The campus at Bard College is over 500 acres large with just under 1900 students. The typical student at Bard has about a 3.5 gpa. SAT and ACT scores are said to be unimportant to the admissions office. Instead, they are more interested in interesting, flexible students who can add to the student body. Letters of recommendation and extracurricular activities are, therefore, more important here than at some of the other colleges I’ve visited thus far.
Liberal Arts, visual and performing arts are certainly the most popular majors, but the admissions officer I spoke with says they are seeking more math and science students and are building a new science facility. The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts is that building pictured with the crazy silver roof. The pictures don’t really do it justice.
Unfortunately, info on retention rates and post-college plans were not readily available. These are important factors for any college, so if you are considering Bard, be sure to find out about them.
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