Choosing The Right College School Spotlight: Olin College of Engineering Written by Elyse Krantzon October 17th, 2017 I became interested in the college admissions process after serving as a student tour guide in the admissions office of my alma mater. After graduating, I accepted an admissions counseling position at Bennington College in Vermont where I evaluated applications and reviewed art portfolios from students across the country. Three years later, after pursuing my master's degree in New York City, I joined the admissions staff at Barnard College where I served as a senior admissions officer. At Barnard, I directed Long Island and Boston recruitment in addition to managing the College's alumnae interview program, coordinating admissions statistics, and editing various college publications. Having also served as an alumni interviewer for Dartmouth College and visited over 75 colleges, I feel especially well-equipped to help students prepare for admission interviews and campus tours. Learn More About Elyse 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: Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA One of the newest schools on the higher education scene (and also one of the most selective), Olin College of Engineering was chartered in 1997 to provide an exemplary education for innovative engineers. While there are many outstanding engineering colleges across the country, Olin is unique on several fronts: The student body is gender-balanced, nearly split 50-50 for men and women. The curriculum is entirely interdisciplinary. Students gain access to hands-on engineering courses in their very first semester, and they continue to take a broad range of liberal arts and science courses throughout undergraduate careers. And perhaps the most extraordinary, all admitted students receive a scholarship worth half the cost of tuition. That’s worth more than $97,000 over the course of four years! Students can earn their BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Engineering (with concentrations in bioengineering, computing, design, materials science, and robotics). In their senior year, students work in teams to focus on solving a real-world problem in the Capstone Program. The residential campus is home to 330 students hailing from 37 states and 13 countries. But don’t let its small size concern you. Babson College, with its 2,100 undergraduates, is directly adjacent to Olin’s campus, and students can cross-register to take classes at Babson, Brandeis, or Wellesley. Image Credit: Top, Courtesy of Leise Jones Photography 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?
