<p>Son participated in Oberlin’s Fly In and was greatly affected by his time there. He also had an opportunity to participate in Carleton’s “Taste,” but declined it because he felt that attending Carleton’s three week Summer Writing Program (SWP) earlier this August (in which he had a wonderful experience) gave him a meaningful sense/understanding of the college. (I wish he had had taken advantage of experiencing Northfield when the regular school year was in session through TOC.) Son’s short list is now down to five colleges–primarily in the midwest: Carleton, Wooster, Oberlin, Whitman, & Lawrence. Currently, Carleton & Oberlin are tied for first choice, with a nod to the latter because of the strong music/arts pressence he had experienced while visting there. We’re all so very fortunate in this country to have these many wonderful places of higher learning for our children to learn & grow into young adults. I’m one of those parents biased towards the LACs.</p>