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  Are you on a wait list and need more help understanding what this means to you? You definitely want to let the college know that you are still interested, and if you have any significant new information since applying, send a letter with these documented additions. Do you have your heart set on a specific college? Learn what their requirements are for high school students so that you are not left without an individual course. You would be surprised as some have interesting requirements. For example, next year the University of California will require a yearlong approved art course from a single visual and performing arts discipline: dance, drama/theater, music or visual art. Others may require three years of a lab science. Check the websites of your favorite colleges for junior visiting days, as many will have them in the Spring. This is a great time to see colleges when they are in session and students are on campus. At Benchmark, our goal is to demystify the college application process and help you stay focused on a meaningful and effective plan. By filtering out the hype and implementing a program that is individualized and appropriate, you can relax and enjoy what should be an exciting and fulfilling time. We are committed to helping you find a college environment that will offer the greatest opportunities to experience personal and academic challenge, support and success. |
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April was Maryland month as we visited twelve private colleges around the state, and strayed a bit into Pennsylvania to visit Gettysburg College (pictured above). Gettysburg is surrounded by history and students are drawn to the Civil War Studies Program as well as other rich history programs, computer science, business management, and many other liberal arts offerings. They offer a "Backpack to Briefcase" program to prepare students for the real world. Gettysburg offers a semester in New York City and over 50 percent of their students study abroad. Our
first stop in Maryland was Annapolis where we spent the day at St.
John's College (pictured below) and enjoyed a dinner with some of
the outstanding faculty and students. Probably one of the most unique
programs in the country, all of the students take the same courses which
are seminars and tutorials and are strictly discussion-based with no
written tests or papers. The Chesapeake Bay offers a rich environment for students studying biology, chemistry and marine science and this was evident at Washington College in rural Chestertown, Maryland. Their international studies program includes one of the most extensive lists of international studies options created specifically for their own students available at a college this size. Goucher College is included in the Colleges that Change Lives and is part of the Baltimore College Town Network that includes Johns Hopkins, Loyola, University of Maryland at College Park and the Maryland Institute College of Art. Students can take courses within the network and shuttles are provided. With topnotch dance studios and high powered science laboratories (pictured below) Goucher students have the opportunity to work closely with faculty as classrooms and faculty offices are always in the same building. Students at the Maryland Institute College of Art have opportunities to display their work in the MICA Museum and study in an excellent Digital Art and Media Program housed in this new building. Their pre-college summer program for high school students is one of the top in the nation.
Another member of the Colleges that Change Lives is
McDaniel College where we participated in a theater class and heard
about many of their programs including a strong rhetoric and debate
curriculum. McDaniel prides itself on the interdisciplinary approach
they take to programs including film and business.
Colleges That Change Lives has scheduled their annual college fair in our area on August 7th from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. Plan to attend to learn more about these 40 special colleges.
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students and faculty read the same books in the required courses of
science, foreign language, mathematics, literature, music and history.
Students can also study at their other campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
This small, highly selective college competes successfully with the
nearby US Naval Academy in croquet!
