Admissions

Prospective students should look forward to challenging work, a great social life, and enhanced critical thinking should they decide to attend Skidmore College. Prospective students, when sending in their application and or doing an interview, need to emphasize their personal responsibility, social responsibility and commitment to social tolerance, open-mindedness, demonstrate a gracious personality, and remain confident. Prospective students should also convey their honesty. Finally, for those, who will need financial aid, they need to work and save their money and search for scholarships because the college life is not cheap.

The courses are challenging, but as long as the classes are well-attended and homework is completed, it is not difficult to succeed. Get to know the professors; they love to have students visit them in their offices and chat outside on the green. Make friends! There are a multitude of clubs, sports, and committees to join at Skidmore and plenty of friends to be made.

- Be sure you are ready for the cold, long winters.
- Be sure you want to be at a small school. Skidmore isn't too small, but for many people it can feel isolated.
- There isn't much school spirit at Skidmore - while the athletic department has its strengths, the school as a whole is more focused on the arts.

Skidmore College values multifaceted individuals. It is not enough to just have good grades. One's extracurricular, leadership, and community involvement are also highly considered in the admission process. Furthermore, Skidmore College admires those with a passion to learn.

Skidmore does have a relatively low admissions rate, so admission is competitive. There are not necessarily looking for a 4.0 GPA, but they want someone who is well rounded. A 3.3 GPA will get you in if you have volunteer experience, leadership, and fairly good SAT/ACT scores.

When you're walking around campus, trying to get a feel for the place, go up to a current student and ask them what it's like. Everyone here is super friendly and I'm sure they'd love to help you out. Also, make sure you get a chance to visit the Zankel Music Building, it's absolutely stunning.

We have 56 majors but we also have a self determined major so if there is something we dont have that you want you can actually create your own major with the help of a professors using the classes we already offer. I advise you to take a tour at the campus but if you can't try our online virtual tour. I am Latina and I am comfortable at Skidmore. Good Luck

Visit the campus! Our campus is beautiful and if it's for you, you'll most likely feel it.

If you are interested in Skidmore you should definitely go to the campus and get to know the community as best you can. You can take a tour, sit in on a class, visit a professor from a specific department to talk to them, and even try to stay overnight with a student. What sold me was when I visited the campus and got an inside look at what it was like to spend time there.