Connecticut College

Test optional low 3 combo 1850 M 610-700, CR 620-720, W 620-720 ACT 25-29

Meets a lot of need $58,000 There are no merit or athletic scholarships.

Two EDs 64%

36% accepted; 29% enroll

1,900

40% male/60% female

Bates, Brown, Colby, Skidmore, Vassar, Wesleyan

Fine and Performing Arts, Environmental Studies, Economics, Psychology, Anthropology, International Studies, Government Superb dance and drama

The student-run honor code means finals are not proctored; they're even self-scheduled, whenever students prefer, during a 10-day window. Aspiring actors, directors, and stagehands may work with the Eugene O'Neill Theater Institute, named for New London's best-known literary son.

Seven general education courses that introduce them to the natural and social sciences, humanities, and arts. Academics are definitely the focus here.

Career Enhancing Life Skills (CELS) students complete workshops to receive funding for internships. A gift from Conn helps students secure extraordinary summer internships; everyone who participates in a set of workshops is guaranteed one $3,000 grant during his or her four years to help cover housing or other costs incurred while gaining real-world work experience. Center for International Studies in the Liberal Arts internationalizes majors Senior integrated project

the Study Away/Teach Away initiative allows groups of 15 to 30 Conn students and two faculty members to spend a semester living and working together at an overseas university, in locations as far-flung as Egypt, Ghana, Tanzania, and Vietnam. Went to Peru in 2013. 55% study abroad Over half of students study abroad, and virtually any major can be \"internationalized\" through language study or paid overseas internships. Conn also participates in the Twelve College Exchange Program*, bringing the total number of foreign study programs to more than 40

Preppy and spoiled.

No Greek so social life revolves around houses

Gong don't ring until senior year

Free bus shuttle to New London and monthly trips to NYC. Weekend starts on Thursdays. Friday Nights Live is a weekly concert on campus. Thursday Night Events: dances, comedians, movie nights popular with freshmen only. Get old. The alcohol policy falls under the honor code, so those under 21 can't imbibe at the campus bar, and students take that prohibition seriously.

Conn is helping to revitalize New London, where defense contractor General Dynamics and drug maker Pfizer both have operations. Students volunteer at the local schools, aquarium, youth community center, and women's center; a college van makes it easy to get to and from work sites.

When students get the urge to roam, the beaches of Mystic and other shore towns are 20 minutes from campus, and the Mohegan Sun casino is also very close. Trains go to Providence, Rhode Island, New York City, or Boston, while Vermont and upstate New York offer camping, hiking, and skiing.

Conn's traditions include October's Camelympics, which pit dorms against each other in a 24-hour marathon of games from Scrabble to Capture the Flag; the winter Festivus (\"the festival for the rest of us\"); and Floralia, an all-day music festival the weekend before spring finals, recently headlined by the Dave Matthews Band

NCAA Division 3 No true athletic rivalries. Wesleyan? No football since a women's college Frisbee and broom ball are popular. Camelympics 48 hours inter-dorm competitions: mid night volley ball games, scrabble, scavenger hunts, twister, quid ditch, have tee-shirts made NESCAC division 3 Sailing is division 1

100% freshmen live in dorms; 99% of all students Have house pride. Entire week of house competitions/spirit week. Specialty houses—substance free, 100% quiet, foreign language, Earth House, Abbey House co-op where students cook their own meals Three areas for dorms. North newer and quieter; south older and loud; and central. Soccer and lacrosse played in a field in between a cluster of dorms. No freshmen only dorm

Can eat as much as want and can enter any dining hall but hours aren't great and only one is open on weekends. Vegetarian dining hall Saw Harris the main dining hall. 5 dining halls (fresh, no cans)

1910 in response to Wesleyan Became coed in 1965

J. Crew, Vineyard Vines Red Sox or Boston things popular?

US News Summary #45 Liberal Arts Colleges Connecticut College is a private institution that was founded in 1911. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,926, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 750 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Connecticut College's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 45. Its tuition and fees are $46,085 (2013-14). For students at Connecticut College, \"If you want to do it, it can be done,\" according to the school's website. There are more than 80 clubs and organizations, and students with a creative idea can start their own group, too. Students can have plenty of fun at the school's annual events, like Festivus, a campuswide celebration and dance named for the \"Seinfeld\" - created holiday, and HarvestFest, a day of autumnal activities. Other events throughout the year aim to create a spirited rivalry among the residence halls such as Camelympics, a weekend-long event of athletic competitions and a dance party. These events involve almost everyone at Connecticut College, because all undergraduates are expected to live on campus. There is no Greek life on campus, but students can kick off each weekend early with TNEs, or Thursday Night Events, which are activities sponsored by rotating organizations, classes and residence halls. On Fridays, students can venture into the college's town of New London for the weekly Friday Nights in the District, during which shops and galleries stay open late. The school has 28 varsity sports teams and is a member of the Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference. The school mascot is a camel, and student fans can attend any sporting event for free. For entertainment of the creative variety, there are more than a dozen performing arts centers scattered across campus that host student and professional shows throughout the year. Floralia, a day of musical concerts, is held each spring in an on-campus amphitheater. Creative arts are a big focus at Connecticut College, and every student must take at least one creative class before graduation. The Connecticut College campus, overlooking Long Island Sound, is situated in an ideal part of the state for road trips. It's a 15-minute drive to the Mystic Seaport, the largest maritime museum in the country. Hartford, and Providence, R.I., are both an hour's drive away; Boston is two hours away; and New York is a three-hour car trip. Notable alumni of Connecticut College include Tim Armstrong, chair and CEO of AOL; Jay Lauf, publisher of The Atlantic magazine; and Kimberly Williams, chief financial officer of Core Media Group Inc.