The University of Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington. Yes, somewhat near Forks, home of the Cullens! Actually not, it is much sunnier and close to the water (you know, Puget Sound!). UPS is a small university of 2500, firmly rooted in the liberal arts core curriculum and tradition of critical thinking, but it offers pre-professional majors as well.

Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Sounds historical doesn’t it? It is. Founded in 1870, Wellesley has provided a liberal arts education to women who want to make a difference in the world. Some of the most notable Wellesley women who have made a difference are Madeline Albright Former Secretary of State, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera CNBC,Madame Chiang Kai-Shek former first lady of the Republic of China….

How can you go to Boston and not visit BU? You can’t! Great location, river views, and a hopping urban campus. There is always something going on at BU! I recently helped my daughter move to Waltham, MA to attend BU’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts, and just had to visit the main campus on the Charles.

Wheaton College was not on my original list of college visits during my trip to Boston in September 2009, but I decided on the way to Boston Logan that as I had a spare hour or two, I would go and see Wheaton College, also founded by Mary Lyons (the founder of Mt Holyoke). Wheaton has been coed since 1987, and has some very interesting features, both academically and physically. Ever heard of the “dimple”, a sculpture made of trees, or Peacock Pond? Believe me, if you have not, you want to.

Tam has been college adventuring all over the Boston area this week! One of my students, who is also blogging for me, came to Boston to do some campus visiting, and we have had a really good time. Yesterday, we went to visit Mt Holyoke in South Hadley, MA, a Seven Sisters institution, and a member of the Five School Consortium (Mt Holyoke, Smith, Amherst, Hampshire, and UMass). Go, MoHo!

Waltham, MA is some kind of cool! Or “sick”, as the kids say. This suburb of Boston has it all: close to the big city, great community, eclectic Moody Street, and two great, and very different, universities. Not to mention Boston University’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts on awesome Moody Street!