Applying to Haverford: Biological and Physical Sciences, English, History, Political Science, Economics

Campus visit and interview recommended 2 subject tests 2 letters of reco

Biological and Physical Sciences, English, History, Political Science, Economics There are more than a dozen areas of concentration—which are different from minors—that are attached to certain majors, including peace and conflict studies, neural and behavioral sciences, and mathematical economics. Growing programs: East Asian Studies and computer science New programs include a 3-2 engineering program with Caltech and a major in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies

Amherst, Brown, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Swarthmore, Vassar, Yale

$62,000 Haverford has eliminated loans from its financial aid packages and replaced them with grants.

Retention 96% 6 year graduation rate 93%

Percentage accepted though ED 35%

Low 3 combo 1940 SAT middle 50% range: M 640-740; CR 650-750; W 650-750

25% accepted; yield 35%

1,200 students

Not very diverse or international

9 courses plus language and fresh writing. General education requirements call for taking three courses in each of the three divisions: social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities. One of these must fulfill a quantitative reasoning requirement, and every student must also study a foreign language for a year and complete a freshman writing seminar.

The bicollege system with Bryn Mawr College, a nearby women's school, allows Haverford students to major in subjects such as art history, growth and structure of cities, and environmental studies. The unique relationship between Bryn Mawr and Haverford dates to the days when Haverford was all-male, more than 25 years ago. This unique consortium allows students at each institution to take courses, use the facilities, eat, and even live in the dormitories of the other. Haverford and Bryn Mawr students cooperate on a weekly newspaper, radio station, orchestra, and other clubs and sports, and a free shuttle bus connects the campuses. Cross-registration is also available at Swarthmore and the University of Pennsylvania.

Study abroad programs in 38 countries attract 40 percent of students.

Honor code can take finals any time any where; can't talk about grades Students play a roll in how college is run. college-wide meetings (weekly) An overarching honor code covering everything from the classroom to the dorm room defines student life at Haverford College. Students schedule their own final exams, take unproctored tests, and police underage drinking on their own.

50% of professors live on campus. Students help profs with research 18% got to grad school but top college for poli sci Ph.D.s

Quaker college but now non-sectarian. Not as far left as Swarthmore

No Greek Life; parties get boring

Customs Week—like orientation. The largest number of a cappella groups per capita in the country

Quieter college experience Honor code-no drinking under age 21 \"Fordians Against Bordedom\" plan non-alchol-related events Weekend-long pre-exams Haverfest—Haverford's approximation of Woodstock—as well as the winter Snowball dance and Taste the Rainbow drag ball. Life in the close-knit, introspective environment that is Haverford can get stifling.

Haverford also boasts the number-one varsity college cricket team in the country because, well, it's the only school that has one! Intramural sports are popular, especially because participation counts toward the six quarters of athletic credit Haverford requires during the freshman and sophomore years. In spite of all the rivalries, these Quakers have struggled to justify their peace-loving heritage with the desire to bash opponents' brains out on the court or the field. For now, students root for the Black Squirrels and chant, \"Fight, fight, inner light—kill, Quakers, kill!\"

100% freshmen live on campus; 99% of all students 64% of rooms are single. Dorms coed but can get single-sex floors The apartments are popular even with fresh (upper class men can cook but others have to by 7 day meal plan Two new dorms: Kim Hall and Tritton Hall Food is not good

The campus consists of 204 acres just off Philadelphia's Main Line railroad, and resembles a peaceful, well-ordered summer camp. The densely wooded campus has an arboretum, duck pond, nature trails, and more than 400 species of shrubs and trees. Architectural styles range from 19th-and early-20th-century stone buildings to a sprinkling of modern structures here and there.

US News Summary Rank #9 Haverford College is a private institution that was founded in 1833. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,205, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 200 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Haverford College's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 9. Its tuition and fees are $45,426 (2013-14). Haverford College is located 10 miles from Philadelphia in Haverford, Pa., on a campus that is classified as an arboretum, encompassing gardens and a large pond. Although the school was founded by a group of Quakers from Philadelphia and New York, the school does not have a religious affiliation today. Haverford has 21 NCAA Division III sports teams in the Centennial Conference, and the school has the oldest college soccer team and only varsity cricket team in the country. Haverford does not have any fraternities or sororities, but it has more than 134 organizations that students can get involved with on campus. Haverford is a residential college, and more than 98 percent of students live in one of the residence halls, campus apartments or houses. Haverford College offers students the opportunity to take classes atBryn Mawr, Swarthmore and the University of Pennsylvania. Haverford has one of the most extensive collections of Quaker history in the world. Also, The C. Christopher Morris Cricket Library and Collection is the largest collection of cricket memorabilia in the world. Haverford offers a number of study abroad programs through its International Academic Programs office, including programs designed specificall

all students are required to complete a Senior Thesis

The Hurford Humanities Center; The Center for Peace and Global Citizenship and The Koshland Integrated Natural Science Center.