First of all, because Sarah Lawrence offers such individualized education, the very structuring of it is not for everyone. I would suggest that anyone interested really do your due-diligence and research (any school) thoroughly before applying to attend. It takes a self-motivated, driven, consistent, inquisitive, and concerned individual to really thrive at SLC. Second of all, SLC, like any other college, has its pros and cons. One of the most obvious cons, is its price tag. At over $60K a year, it is not inexpensive. However, it is also worth every penny, so long as your pennies are geared toward the ultimate goals of growing as a person, globally responsible citizen, and person who lives with purpose, you will get your money's worth. I have seen and heard many people base where they plan to go to school or send their chldren to school on "employment viability." No college can guarantee you employment after graduating (there are lawyers who are currently unemployed in our rollercoaster economy, Ivy Leaguers who find themselves in clerical positions). That said, I would strongly encourage people to stop/ not look to a college degree to guarantee a job. College education does not serve that function anymore and has not for some time. Instead, college is a test sight, think tank, and giant networking event all rolled into one. It has become a launchpad for acting careers, musicians, app creators, culture bloggers and counter-culture activist. It is the bedrock upon which leaders of movements and literary greats alike, stand.
As for the writing, anyone who says they came to SLC and did not come out a better writer is putting themselves on blast. If it is not anything else, Sarah Lawrence is a writing school. And, it is not just any writing school; it is nationally-ranked and globally-renowned as one of the best. Writing is central to the curriculum whether that is your area of concentration or not. It is emphasized, expounded upon, and taught in an olio of styles.
As a Class of 2007 graduate of SLC (right at the height of the US's most recent Recession), I was under or unemployed for roughly a year after graduating. However, what I was doing, I was happy. And more importantly, my SLC education equipped me with the wear-withal to see the next few steps beyond my then-current situation; to have the moxie, creativity, and chutzpah to push through the rougher career patches.
No, SLC isn't for everybody. Of course, then again, one of our most well-known mottoes wouldn't be, "You are different. So are we," if it was.
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