Vassar College

on July 25th, 1871 in New York, NY, Margaret Floy Washburn is known as an American psychologist whose work for Vassar College made it a nationally renowned institution in undergraduate studies (Abhinav, 2012). Education Beginning college at the age of sixteen, with primary studies in philosophy and science, Washburn quickly became a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority at Vassar College (Abhinav, 2012). She pursued graduate studies with James McKeen Cattell, an establisher of a new laboratory of

I think Vassar first came on my radar because of my Latin teacher. Along with being my eclectic Latin instructor, Mr. Gnolfo was also my softball coach for two years. After observing that he wore his Vassar baseball cap almost every practice and listening to many of his anecdotes about his old days on the baseball diamond on the way to the field, I just felt like I had to research the school a bit. Now, I come from a very small, independent school in Rhode Island. With only a total of thirty-four

My phone rings. “I got into Vassar!” my brother exclaims. “Vassar?” I respond. That was three years ago. Fortunately for me, I now know about Vassar College and I have seen first-hand how Vassar promotes growth by intertwining a diverse student body with dedicated professors. During my first visit in late October of 2015, I stayed with my brother in his dorm for a weekend. While I formally met the campus through a student-led tour, I found that I truly got to know it after I ate cafeteria pizza for

Holidays are a time of being with the family, eating lots of food, and, if you’re a senior in high school, being questioned about what colleges you are planning on applying to. While visiting my grandmother in Sedona over Thanksgiving break, I endured the classic monologue of rattling off the college application list. My college counselor was the first to suggest Vassar to me; it fulfilled the rigor I sought in my higher education, a small population, and close to home. Once I mentioned it to the family

selected to attend the Exploring Transfer Program at Vassar College. SUNY Orange has opened many doors for me, doors I did not even know existed. I was not sure that I wanted to attempt to get my Bachelor’s degree, seeing as just getting my Associates degree was more than I ever imagined I would accomplish. That all changed when I was given the opportunity to experience what it would be like to attempt learning at a four year institution. The Vassar program was one of the academic doors that SUNY Orange

Currently, I am enrolled at Vassar College where I will graduate with a degree in Neuroscience and Behavior, hopefully with minors in religion and creative writing. During my undergraduate career, I plan to participate in research at Vassar and other academic, federal, or corporate institutions where I can garner unique experiences and maintain a well-rounded aggregation of interests. In the spring semester of my junior year, I will be studying abroad in Copenhagen, participating in the Denmark Institute

Rochester New York in 1878. Wald attended Miss Cruttenden’s English-French Boarding and Day School for Ladies. Brilliant beyond her years young Lillian was multilingual and was great talent in the arts, math and science. At age of16 Wald applied to Vassar College, however was denied admission because the school felt she was too young. Lillian Wald life wasn’t all about academics in fact

articles. In a 1975 article titled “College is a Waste of Time and Money” Bird makes a logical argument against the benefits of education for the masses. Despite arguing against a college education, Bird, on the other hand, held a master’s degree and taught at Vassar College in New York, the same school she graduated. According to U.S. News & World Report (2015), “Vassar College 's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 11. Its tuition and fees are $49,570

Verbal Communication in “Push, Don’t Crush The Students” In the article “Push, Don’t Crush The Students," Matt Richel describes the cluster suicides of three male students at a high school in Palo Alto, California. These students committed suicide on the railroad tracks on one side of the school. The article describes how this school is one of the most prestigious schools in the country, where most of its students are part of the 99th percentile in the rest of the country, and where extraordinary

of fairness and equity, that should exist when applying for a university, and needs to be eliminated from college admissions. Within institutes of higher education legacy status is valued mainly for economic and community-building reasons. Colleges have the belief that by admitting children of alumni, those alumni are more likely to stay involved with the school and donate money. Elite colleges often defend legacy admissions as necessary system for fund-raising. It is also believed within university