Built to let you find your own way to your own passion. Wedged between the Atlantic Ocean and a national park, it's the perfect setting for experiential learning. This is a school of Human Ecology, and it's up to the students to make that phrase do work for them.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Bring rubber boots! Chances are you'll be wading in tidal pools and rivers. Come prepared to explore absolutely everything you have ever been interested in. Stop thinking for a minute about how college is usually run.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
The school is all about letting you test your limits and plumb your passions. You can choose to take classes for a grade, or pass-fail, and many professors encourage the latter because they believe that grades are not actually representative of a student's learning or ability.
Students often set up independent studies and can take a term-long residency in which they fully explore any topic of interest to them.
Classes are often small and discussion based. Because of this intimate setting, a lot is expected of students, and they can often be found reading dense, but interesting, material at all hours of the day and loving it.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
I live off campus, but the dorms all have character and lead to fantastic community.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
Vegan, veg, gluten-free friendly. Typically pretty tasty food, much of which is sourced locally or even from the school's organic farm. Can be a bit pricey, but the grocery store (and a small natural foods store) is not far away in town.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
Swim in the ocean, explore Acadia National Park, sail one of the school's boats, paddle a kayak or canoe, go snowshoeing, jam with students, play a pickup game of soccer or ultimate or ice hockey, make great food with your housemates, learn!
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
It's an expensive school, make no mistake, but the financial aid is still very good. In the end, it comes out (for me) to be slightly more expensive than a state school back home.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
There are endless little nooks and places to explore along the waterfront or in the gardens of the school. The buildings themselves have a lot of character, and if you need some perfect spot to study or read or think or sit, you will most certainly find it.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Adventurers, outdoorsy types, artists, critical thinkers, go-getters, problem-solvers, questioners of all things, explorers, voracious learners.
Built to let you find your own way to your own passion. Wedged between the Atlantic Ocean and a national park, it's the perfect setting for experiential learning. This is a school of Human Ecology, and it's up to the students to make that phrase do work for them.
Bring rubber boots! Chances are you'll be wading in tidal pools and rivers. Come prepared to explore absolutely everything you have ever been interested in. Stop thinking for a minute about how college is usually run.
The school is all about letting you test your limits and plumb your passions. You can choose to take classes for a grade, or pass-fail, and many professors encourage the latter because they believe that grades are not actually representative of a student's learning or ability. Students often set up independent studies and can take a term-long residency in which they fully explore any topic of interest to them. Classes are often small and discussion based. Because of this intimate setting, a lot is expected of students, and they can often be found reading dense, but interesting, material at all hours of the day and loving it.
I live off campus, but the dorms all have character and lead to fantastic community.
Vegan, veg, gluten-free friendly. Typically pretty tasty food, much of which is sourced locally or even from the school's organic farm. Can be a bit pricey, but the grocery store (and a small natural foods store) is not far away in town.
Swim in the ocean, explore Acadia National Park, sail one of the school's boats, paddle a kayak or canoe, go snowshoeing, jam with students, play a pickup game of soccer or ultimate or ice hockey, make great food with your housemates, learn!
It's an expensive school, make no mistake, but the financial aid is still very good. In the end, it comes out (for me) to be slightly more expensive than a state school back home.
There are endless little nooks and places to explore along the waterfront or in the gardens of the school. The buildings themselves have a lot of character, and if you need some perfect spot to study or read or think or sit, you will most certainly find it.
Adventurers, outdoorsy types, artists, critical thinkers, go-getters, problem-solvers, questioners of all things, explorers, voracious learners.