Best Liberal Arts Colleges In Usa
Choosing college is like choosing a house: location is key. While other factors must be considered--degree programs and cost, for instance--if you're not happy in your space, other things will lose their magic. While no college town is a perfect fit for everyone, the following is a sample of great college towns that represent a diversity of sizes and vibes.
Best College Town: Major Metro
Seattle, WA
Population: 616,627 (city); 3.5 million (metro area)
Seattle offers big-city living in a place that won't swallow you whole. Although not the biggest, Seattle is filled with culture, entertainment, and great food. It's a friendly city, too, making it a truly great college town. Seattle offers:
a 37 performing arts centers, 17 museums,and 30 public libraries
a A mild climate that rarely gets too hot or too cold
a Dozens of festivals a year
Best College Town: Large City
Austin, TX
Population 786,386 (city); 1.7 million (metro area)
While many cities offer lots to do, not all can pull off a small-town feel. But Austin's cultural and entertainment scenes are far from small-town. Did you know the following about Austin?
a Known as the Live Music Capital of the World, is home to over 1,900 bands and performing artists
a Austin City Limits is the longest-running popular music series in American television history
a Designated a Bicycle Friendly Community by The League of American Bicyclists
Best College Town: Medium City
Madison, WI
Population: 235,419
Cool medium-sized cities like Madison offer a high concentration of art, culture, and food. A regular on "Best College Towns" and "Best Places to Live" lists, Madison is a place that embraces:
a The arts: Municipally-funded Madison Arts Commission provides cultural funding and support.
a Public transportation: In addition to great city-wide public transportation, Wisconsin is building high-speed passenger rail service from Madison to Milwaukee.
a Parks and recreation: There are beaches, conservation parks, bike and walking paths, five area lakes, and hundreds of hiking miles.
Best College Town: Small City
Missoula, MT
Population: 68,876
A CNN Money "Best Places," Missoula is a college town that perfectly blends hippies, artists, cowboys, and athletes. It's also a place that embraces its landscape: hiking, biking, kayaking, fly-fishing, and skiing are popular here. What else makes it a top college town?
a Regular free outdoor festivals.
a Tailgating parties supporting the top-in-division University of Montana football team, The Griz.
a Rampant arts, including symphony concerts, an annual Jazz festival, and monthly First Friday art walks.
Best College Town: Small Town
Williamstown, MA
Population: 4,700
Another CNN Money "Best Places," Williamstown is as idyllic New England as you'll find. Williams College is regularly named the #1 liberal arts college in the country by U.S. News & World Report. This may not be a place for those who want big lights and non-stop action, but small as it is Williamstown packs in a lot, including:
a The award-winning Williamstown Theatre Festival
a The exquisite Clark Art Museum, featuring exhibits, films, and opera.
a Endless outdoor recreation, including hiking, skiing, biking, and fishing.
Whether you're looking for a small town or a big metropolis, finding the right college town for you can make your college experience truly great.
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can i still be a dancer? is there any chance? please help me.?
i’m 15 years old and i’ve been dancing for a long time. i haven’t had any training, i just dance on my own through internet tutorials and just make up things on my own, but i’m actually good at modern dance. i’ve just started taking ballet and modern dance classes at this really good studio that is meant to have trained many professionals. i live in india btw. this is the first time i’ve been sure of something, i want to be modern dancer. no one knows, but my best friend. do i have a chance of getting into a really good liberal arts college in the usa and major in modern dance? i’m ready to try anything, i just wanna get into a really good college. is it too late? and what are good liberal art colleges in usa? please help me.
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What is the best college in HONG KONG?
What is the best College in Hong KOng that has the same rules like USA colleges? Like having to choose whatever subjects Students want to study and simply going there to apply for college rather having HKCEE passes and all. And what is the best Liberal ARTs program or enrollment college in HONG KONG?
Please help if there is any.
hi ya, i dunno if u r a yank or not
but for hong kongers, they gotta haf both HKCEE and HKALE in order to get to the uni, if u r international students, prob they haf other means to assess u
well..it’s hard to say which uni is the best for art’s programme, but in my opinion, uni of hk(which ranks the 23rd in world) and chinese uni of hk r the best for art’s programme
so maybe u could contact the uni to get more info
hope this helps
gd luck to u n hk is just awesome!
Why do people complain about “Liberal states”?
Considering my liberal state of MA has the best hospitals and colleges in the USA. Why is that?
If you notice at least one MA hospital is on the best ranking for hospital specialty care.
You will also notice Boston Childrens Hospital in every ranking of specialty care.
Almost every college, in MA is on the list.
http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings
http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/pediatric-rankings
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/liberal-arts-rankings
Yes, i forgot to add universities- Top five universities in the USA-
MIT
Harvard
Boston University
Boston College
Tufts University.
What is the best college in Hong KOng?
What is the best College in Hong KOng that has the same rules like USA colleges? Like having to choose whatever subjects Students want to study and simply going there to apply for college rather having HKCEE passes and all. And what is the best Liberal ARTs program or enrollment college in HONG KONG?
Please help if there is any. or is there no way to study in Hong Kong without HKCEE or HKLA , no liberal arts without that?
To get into a good program in the USA you need to audition in both ballet and modern for a school that is any good. You are really starting late. The dancers you will be competing for spots with at the top schools will have been dancing since they were quite young. Many of them ballet academy trained taking at 15-30 hours of technique classes a week and 30+ hours during the summer months at top Summer intensives. Are you doing real modern dance like Graham, Horton or Limon techniques or are you doing what they call modern dance at small studios and in competition dance? That makes a big difference too. Most top dance programs that would be modern would be concert contemporary dance. That would be both ballet and modern classes and contemporary workshops with choreographers. To give you an idea of both the level and style of dance taught I will give you a few links.
Juilliard Freshman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTIHUMIkWcM
NYU Tisch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uCUN5-8vA8
Ailey/Fordham http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRdFHgGQ0C0
@Janine. Good list. But the key here is that she says she hasn’t had any training and has danced on her own. She just started taking class now at 15. She wants to go to a “really good college”. We both know that many require more years of training to be able to audition than she will have before she graduates from high school in 2 years. You know as well as I do what is required for a career as a dancer and what it takes to get into a good school. She wants to be a dancer as in professional dancer. We both know the hire rate from non audition schools is next to zero.
What is the best COllege in HOng KONG?
What is the best College in Hong KOng that has the same rules like USA colleges? Like having to choose whatever subjects Students want to study and simply going there to apply for college rather having HKCEE passes and all. And what is the best Liberal ARTs program or enrollment college in HONG KONG?
Please help if there is any. or is there no way to study in Hong Kong without HKCEE or HKLA , no liberal arts without that?
As a Massachusetts native, I agree with you. And the person who thinks that all the colleges there are liberal arts schools has never heard of M.I.T.?
http://www.mit.edu/people/cdemello/hk.html
I am pretty sure HKU is the best… I think HKCU is the 2nd.
You don’t need HKCEE or HKAD if you are accepted as foreign student, just as foreign student is not necessary to have SAT score for foreign student. But having some standard test score could increase your chances being accepted.