Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Vermont Counselor Tour, Day 3: Marlboro College

Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
- Approximately 200 students
- Rural campus
- Voted one of the 40 Colleges That Change Lives
- No typical majors - each student graduates with a Bachelor's, with a concentration in a field of their choosing
- Students design their own studies, called Plan of Concentration, under the guidance of one or more faculty members
- Examples of the plan include the campus greenhouse, the campus farm, examining the intersection of religion and food, etc. 
- Outdoors Program that offers free trips skiing, hiking, caving, rafting, etc.
- Offers themed housing
- Test optional - admissions focus is on the whole student and their fit at the College
- Professor-student relationship is more mentoring than typical teacher-student
- Required "World Studies" - students have to spend at least six-eight months doing internship in a foreign culture

 The largest classroom on campus
 Dorm


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