Reviews

A Global Liberal Arts College designed to train students to solve complex global problems and move the world forward. Minervans take all classes seminar-style and travel to 7 different cities over 4 years. It's fun, challenging and

Relax before the tests, be academically excellent in high school, and demonstrate traits of creativity, leadership and initiative. Be excellent at one thing and good at everything else.

Tough, but what we're learning here is practical knowledge - designed to facilitate critical + creative thinking, effective communication and effective interaction. We learn habits of mind and foundational concepts in these areas - ways of thinking that are a both automatic, combined with concepts you can build on. These are continuously practiced (through spaced repetition) over 4 years until they become natural.

This is unlike academics at traditional schools, where most of the concepts you learn to pass exams will likely be forgotten within a couple of months.

The professors give great, detailed feedback and continuously challenge us.

Super fun! All my classmates and peers are great to get along with, and we sing, dance, have philosophical conversations and intense debates. Traveling across the world with a group of tight-knit friends is, well, amazing.

We have access to the best food in the city, and have our pick of cheap grocery stores. This is entirely up to you, but I gave 5 stars because my classmates cook REALLY good food!

The city is your oyster. We've gone to (and performed at ) poetry slams, visited art galleries, gone on road trips, hikes, built sumo robots..the Minerva on-site team will curate activities and experiences for you, and if you've got creative and adventurous classmates, even better.

At USD 10 k for tuition a year, this is probably the cheapest, most high-quality education you can get.

There are way too many inside jokes to list here. But, questions, comments? ;)

Adventurous, mission-driven, who want to do something valuable and important to society with their educational experience.

Since we're such a young institution, students have an opportunity to design and create their own clubs and activities, with support provided by the Minerva team.

As of right now, we've got:

MORE - philosophical hiking and adventure; Q3 (Quantum Quest Quenchers) - a philosophy club that transcends verbal discussions; Skillshare - (self-explanatory); MiCo Lisa - A club for artistic and creative expression; Write Night - students visit a historic bookstore here in SF and engage in creative writing.

Non-existent. We have fun through other means!

Residential Assistants and Student Affairs Supervisors are always on-site, and we've got 24 hour security and access to emergency services.

Minerva is a new accredited liberal arts institution trying to revolutionize the higher education system. Students go to 7 different world cities and and the student body is filled with amazing people. It is a rich experience, but it is also very challenging.

If you get accepted, try to go to Ascent! Otherwise, feel free to contact a current student.

If this experience sounds cool to you, apply! You have nothing to lose by doing so.

It is different, but the academics are incredibly difficult. There are no exams. I would give the academic rigor more stars if I could.

It is hard to define because Minerva doesn't have an actual campus. Students generally feel very close to one another.

Students are on their own for food, but they are given a stipend to spend through each city. So, it is what you make of it.

Students come from all sorts of backgrounds, so there are little bounds on "what to do for fun." If you want to make something sweet happen, like have a soccer club, you can.
But keep in mind that because Minerva doesn't own the buildings the residents live in (plus the residence halls are in cities), there are additional constraints on aspects like "partying" compared to a traditional university.

Most students are on financial aid also.

Open-minded, hardworking people
People who like to take initiative
People who like to travel