what are some unique, interesting colleges?

Question

Hello,
I am looking for a really unique interesting college. I have varied interests and have thirst for knowledge. However, I want a college that offers me flexibility with my curriculum and will also give me a unique experience. I am a free spirit whose life goal is to change the world:-)

so, what colleges can you recommend? in the US or internationaly, any unique schools of thought:-)

Answer 1

Excelsior, Charter Oak, or Thomas Edison State

Enroll in the BA or BS in Liberal Studies and then go elsewhere and take lots of classes as a transient study in whatever subject you'd like at whatever schools you'd like.

Maybe take a semester at Harvard and one at Yale and one at Berklee and one in Florida and one in.......

The Liberal Studies program allows for considerable flexibility in degree requirements so you can study anything you want from underwater basket weaving to nuclear physics.

These three colleges will allow you to take nearly 100% of your degree courses at any regionally accredited college.

Answer 2

The college the above poster is speaking of is Evergreen State College. Each semester, instead of taking a group of classes, the student takes a "program"--a course that encompasses several areas of study. So, a class in World Literature might touch on literature as well as the history behind the literature and the politics discussed in the literature. I don't believe there are any specific requirements, and there are no grades, just written evaluations. http://www.evergreen.edu/

The Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU allows you to form your own degree program and major: http://www.nyu.edu/gallatin/

Colorado College has definite requirements and majors, but operates on a unique "block program." Instead of taking several classes at a time, students take one class at a time. Each "block" lasts about 3-4 weeks and there are 8 blocks in a year. This allows students to study one subject in depth before moving onto the next. http://www.coloradocollege.edu/index.asp

The "work college" option someone mentioned above is definitely unique, but I'm not sure how much flexibility there is in each college's curriculum. There are 7 such colleges, and I believe they are all associated with a church--I'm not sure how conservative or religious they are, though. http://www.workcolleges.org/wcc.htm

Grinnell College in Iowa is, despite its location, very liberal. It's also very highly ranked amongst liberal arts colleges, and has an open curriculum. http://www.grinnell.edu/

You may also want to take a look at the "Colleges That Change Lives" Web site: http://www.ctcl.com/ The schools are lesser-known, but may not have open curriculums. They are all on the list because they have a special something that helps their students be the best they can be. One may be for you.

Brown has an open curriculum. As a member of the Ivy League, it's ultra-hard to get into. http://www.brown.edu

Good luck.

Answer 3

Brown University (no general education requirements is a plus).
St. John's University (the one in Maryland or the one in Arizona). You spend your whole college career reading great classic books and using them as a basis on which to examine knowledge.
There was this one in Oregon or Washington State, called Evergreen, I think. Well, you'll have to look it up. But I think the school doesn't give grades, but instead gives written evaluations of your work in a class.

Answer 4

Colloege of the Ozaerks, in Branson )Hollister), Missouri. You work your way through, there is no tuition. It is a beautiful campus and not a very bug school. Real personal, safe, and in a good location. There is lots of stuff to do around the college.

Answer 5

If you read Y!A very long one would think it was a 24-7 orgy among young people. In that case your suggestions are old fashioned. Bravo! Keep up the good work!

Answer 6

In what region?