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Sarah Lawrence -
Bronxville, NY
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SLC is a magnet for students who want, above all other things, to be well-educated. Careers, money, and business are seen as secondary in comparison to the joy of learning. The one-of-a-kind curriculum gives you the freedom to choose what you want to learn and how you want to learn it. Many students come to Sarah Lawrence unsure of their futures, and many graduate feeling no less disoriented. Yet, it’s agreed that the SLC program, with its distinctive philosophy of academics, is a life-changing experience. After all, being a student here equals spending four years immersed in a community of intellectual young people and world-renowned professors. What students report as the biggest setback is the anemic social scene. Nightlife is nearly nonexistent. Traditionally, SLC students are introspective, private, and socially-awkward people. Loners are abundant, as are small, insular cliques. The severe lack of ethnic or political diversity means that there may be too many like-minded people for the college’s own good. Further complicating the situation is the often unfriendly off-campus neighborhood, which causes many students to feel trapped on campus. And it’s hard to dismiss the staggeringly high tuition prices. Still, the retention rate is high; students seem determined to endure the College’s weaknesses for the sake of its unique strengths.
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"This isn’t a place to get guaranteed a 70K job upon graduating. This is a place to go if you love learning . . . and are willing to be poor, for a while at least." |
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"I’ve come to terms with class issues here. Most of the people that go to SLC come from wealthy families, and because of it, their reality has been a little different than mine. That has consistently been the hardest thing for me to deal with. I am on full scholarship, went to public school, and my family isn’t well-off. I love it here, but my background makes me feel like an outsider at SLC." |
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"SLC is not perfect, but nothing is. You will pay a ton of money, and for that, you get classes that will blow your mind." |
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"I love SLC more than anything. Ridiculously expensive? Yes. But it is my ideal school. It has helped me become a person I’m proud to be; it has given me confidence. I’ve made tons of great friends and experienced many new things. I didn’t even apply to go abroad junior year because I couldn’t imagine being away from it." |
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"I spent two prior years at two different colleges before transferring into SLC. For me, this school was a perfect fit. I love the academic structure and mentality of this school. There is much more freedom to choose what it is that you want to study here than any place else I know of. This is also the kind of environment where you take out what you put in, so you can pretty much work as much or as little as you want, depending on the kind of results you want for yourself." |
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By The Numbers
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Full-Time Undergraduates:
1,198
Part-Time Undergraduates:
62
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Total Male Undergraduates:
341
Total Female Undergraduates:
919
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Overall Acceptance Rate:
44%
Early Decision Acceptance Rate:
44%
Early Action Acceptance Rate:
Not offered
Regular Acceptance Rate:
44%
Total Applicants:
2,558
Total Acceptances:
1,125
Freshman Enrollment:
329
Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
29%
Early Decision Deadline:
Early Decision One: November 15
Early Decision Two: January 1
Early Decision Notification:
Early Decision One: December 15
Regular Decision Deadline:
January 1
Regular Decision Notification:
April 1
Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1
Applicants Placed on Waiting List:
539
Applicants Accepting a Place on Waiting List:
214
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Transfer Applications Received:
247
Transfer Applications Accepted:
43
Transfer Students Enrolled:
19
SAT I or ACT Required?:
No
SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1170–1350
SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
620–710
SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
540–640
Freshman Retention Rate:
92%
Top 10% of High School Class:
39%
Application Fee:
$60
Common Application Accepted?:
Yes
Supplemental Forms?:
Yes
Admissions Phone:
(914) 395-2510
Admissions E-Mail:
Admissions Web Site:
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