With nearly 100 clubs to join, 44+ majors to study, hundreds of faculty members to learn from and 2,700 students to befriend, there are a lot of stories to tell at Skidmore.
- The Freirich Entrepreneurship Competition is an annual tradition at Skidmore where students pitch real business plans āShark Tankā-style and compete for funding to pursue their dreams.
- As a woman of color, I had several negative experiences at a previous school and was looking for a place that would welcome and respect me for who I am.
- A group of student volunteers are doing some of their most impactful work during the pandemic by helping students make and maintain meaningful social connections.
- Our beautiful campus is photogenic all year-round, but it puts on an impressive, colorful display in the fall that students can't help but capture.
- "Skidmore was a good fit for me since I wasnāt clear on what I wanted to major in and I knew the College would offer a broad menu with all its major options and resources."
- "I was looking for a place that had a wider variety of things to do on campus and that fostered an environment in which students actively participated in clubs and college events."
- "I applied ED to Skidmore because I participated in a variety of activities and clubs in high school and pursued all of my academics to pretty much equal depths."
- "I am able to express myself more freely and creatively at Skidmore than I was at my previous school. Plus, the community was just so welcoming."
- Before I graduate, I want to thank Skidmore, the communities it fosters and the memories and life itās helped me create.
- I knew going to college and playing a college-level sport would be a big deal and a big change, but I didnāt realize I would gain 40 new brothers to lean on.
- I applied Early Decision because I thought Skidmore was the right fit for me out of all the schools that I looked at.
- I decided to transfer to Skidmore because I wanted to attend a school that has a very diverse and culturally tight-knit community.
- Skidmore has taught me many things, including how to use resources and the expertise of people Iāve met here to begin constructing my post-grad life.
- In the middle of Manhattan is a workshop where centuries-old tools ā chains, lathes, rolling presses ā meld with modern technology ā microscopes, 3D printers, laser welders ā and some of the most precious metals and materials in the world.
- On the books, Iām an English major with a media studies minor. But I like to think of it as āarts communicationsā because Iāve been able to create my own opportunities.
- I would never have believed it, but here I am ā the first person in my family to go to college.
- After looking at lots of schools, Skidmore really stood out to me. I liked the location and the friendly environment, but most importantly, I could picture myself as a student on campus.
- Thanks to amazing academics, financial aid and Skidmoreās engaging atmosphere, I get to be myself ā a student from a small-town in Vermont.ā
- Art has always been central to the way I see and exist in the world. Thankfully, Skidmore has given me countless opportunities to learn and teach through art, including crafting my own hands-on internship at the Tang Teaching Museum.
- Iām a double major in geosciences and theater who studied abroad in Russia at the Moscow Art Theater School and spent six days a week in an immersive performance program. What was it like? Very, very xŠ¾ŃŠ¾ŃŠ¾ (good).
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