is ~2 hours from family in dc

cute small little town

Cons

very isolated(would need a car)

not too many out of state/international

study abroad not too strong

very homogeneously white

not too many people know about it

acceptance rate is really high

found lots of instances of racism and it not being handled

apparently credits won’t transfer over to other colleges

may be too small

seems to be lots of sports/drinking/frat culture

Sweet Briar College:
Pros

largest scholarship (22k net cost)

would be part of the presidential scholars(honors program)

all women’s college

nice campus, lot’s of nature

riding stables

gardens/greenhouses

general strong commitment to sustaiblity

the president of the school literally called me and sent me a letter

class size is increasing each year

traditions

overall, everyone is super helpful and accommodating

Cons

~400 students=limited classes

no neuroscience major(there is psych)

not sure how much research is done

very high acceptance rate/low graduation rate

not very well known/the fact it almost closed