what were your safeties?

Katharos
Tue, 13 Jun 2006 20:14:55 +0000

I applied to St. Olaf College and Lawrence University as my back-ups, and I visited them and was nt comfortable at either one - though everyone is different. St. Olaf has excellent depts. in two areas in which I am interested (math and classics), which led me to apply, and Lawrence is nearby, as I didn’t want to go to a school too far from home. But all I wanted to do was go to Chicago.

Comparable schools to the U. of C. I would think would be Reed College and St. Johns College, both of which are worth a look. I didn’t apply because I decided they were too far away - though I probably would have if they were in the Midwest.