Teen Ink Magazine,
February 2001 :
College Articles
Augustana University Rock Island, IL: Theater, debate, journalism,publishing, broadcasting, accounting and music are just a few of the 900courses at Augustana College, with its 115-acre campus and about 2,200undergraduates.
The average class size is 20, providing morecontact with professors ... Continue...
Babson College Wellesley, MA: On the outskirts of Babson College is Wellesley Center, a quaint area ofshops and small businesses. The college has only 1,700 undergraduatesbut is 30 minutes from Boston's many activities, sports events,concerts, shops and nightlife ... Continue...
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY: RecentlyI visited Hofstra, a large research university. The most noticeableaspect of Hofstra is its size. The campus is divided into two parts,academic and residential, on opposite sides of the Hempstead Turnpike ... Continue...
St. Mary's College of California Moraga, CA: St.Mary's College of California is a small Catholic liberal arts school inthe middle of everything. The 420-acre campus is located in the hills ofMoraga, eight miles east of Berkeley and 20 miles from San Francisco.
University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA: Whenever I think back on my visit to UCLA, "big" is the wordthat comes to mind. Everything about UCLA is big: big buildings, bigcampus, big sports, big academics, big people ... Continue...
Westfield State College Westfield, MA: With the Berkshires as a backdrop, Westfield State has an absolutelybreathtaking view and is an ideal setting for all sorts of outdooractivities. At the same time, it is only a short drive from the citiesof Springfield and Northampton ... Continue...
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