Choosing The Right College School Spotlight: University of South Dakota Written by Elyse Krantzon March 2nd, 2020 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: The University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD Why should you consider the University of South Dakota? Like most public, flagship universities, USD offers students a wide range of academic and extracurricular options. Future doctors, lawyers, teachers, and business professionals flock to USD in large part due to the school’s welcoming community and commitment to individualized attention. Within the university’s 200+ majors, minors, and specializations you’ll find unusual options like addiction studies, human resource management, and medical laboratory science. And with over 120 students clubs, including 18 Division 1 sports and 12 Greek societies, students at USD love to get involved. But given the school’s relatively small size (just over 7,500 undergraduates), it’s easy to connect with your professors and get involved in the honors program, first-year seminars, or undergraduate research opportunities. Parents may be pleased to learn that out-of-state students (which comprise 35 percent of the student body), can expect to pay approximately $22,000 per year for tuition, room, board, books and fees. And if you hail from the neighboring states of Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, or Minnesota, you’ll pay $3,000 less than that. It’s an incredible bargain! Fun fact: USD students looking to broaden their global perspectives will find plenty of opportunities to study abroad, including USD faculty-led programs in Italy and New Zealand over spring break and Greece, Spain, and Kenya over the summer! Image Credit: Top, Courtesy of University of South Dakota Related Resources Read | Posted on December 10th, 2024 Navigating Medical School Applications: The Three Types of Letters Applicants Send Read | Posted on November 12th, 2024 Unlocking College Admissions: The Power of the Common Data Set Read | Posted on October 3rd, 2024 Does Where You Go To College Matter?
