Professors here are passionate and devoted to their students, in addition, to being well recognized in their fields. Class sizes are small, usually about 10 students, allowing professors to get to know their students personally. They usually recommend meeting every couple weeks to check in and give feedback. Classes have been challenging, pushing me to excel, but not too difficult to the point where it is over my head.
Do you enjoy the experience at your school?
COA is in a beautiful location on the coast on Maine, right next to Acadia National Park. You can always find something to do outside, even in the winter. The community is really welcoming and supportive, making it easy to meet people and make friends right away. On campus every Sunday, there are community dinners, where people cook and eat, with the other residents. On Wednesdays, there are All College Meetings, where students have the opportunity to voice their opinions about issues on campus. COA is a truly amazing place and I am really enjoying being a part of it.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
COA gives generous financial aid and is a need-blind school. I received the Presidential Scholarship so I am granted $12,000 in addition, to money set aside for research or study abroad. But, I hear from my friends as well that COA offered them more aid than any of the other schools they applied to.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
The people in the admissions office are welcoming and they just want to get to know you. You should come visit and see it for yourself. Schedule an interview while you are here and if you can't make it, at least, schedule a phone or Skype interview.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
COA is for students that are passionate about learning that don't want to be bound to one area of study. They see the interconnections between subjects and want to integrate them and create their own curriculum. COA is for students that want to be involved in a community. Students tend to have a sense of social and environmental responsibility, and are the idealistic types. The motto for the school is life changing, world changing and I think students really reflect that.
Professors here are passionate and devoted to their students, in addition, to being well recognized in their fields. Class sizes are small, usually about 10 students, allowing professors to get to know their students personally. They usually recommend meeting every couple weeks to check in and give feedback. Classes have been challenging, pushing me to excel, but not too difficult to the point where it is over my head.
COA is in a beautiful location on the coast on Maine, right next to Acadia National Park. You can always find something to do outside, even in the winter. The community is really welcoming and supportive, making it easy to meet people and make friends right away. On campus every Sunday, there are community dinners, where people cook and eat, with the other residents. On Wednesdays, there are All College Meetings, where students have the opportunity to voice their opinions about issues on campus. COA is a truly amazing place and I am really enjoying being a part of it.
COA gives generous financial aid and is a need-blind school. I received the Presidential Scholarship so I am granted $12,000 in addition, to money set aside for research or study abroad. But, I hear from my friends as well that COA offered them more aid than any of the other schools they applied to.
The people in the admissions office are welcoming and they just want to get to know you. You should come visit and see it for yourself. Schedule an interview while you are here and if you can't make it, at least, schedule a phone or Skype interview.
COA is for students that are passionate about learning that don't want to be bound to one area of study. They see the interconnections between subjects and want to integrate them and create their own curriculum. COA is for students that want to be involved in a community. Students tend to have a sense of social and environmental responsibility, and are the idealistic types. The motto for the school is life changing, world changing and I think students really reflect that.