Choosing The Right College School Spotlight: Colby College Written by Emily Toffelmireon January 4th, 2021 I came to College Coach after working for many years in college admissions and high school counseling. As a school counselor, I assisted students in the college application process and wrote hundreds of letters of recommendation, while also helping them and their families cope with any emotional, social, and academic concerns throughout the year. I transitioned from the high school setting to the admissions office when I joined the University of Southern California as an assistant director, reading freshmen and transfer applications and collaborating on admission decisions for over 150 majors, including the liberal arts, engineering, business, cinema, and the fine and performing arts. I subsequently took on the role of senior assistant director in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, where I coordinated the division's Mork, Stamps, Trustee, Presidential and Dean's merit scholarship selection process, as well as recruitment publications and outreach, and traveled everywhere from Honolulu to Miami presenting to and interviewing hundreds of applicants each year. Learn More About Emily choosing the right college, college lists, There are over 4,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. And while the media tends to focus on just a handful of schools, we at College Coach encourage students to think outside the box during their college selection process and explore a wide range of colleges. As such, we are highlighting a new college each week in our School Spotlight series. Check out the college below, along with the other posts in our series, and you may just stumble upon your dream school! School Spotlight: Colby College Waterville, ME Seventy minutes north of Portland, Maine, you’ll come across picturesque Colby College, enrolling 2,000 students who are as intellectual as they are engaged. More than one-third of all students participate in varsity sports, from DIII football to men’s and women’s ice hockey. The highly decorated women’s alpine ski team regularly ranks in the top 15 nationally; go Mules! On campus, students can choose from 55 majors, including environmental studies, psychology, and studio art. Students interested in business might consider majoring in economics with a concentration in financial markets, while those eager to study engineering can pursue a dual-degree program with Dartmouth or Columbia. Colby’s January Program is an exploratory term that encourages students to pursue internships, research, or unique courses, both on campus and off. Most recently, January Program students studied wide-ranging topics including Data-Driven Decision Making, The Anthropologies of Utopia, and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. Thanks to the College’s Center for the Arts and Humanities, students can take advantage of a variety of academic and social opportunities related to both fields. This spring, the Center is offering courses including Copies, Fakes, and Forgeries and Race, Rights, and Lands in the Americas, while this past fall they welcomed guest speakers like Ibram X. Kendi and Naomi Klein. Image Credit: Top, Courtesy of Colby College Related Resources Read | Posted on March 26th, 2024 California Colleges and Universities: A Treasure Trove of Opportunities Read | Posted on March 5th, 2024 The Top 3 Campus Safety Myths Read | Posted on March 1st, 2024 Celebrating International Women’s Day: Is a Women’s College Right for You?
