Connecticut College

One of the things you'll find as you start searching small, liberal arts colleges is that many of them are very similar to each other on paper (in the guidebooks). It's very important to visit many of these colleges because it is much easier to distinguish one from the other in person. I recently visited Connecticut College in New London, CT. On paper, it has less than 2,000 students, a very small student to teacher ratio, is interdisciplinary in nature, and relatively close to a major city.

Distinguishing features were the honor code and the intermingled dorms in which twenty five percent of the residents are from each class year. Of course, there are other small colleges that have an honor code and/or intermingled dorms so if these things catch your eye, come see us in College Counseling and we can talk about similar schools

You'll hear mixed things about New London; I enjoyed the town and think of it as a much better than average town to go to college in (especially considering many small, liberal arts colleges do not have towns). It has a number of restaurants, used clothing shops and because it's on the water, it gives students access to ferries and of course, a very strong sailing program.
I loved the soccer goals on the green in the quad. (It could of have been a summer time thing)



A really nice performance space at Connecticut College

Cool! A Wyland mural in New London, CT

Outside the art building designed to let in natural light