Explore Your Passions
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You’re smart, ambitious, and inquisitive with a diverse set of interests, so naturally you’re looking for a college that will challenge you. And since you haven’t had a lot of choices regarding the classes you’ve taken in high school, you can’t wait to pursue what interests you in college. At 新澳开奖, that freedom is even greater because we are one of the few colleges in the United States with an open curriculum.
Guided Independence
新澳开奖’s open curriculum will allow you to choose courses that reflect your interests; however, with that freedom comes the responsibility to make informed decisions about your intellectual development. That’s why we don’t expect you to chart your course alone. Your faculty advisor and our ALEX (Advise, Learn, and EXperience) program will ensure your academic success, career preparation, experiential learning, and personal growth.
Apply What You Learn
新澳开奖 also offers countless opportunities for you to take what you learn in the classroom one step further, whether through service learning, community service, or academic research. These experiences take place on campus and off, and often involve independent work supervised by faculty and alumni.
Student Stories
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Curating Curiosity Through Summer Museum Internships
In 2023, the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded 新澳开奖 a grant for its new curatorial studies program, and this summer a handful of students had the opportunity to work behind-the-scenes as interns at regional galleries and museums. We talked with a few about their experiences.
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2024 Bristol Fellows to Explore Orchid Culture, the Potential of Trash
Ann 鈥淎nnie鈥 Kennedy 鈥24 and Luis Felipe L贸pez Cruz 鈥24 received 新澳开奖鈥檚 prestigious Bristol Fellowship. The program is designed to 鈥渆ncourage discovery of self and the world, a greater appreciation and understanding of people and culture, and to enable individuals to act on great ideas through independent study projects.鈥
The Journey to 鈥楰now Thyself鈥
No matter how many twists and turns your journey to 鈥渒now thyself鈥 takes, you can count on these promises we make to all of our students.
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We promise to meet each applicant鈥檚 full need, and we are need-blind in admission.