11 Unique Colleges That Cater To Their Students
Attending college is one of the most important decisions a young person can make. It will have a lasting impact on their financial situation, whether they make a lot of money, and how far in debt they may find themselves are both a part of that decision. Additionally, it's also the most formative years of anybody life. Not just for being in school, but because of the age you are at the time.
With so many things coming down upon a young person, it's important to make a choice that reflects you.
Seriously, at Cornell College students only take one course at a time, which gives them a much deeper understanding of the material they should be learning, and not just trying to cram into their heads right before tackling numerous exams. Just 18 days after a course begins it is over and credits have been earned. That sound incredible! Not to mention, all students are on the same time schedule, so having a social life isn't confined to middle of the night study sessions.
Students who graduate from Earlham College are active in social justice movement, politics, and charitable works because of the Quakers' values that are taught: pacifism, activism, service and the pursuit of truth is a virtue.
Webster University's flagship campus is located just outside of St. Louis, Missouri, with "a premier U.S.-based international university setting a distinct standard for global education." A Global Citizenship Program prepares graduates for a career on a global stage. Working and competing at this level, and being taught how to do it; that's something anybody in their formative years could benefit from. The college has campuses on four different continents.
Each and every student at Blackburn College participates in this work program. They hold jobs on campus, at local businesses, local schools and even within local law enforcement to give them real world work experience, and a paycheck. This reduces and/or limits their student loan debt, and upon graduation they already have a padded resume, that's all true no less.
Namely, past graduates of Reed College include: Pulitzer Prize Winner Gary Snyder, Author Janet Fitch, Wikipedia Co-founder Larry Sanger, Television Chef Steven Raichlen and Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs
It's has extremely rigorous academic requirements in the liberal arts, and was one of the first to add fine arts to a liberal arts curriculum.
Students interested in being the next generation of mind-molders would be smart to attend Vanderbilt University. If you want to be a teachers, school counselors, school administrators or educational policy you'll attend the school's Peabody college to work alongside nationally renowned instructors. Don't forget it's in Nashville, Tennessee, so you'll be surrounded by live music greatness in your free time. Sounds great to us.
The brightest minds in the medical field study (studied) and work at University of Washington. The School of Medicine admission is an incredible accomplishment that signifies a career in this field probably anywhere graduates can dream of.
Were you feeling burnt out by the latter half of your high school experience? Do you think getting out of there was exactly what you need? And not just because you were a rebel, but your educational curiosity had reached beyond what high school has to offer? That what Bard College is for: students who want to bypass some of high school to achieve their goals. They must be curious leaners with lofty ideas of success.
Those who created Bennington College felt that students should be in charge of their education, so that's exactly what they did: founded a university that is self-directed by the students. They work with advisers to plan out their education and then receive feedback on progress. Sounds like a more sophisticated version of the movie.
If you want to be a media person, specifically in journalism, American University is the university atop the industry for graduates. Students in the school of communication do the following: Study interactive journalism, take classes in social media and attend workshops in investigative reporting.
They have a longstanding relationship between the ethics of journalism, while continually embracing new media.
Students at Green Mountain College can choose from a variety of majors, just like at any university, but on top of that choice they're required to complete 37 of Environmental Liberal Arts coursework. This instills a green philosophy that graduates can hopefully (surely) employ into not only their lives, but their employment. Other universities have been moving toward similar outlooks in recent years as well.