College Overview: Beloit

Beloit: Invent Yourself
Years ago, the Beloit motto was "Invent Yourself." That's pretty much Beloit in a nutshell: this is a great Liberal Arts environment in which academics, extracurriculars, and campus resources (like the annual student government budget of $250,000) all serve the individual student's process of discovering what he or she wants to do and pursuing it in a supportive environment. In my case, I'm an entrepreneur, and just attended two entrepreneurial conferences - one in Orlando, Florida...

Beloit: Beloit College
Beloit is a close-knit community, which has its good and bad points. On the upside, the classes are small and the teaching personalized, and the student body is familiar and social with one another. The downside is that there's something of a bubble here: since students live, work, and spend all free time on campus, you can start to feel slightly cut off from the world after a couple of years. But the communal aspect is more fun than claustrophobic, in general.