College Visits the Week of 10/29/12

McDaniel College

Located in suburban Westminster, Maryland, McDaniel College is a small liberal arts college with 1,629 undergraduate students.  Students plan their curriculum through the “McDaniel Plan” which is a customized curriculum based in the liberal arts and sciences.  McDaniel has been included in every edition of Colleges That Change Lives since its first annual edition in 2000.  Popular majors include the social sciences, psychology, and business.

Brandeis University

Named for the first Jewish Supreme Court Justice, Louis Dembitz Brandeis, Brandeis University is a highly selective university located just outside Boston with an undergraduate enrollment of 3,341 students. Known equally for excellence in the sciences and global studies, Brandeis is also known for its outstanding Near Eastern and Judaic studies as it houses the largest faculty in the field outside Israel.   Although over half its students are Jewish, Brandeis is committed to diversity and social justice as demonstrated by its many chapels and designated prayer spaces for its Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim students.

Cal State Northridge

CSUN has an undergraduate enrollment of 31,500 students and is located on 356 acres in nearby Northridge, making it one of the nation’s largest single campus universities. The new Valley Performing Arts Center makes CSUN the cultural heart of the valley as well.  Popular majors include business, social sciences, psychology, and communications/journalism.  The Matadors compete in NCAA Div. I athletics.

University of Redlands

Founded in 1907, University of Redlands is a liberal arts college with 3,000 undergrads and a lot to offer.  Located in the small town of Redlands, CA, Redlands is halfway between LA and Palm Springs and is surrounded by Southern California’s highest peaks.  Besides the fabulous location, Redlands offers the unique Johnston Center for Integrative Studies where students create their own plan of study with their professors.  Further setting it apart from other liberal arts colleges is Redlands unusual professional offerings in education, music, communicative disorders, and business, its most popular major.  University of Redlands competes in NCAA Div. III athletics.