Application Type	Deadline	Notification	% Accepted
Early Decision	--	--	--
Early Action	11/1	1/1	30
Regular Decision	1/15	4/1	27

Type of Early Action: unrestricted
Application website:
Bard app
Common Application
Universal Application


Essays
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Essay Questions 2010-2011

An essay is required for application to Bard College as a supplement to the Common Application. Please indicate your choice of option A, B, or C below. If you select option C, you do not need to upload your response online. Instead, it can be sent via regular mail, not e-mail, to Bard College, Office of Admission, PO Box 5000, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504.
A) One hundred years ago, in 1912, the Austrian writer and social critic Karl Kraus, famous for his provocative aphorisms, wrote "Civilization ends, since barbarians erupt from it." Write a short commentary on what you think this might mean from your perspective 100 years later, and whether it makes any sense. B) The Roman philosopher Seneca, writing in the first century, wrote a set of letters of advice to a young friend. In the 23rd letter he wrote, "Make this your business: learn how to feel joy...true joy, believe me, is a serious thing." Write a short response to these thoughts, indicating if you wish, the extent to which you may have come to realize that Seneca was right. C) Submit a graded analytical paper (a thousand words or less) written in your junior or senior year (transfer candidates: from a college class). The submitted paper must include the teacher/professor comments, grade, and assignment.

Essay Questions 2009-10

1. Common Application

2. Supplemental Essay
from: http://www.bard.edu/admission/forms/#bardapp

Choose one of the following:

a) In the wake of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the possibility of requiring universal military service through a draft has once again come under consideration. Write an essay arguing your position, for or against the draft. Your argument may or may not include a discussion of a system of national service that extends beyond military service. Please note, this is not a litmus test regarding political views; Bard seeks diversity and originality, not conformism.

b) If you were given a grant to research a scientific or medical issue that you deem important to the world, what would it be, why did you choose it, and what kind of research do you think has the greatest chance of being productive?

c) Write an essay defending the role and place of the arts, especially those forms that are not commercial in our society. In answering this question, feel free to focus on one particular art form.

d) Submit a graded paper (a thousand words or less) written in your junior or senior year (transfer candidates: from a college class).

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Essay Questions 2008-09

1. Common Application

2. Supplemental Essay

Choose one of the following:

a) In the wake of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the possibility of requiring universal military service through a draft has once again come under consideration. Write an essay arguing your position, for or against the draft. Your argument may or may not include a discussion of a system of national service that extends beyond military service. Please note, this is not a litmus test regarding political views; Bard seeks diversity and originality, not conformism.

b) If you were given a grant to research a scientific or medical issue that you deem important to the world, what would it be, why did you choose it, and what kind of research do you think has the greatest chance of being productive?

c) Write an essay defending the role and place of the arts, especially those forms that are not commercial in our society. In answering this question, feel free to focus on one particular art form.

d) Submit a graded paper (a thousand words or less) written in your junior or senior year (transfer candidates: from a college class).

Testing Policy Link to testing policy on admissions website
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Required tests: None. Fair Test School

Score-choice policy:

AP policy:



Recommendation Letters Link to letters policy on admissions website
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Letters of Recommendation required?

Total letters of recommendation allowed?


Coursework
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Subject	Required	Recommended
English
Language
History
Math
Science
Social Studies
Visual/Performing Arts

Interview: (link)
Optional, but they are available to applicants. Phone and alumni/ae interviews are not available.

List of majors offered: (link)

List of sports teams offered: (link)

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Rankings and Lists

(ex: US News rankings, Princeton Review Lists, colleges that change lives, etc)

Selectivity

Selectivity Rating*
Avg GPA (unweighted)
Avg GPA (weighted)
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class
% in top 50% of HS class
Avg ACT
Avg SAT Reading
Avg SAT Math
Avg SAT Writing

*on a scale from 60-99, produced by The Princeton Review

Educational Quality

4-year graduation rate
6-year graduation rate
Freshman retention rate
Professors interesting rating*
Professors accessible rating*
Student/faculty ratio

*ranked on a scale of 60-99 by The Princeton Review


Financial Aid

Financial Aid Rating*
Total Annual Cost **
% undergrads receiving non-need-based aid
Avg non-need based aid award
% undergrads receiving need-based aid
Avg need-based loan
Avg need-based gift aid
Avg % of need met
Financial Aid forms used

*ranked on a scale of 60-99 by The Princeton Review
**includes tuition, room and board, fees, books, and misc. expenses


Student Characteristics

Undergraduate enrollment
Total students
Male/female ratio
% undergraduate live on campus
% freshmen live on campus
% African American
% Asian
% Caucasian
% Hispanic
% Native American
% International
% join fraternities
% join sororities