What would be my best fit?

College Search & Lists
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<p>I have been looking through college websites for what seems like forever, and I just can’t find anything that has the qualities I am looking for. I want a college that runs off of a 4-1-4 or trimester calendar so that I would have the opportunity to take about 4-6 weeks and do a short study abroad. I would also like a college with a pretty setting and where the student body doesn’t drink heavily. It would be great if there were activities such as an outdoors program, group fitness classes, and theater performances. I would also like a friendly, relaxed, and easygoing student body. I’m not one for the colleges where the students are appearance and fashion obsessed or have constant stress because of the intense and overwhelming workload. Also, I am really not fond of colleges that have grade deflation. Any ideas?</p>

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<p>Colby and Middlebury?</p>

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<p>Ahhh it seems like my clock is going backwards … it says 2:02 on my post but 2:01 on my computer clock …</p>

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<p>I think that Middlebury is a little too snooty sounding for me, but I’ll definitely look into Colby.</p>

<p>What is everyone’s opinion on Whitman College?</p>

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<p>You should get yourself on Colby’s mailing list if you haven’t already. They have this thing called insideColby, where it’s a compilation of photos and articles about students/alumni. It shows you that it really is a fun, outdoorsy, relaxed environment.</p>

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<p>Another school to look at that might interest you with 4-1-4 is Oberlin.</p>

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<p>Snooty sounding for you? What are you, five years old?</p>

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<p>You should check out Grinnell in Iowa. The campus is very pretty with amazing facilities. They have 4 weeks off for winter break, so you could travel over that time. They don’t have a huge outdooring program (which the three Maine LACs have) but they do have a very physically active population, walk-on sports team, lots of intermurals and wonderful athletic facilities. The student body meets the description of what you are looking for: How intense and stressful it is probably depends more on you and the courses you take. People work hard but my son says he has a lot more free time than he did in high school, where face time in classes ate up 6 hours/day.</p>