bennington visit

Today I visited Bennington College. It's my first college visit because even though I'm supposed to be visiting them all summer, the vacation spree sort of prevented that. Anyway. I really really like it. It's a small private college in Vermont. What I love about it is that it has no core curriculum and one is not confined to a single area of study by declaring a major. Instead the students concentrate in their area of interest but also take classes in other areas of their choice so they can study anything they want and always have room to change their minds and try new things. The other thing I love is the field work term which is when, each winter term each year of college, students are required to complete an internship that an office of the college helps them find anywhere in the country or even overseas. Allowing students to try out different jobs and have a resume already when they graduate college, making it easier to get the career they want after graduating.

The only problem is, yes you guessed it, money. It's very expensive at $30,000 a year for tuition not even including room and board. On the way home I remarked to my mom that it would be so much easier if we were rich. Then she said something interesting; if I were rich, would I want it as much, would I appreciate it as much, or would I just be spoiled and not appreciate anything? She's right, but still, it is so annoying finding a college that I would love to go to but not knowing if I can or not because it costs so much. If I get scholarships it would be amazing. Also I don't know if I'd want to take out loans and be in debt for years.