Hampshire College has a beautiful campus, creative engaging students and a unique approach to education.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Be creative, don't worry about SAT scores, be ready to use your entreprenuerial skills and have lots of fun.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
Classes are rigorous, you have a core team of advisors, you get constant feedback and instead of grades you are assessed through narrative and critical analysis.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
There are dorms and apartment style housing complexes, both substance free and non substance free. Recycling is big here and lots of things are bio degradable. Energy saving lighting is required throughout.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
Food is pretty good, and any food not eaten is donated to local shelters and food pantries. That is totally cool.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
Hampshire College is part of a 5 college consortium, so if you cannot find a party, poetry reading or club on campus, you can get on the free bus system and travel to the center of Amherst, UMASS, Amherst College, Smith College or Mt. Holyoke College to check out the students and the action going on there. There is always something to do, people to meet, good food to eat, live music to listen to and a good time to be had.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
Hampshire College is a private school and is a bit pricey, but they have a huge endowment and lots of grant and scholarship offers and opprtunities. They have been very generous to me.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
Our semesters are broken up into Divisions: Division 1, 2 and 3. As a senior in Division 3, when you are done with your thesis and research project, you go to the middle of the quad and ring the Division Bell, signifying to everyone that you have successfully completed all requirements and are on your way to graduating.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Creative, quirky, different, unique, out of the box thinkers, alternative.
Hampshire College has a beautiful campus, creative engaging students and a unique approach to education.
Be creative, don't worry about SAT scores, be ready to use your entreprenuerial skills and have lots of fun.
Classes are rigorous, you have a core team of advisors, you get constant feedback and instead of grades you are assessed through narrative and critical analysis.
There are dorms and apartment style housing complexes, both substance free and non substance free. Recycling is big here and lots of things are bio degradable. Energy saving lighting is required throughout.
Food is pretty good, and any food not eaten is donated to local shelters and food pantries. That is totally cool.
Hampshire College is part of a 5 college consortium, so if you cannot find a party, poetry reading or club on campus, you can get on the free bus system and travel to the center of Amherst, UMASS, Amherst College, Smith College or Mt. Holyoke College to check out the students and the action going on there. There is always something to do, people to meet, good food to eat, live music to listen to and a good time to be had.
Hampshire College is a private school and is a bit pricey, but they have a huge endowment and lots of grant and scholarship offers and opprtunities. They have been very generous to me.
Our semesters are broken up into Divisions: Division 1, 2 and 3. As a senior in Division 3, when you are done with your thesis and research project, you go to the middle of the quad and ring the Division Bell, signifying to everyone that you have successfully completed all requirements and are on your way to graduating.
Creative, quirky, different, unique, out of the box thinkers, alternative.