Saturday, September 20, 2014

College Visits the Week of 9/21/14


Boston University
9/21
7pm
Westridge School for Girls -  For more info see Naviance
Brown University
9/22
7pm
Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies - For more info see Naviance
Hamilton College
9/23
Support
CCC
Harvey Mudd College
9/23
Lunch
CCC
Bradley University
9/24
Support
CCC
US Naval Academy
9/27
9am
John Wayne Performing Arts Center – see Naviance

Boston University

With an undergraduate enrollment of 16,137, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the world. BU’s 10 undergraduate schools and colleges offer over 250 majors.  It has an urban campus and its strongest programs include business, social sciences, natural sciences, journalism, communications, music, and engineering. The Terriers compete in NCAA Div. 1.

Boston University

Brown University

An Ivy League school with 6,100 undergrads located in Providence, Brown stands apart from other Ivies in the sense of freedom that it affords its students.  Brown offers its students an open curriculum which is free from general education requirements and it allows students to be assessed with regular letter grades or “Satisfactory”.  Popular majors include biology, history, international relations, English, and political science.  Brown competes in NCAA Div. I.

Brown University

Hamilton College

Located in the small town of Clinton, NY, Hamilton enrolls just under 2,000 undergrads and its curriculum is “pure liberal arts” (Fiske).  Accepting just 27% of its applicants, US News considers Hamilton “most selective”.  Strong programs include economics, mathematics, government, biology, and psychology.  Greek life is strong here and the “Continentals” compete in NCAA Div. III.

Hamilton College

Harvey Mudd College

Located in Claremont and part of the Claremont Colleges, Harvey Mudd has found a way to marry humanities with science and engineering programs so outstanding that they rival nearby Caltech.  Although the undergrad population is under 800 students, a greater percentage of  students from Harvey Mudd go on to receive their Ph.D.s than from any other school in the nation.  

Harvey Mudd College

Bradley University

Bradley University is a private college with an undergrad population of just under 5,000 students in the small city of Peoria, IL.  Undergrads can choose from over 100 programs in five colleges with most popular majors being engineering, psychology, and education.  Thirty percent of undergrads go Greek and the Braves compete in NCAA Div. I.

Bradley University


Questions?  
Please contact Elise Aries in the College and Career Center 818-889-1262 ext. 375 or email: ahsccc@lvusd.org