tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post7386684535038232117..comments2024-03-24T02:23:19.870-05:00Comments on Reading In Color: THE COLLEGE POST (Part 1)MissAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-53990043660932647672011-03-30T14:56:57.162-05:002011-03-30T14:56:57.162-05:00Our boys are going through the college search, too...Our boys are going through the college search, too, so my thoughts are with you, dear Ari.mbpbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081024119047826077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-39154560870675582052011-03-15T19:19:49.885-05:002011-03-15T19:19:49.885-05:00I hope you survived the SAT’s! Good luck with yo...I hope you survived the SAT’s! Good luck with your college crawl.<br /><br />I only applied to big universities due to my interest in science in high school, but liberal arts colleges are more focused on teaching and undergraduates. I was happy at my big name universities, but you have to be a self-starter. It’s a sink or swim atmosphere. <br /><br />I learned more about liberal arts colleges when my husband got a job teaching at Bowdoin College. He also was a product of big name universities (Oxford and Harvard) and has been favorably impressed with the quality of teaching and individual attention undergraduates get at liberal arts colleges. This is his 14th year at Bowdoin, and he’s now chair of Asian Studies. His courses often focus on racial issues and human rights. There is also a department of Africana Studies. During his time, Bowdoin has worked hard to attract more PoC’s: students, teachers and staff. He said the students of color at Bowdoin are about 20%. My husband is British and ¼ Chilean, but his field is Japanese politics. His courses are cross-listed in Asian Studies and Government. Every year there is a writer/novelist in residence. <br /><br />Brunswick is the biggest town in Maine with 22,000 residents, including many authors. The campus is in town so you can walk to the bakery, ethnic restaurants, churches, shops and an independent bookstore, run by the same guy who started it over 30 years ago. Plus campus has a bookstore and there’s a still open Borders at the shopping center. Students are encouraged to volunteer in public schools and get involved with community service. Brunswick is ½ hour from Portland, the biggest city in Maine, and 2 ½ hours from Boston. Maine is very white, but there is a community of Sommalian immigrants. We love it here and the students seem happy too. Bowdoin gets the top ratings for campus food!Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-44167991638033539512011-03-14T14:50:22.784-05:002011-03-14T14:50:22.784-05:00When I was first getting published (5-6 years ago)...When I was first getting published (5-6 years ago), I was told, "There's no market for YA fiction set in college." The thinking was that high school teens only want to read about high school, and kids in college read adult books, not YA. So I was strongly advised to make my MC 17 instead of 18! This could be why there's not more YA set in college. Another assumption that the publishing industry makes about its readers... <br /><br />What I would have liked to know about college: That I was going to learn way more outside of class than I would ever learn in it. So it's good to find a campus that fits your personality and social needs as well as your academics. From your want list, I think you've got this covered.<br /><br />Best of luck on the SATs!Christine Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350760019997430843noreply@blogger.com