Northern Highlands Regional High School Guidance Counselors’ College Recommendations OVERVIEW Colleges That Change Lives Northeast Midwest Allegheny College Antioch College Clark University Denison University Goucher College Cornell College Hampshire College Earlham College Juniata College Hope College Marlboro College Kalamazoo College Ursinus College Ohio Wesleyan University McDaniel College College of Wooster The Hidden Ivies Amherst College Middlebury College Barnard College Mount Holyoke College Bates College University of Notre Dame Bowdoin College Oberlin College Colby College Rice University Colgate University Swarthmore College Davidson College Vanderbilt University Emory University Vassar College Grinnell College Wake Forest University Hamilton College Washington and Lee University Haverford College Washington University Cool Colleges Babson College Reed College California Institute of Technology Shimer College Colorado College Simon Rock College of Bard Deep Springs College St. John’s College Hampshire College Swarthmore College Harvey Mudd College The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Indiana University of Pennsylvania The University of the South (Sewanee) (Robert E. Cook College) University of Chicago Marlboro College University of Cincinnati New College of the University of South Florida Prescott College 100 Colleges Where Average Students Can Excel Assumption College Monmouth University Bryant College Nichols College Colby-Sawyer College Rider University Curry College Roger Williams University Endicott College Sacred Heart University Franklin Pierce College Salve Regina University Frostburg State University Springfield College Iona College Western Carolina University Keene State College Counselor Picks Liberal Arts Colleges/Universities Public Colleges/Universities Barnard College/Columbia University Keene State College College of Wooster Miami University (of Ohio) Connecticut College Rowan University Denison University The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Dickinson College State University of New York (SUNY) Drew University University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce College Hofstra University Business Colleges Lake Forest College Babson College Moravian College Bentley College Muhlenberg College Bryant College Roger Williams University Technical/Special Schools Sarah Lawrence College Steven’s Institute of Technology St. Thomas Aquinas College United States Coast Guard Academy Susquehanna University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Union College Vassar College Catholic Colleges/Universities Washington and Lee University DeSales University Fordham University Manhattan College Sacred Heart University Stonehill College University of Notre Dame Colleges That Change Lives Drawing on years of experience in research, reporting and college counseling, Loren Pope highlights a number of special schools in Colleges That Change Lives. These are schools chosen because they are “educating—not training—people who can think clearly and independently, who have moral compasses, and who can live fully and courageously.” A selection of Pope’s choices representing the northeast and mid-west appears below. For fuller descriptions as well as information about additional colleges read this book. You will find Pope’s enthusiasm infectious. *All quotes are from Colleges That Change Lives. NORTHEAST ALLEGHENY COLLEGE Location: Meadville, Pennsylvania (90 miles north of Pittsburgh) Size: 1,881 SAT VERBAL/MATH: 600/600 Selectivity rating: Very Competitive Phone: 800-541-5293 Web Site: http://www.alleg.edu With an accessible, involved faculty and state-of-the-art science facilities, Allegheny “has a long and distinguished record of producing not only future scientists and scholars but business leaders as well.” A new curriculum emphasizes writing, analytical thinking and an inter-disciplinary approach. There is an emphasis on the moral life, and students live by an honor code. The campus includes 36 buildings on 72 acres, a 182 acre recreational complex and a 283 acre nature preserve, as well as an observatory, a planetarium, art galleries and a TV station. CLARK UNIVERSITY Location: Worcester, MA (40 miles from Boston) Size: 2,000 SAT VERBAL/MATH: 579/560 Selectivity Rating: Very Competitive Phone: 800-462-5275 Web Site: www.clarku.edu Clark offers a “four star academic experience at a major research university for ‘B’ students with SAT scores in the 500’s.” Undergraduates blossom as they are encouraged to work on important, real-life projects in a variety of disciplines. The faculty prides itself on the attention given individuals in this diverse student body. Innovative programs include Environmental Science and Policy, Communication and Culture, and the International Studies Stream which includes study abroad. GOUCHER COLLEGE Location: Baltimore, MD Size: 299 men, 799 women SAT VERBAL/MATH: 610/570 Selectivity rating: Very Competitive Phone: 800-468-2437 Web Site: www.goucher.edu Once a women’s college, Goucher is now one of Baltimore’s top coed colleges. North of the city in a suburban setting near a large reservoir enjoyed by boaters, Goucher prides itself on an outstanding career development office, a required off-campus experience, an honor code and a solid liberal arts program emphasizing independent study and student-faculty research projects. “For those who think they want to go to college in a city, Goucher is an ideal place.” The student body is an eclectic group--and it is easier for men to get in than for women. HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE Location: Amherst, MA Size: 1,172 SAT VERBAL/MATH: 660-600 Selectivity rating: Highly Competitive Phone: 413-559-5471 Web Site: www.hampshire.edu Part of a five college consortium with its founding institutions—Amherst, U. Mass, Mount Holyoke and Smith—Hampshire provides “total immersion of the student in a broad liberal education that he himself would largely design.” Located in a former apple orchard on the southern edge of Amherst, this is a place for independent, energetic and imaginative self-starters who will work with professors to create their own educational challenges. Course work is structured in three stages called divisions and written critiques generally take the place of grades. For the right person, Hampshire is in a class by itself. JUNIATA COLLEGE Location: Huntingdon, PA Size: 1,250 SAT VERBAL/MATH: 570/573 Selectivity rating: Very Competitive Phone: 814-641-3420 Web Site: www.juniata.edu With a strong sense of mission and a record for producing renowned scholars and scientists, Juniata has “a powerhouse faculty trained at top universities (and) eager young customers who become high achievers.” Juniata has strong science programs but also allows students to design their own majors with the advice of two faculty members. This is a place that would be a good choice for someone who seeks a nurturing environment, is interested in learning and doesn’t need the big city. Professors boast that Juniata grads regularly compete successfully with Ivy Leaguers in graduate school. MARLBORO COLLEGE Location: Marlboro, VT Size: 275 SAT VERBAL/MATH: 610/580 Selectivity rating: Very Competitive Phone: 802-343-0049 Web Site: www.marlboro.edu Founded by returning WWII veterans in 1946, Marlboro College has fewer than 300 students, each of whom designs his or her own program. “What tiny Marlboro has given to society in its short life is simply astounding for a college so little known and so little sought after.” Every freshman must provide a 20-page, clearly written paper and seniors devote themselves to designing and working through a Plan of Concentration. Located in the Vermont hills, this unique school is not for everyone, but for those who are self-reliant and interested in ideas, this place merits looking into. URSINUS COLLEGE Location: Collegeville, PA (24 miles west of Philadelphia) Size: 1300 SAT VERBAL/MATH: 575/580 Selectivity rating: Very Competitive Phone: 610-409-3200 Web Site: www.ursinus.edu Ursinus is “a new star of the first magnitude in this small galaxy of colleges that change lives.” A core curriculum provides everyone with a common foundation in the liberal arts. The strong emphasis on academics culminates with the writing of a professional-level paper in one’s own field. But all is not work; professors have fun acting as ‘coach of the week’ in the athletic program—sometimes even contributing a play or a half-time pep talk. Friendly and unpretentious, this scenic campus of 160 acres is one of the 8% of colleges worthy of having a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. MC DANIEL COLLEGE Location: Westminster, MD Size: 1550 SAT VERBAL/MATH: 560/560 Selectivity rating: Very Competitive Phone: 800-638-5005 Web Site: www.mcdaniel.edu Named after a former student, professor, administrator, trustee, parent, and grandparent who greatly influenced the college, this attractive campus is within an hour of Baltimore, Washington DC and Camp David. “Mainly, this is a community of nice, earnest, unassuming, quietly self- assured (students) who realize they are getting a first-rate education.” With professors regarded as friends and mentors, ‘B’ and ‘C’ students become success stories. Athletically, McDaniel College competes in the NCAA Division III conference often referred to as ‘the Ivy League of small colleges’ but academics are definitely in the forefront of college life. MIDWEST ANTIOCH COLLEGE Location: Yellow Springs, Ohio (18 miles east of Dayton) Size: 600 Selectivity rating: Competitive Phone: 800-543-9436 Web Site: www.antioch-college.edu With a campus next to a 1000-acre nature preserve,