Hampshire College is for “out of the box” students who may or may not love school, but are smart and like to forge their own path, including designing their own major.Hampshire was founded by Amherst College and U. Mass Amherst, in their 5 college consortium (group) with Smith and Mount Holyoke. Many Hampshire grads have started pioneering, […]
There is a rumor that some teacher started that Freshmen and Sophomores were not welcome. Everyone is invited! Please come! It gives you an idea of what you’re shooting for, Freshmen, and for Sophomores, you should already be signing up to get information and ask good questions!
DownBeat Magazine lists the top schools in the country and has other sage advice: Read more here.
An interesting article from the Washington Post about why Hampshire College dumped the SAT/ACT. No, not “optional.” They dumped it, dropping themselves off of US News & World Report’s college ranking system in the process, and THEY DON’T CARE, because they’re happier with the students that they’re seeing apply. Hampshire is an excellent school started by Amherst […]
IMPORTANT NOTE TO JUNIORS & SENIORS in particular: If you plan on attending MANY SCHOOLS including the Ivy League, Mini-ivies, etc. Having two SAT Subject Tests is an absolute MUST. Look at your schools to see which ones “prefer” them. That preference, given the number of applicants, is more mandatory than it looks. Juniors: Best […]
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All of our PDF fliers on college are available here for you to download: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rnlfnwv56ltss9p/AAAedVcmGlnE2lBwiKFUGk7_a?dl=0 We update them frequently, so please feel free to check them out at least once a year.
Practice and familiarity. We know that repetitively pushing yourself to excel at auditions for All-District, All-State, and competitions makes you more comfortable with the process if you start when you’re a freshman. It’s the same with the SAT. Begin with easy things like vocab and keep at it slowly and patiently and improve your test-taking […]
Check out this series of YouTube videos and discussion at Khan Academy’s College Admissions Testing
[Some great advice from the Eastman School of Music that is worth a read! – ed.] By Christina Crispin As high school seniors are getting their applications underway (or at least thinking about getting started!) a question often comes up: how many schools should I apply to? What is the right number for your “short list”? […]