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What’s Happening in Admissions (February and March)
February 1: Alumnae/i Admission Program chairs receive final list of applicants who requested alumnae/i interviews.
February 27: Final day to submit reports for Regular Decision applicants who requested an alumnae/i interview.
March: Review of files continues and the Admissions Committee meets to make decisions on applications.
Financial Aid
- Need-Blind. At this time, Vassar’s commitment to Financial Aid remains the same, even with the current economic environment. Vassar is Need-Blind for all US Citizens and Permanent Residents. This means that when we are evaluating applications, the applicant’s financial aid status and family financial circumstances have no effect on the admission process.
- 100% of Need. Vassar meets the full 100% of demonstrated need. All of Vassar’s financial aid is need-based. This means we will fill the gap between a family’s expected contribution and the comprehensive fee with a package of grants, loans, and work-study.
- No Loans for income of $60,000 or less. Starting this year, for family with incomes of $60,000 or less Vassar will replace all loans in the financial aid package with grants, and they will not have to be repaid.
FAQ of the Month
Question: What is the role and purpose of the alumnae/i interview?
Answer: The “interview” is a conversation that is more informative than it is evaluative. This is an ideal way for students to learn about Vassar from a different perspective, especially since you are encouraged to share what you have done with your Vassar degree. It is also a good way for the Office of Admission to get information about a student's level of interest in Vassar.
A note about interview reports: Your interview reports become part of the candidate’s file. However, because alumnae/i interviewers do not (for confidentiality reasons) receive additional information on the candidate (e.g., academic transcripts, standardized test scores), the purpose of the alumnae/i conversation is not to determine whether or not the applicant is academically prepared for Vassar, but to learn more about the student and his/her interest in Vassar. It is also difficult, because of the extremely high volume of highly qualified applicants, for an interviewer to assess where any one student falls on the overall scale of candidates. The value of the interview report submitted for the candidate’s file is to provide the Admissions Office with information that will help determine whether or not the student is a good match for Vassar. Any information on an applicant’s qualities that might raise a concern in the mind of the interviewer is helpful to the admissions officer reading that file. |
What is pre-law or pre-med like at Vassar?
Applicants will often ask about the strength of our pre-law and pre-med programs. While Vassar is often known for its strength in the arts and humanities, we offer excellent support for students interested in medicine and law and boast very high acceptance rates to both law and medical schools. The Office for Fellowships and Pre-Health Advising provides academic support and guidance for current Vassar students interested in the health professions, while the Career Development Office advises students interested in the legal fields.
Summer Research at Vassar
Each summer, Vassar sponsors academic internship programs in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences, where students work one-on-one with faculty mentors on original research. All internship participants receive stipends to cover living expenses and to meet their summer earnings requirement. More...
Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI)
Each year, well over 50 students spend 10 weeks during the summer working with faculty members from anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, cognitive science, computer science, geology, mathematics, physics, and psychology on research projects at Vassar and at other sites. URSI students routinely coauthor publications for scientific journals with their faculty mentors and make presentations at scientific conferences and meetings. To see a complete list of last summer's projects or to read papers coauthored by URSI students, visit the URSI website.
Ford Scholars Program
The Ford Scholars Program fosters student and faculty collaboration on research projects in the humanities and social sciences. Faculty mentors initiate and mentor each project and design them to include significant student participation. Students (about 20 each year) become junior partners in professional scholarship, course preparation and teaching-related research. To read abstracts of recent Ford Scholars projects, visit the Ford Scholars website.
Dashboard
As of 2/11/09:
Number of Alumnae/i interviews requested (Class of 2012): 4303
Number of Interviews requested (Class of 2013): 4395, 2% increase
Number completed: 933, 21% of total
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