Admission

Admission
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Profiles

Student: Abigail Zwick ’13

Abigail Zwick ’13

Abby was no stranger to Bard when she applied—both of her parents are alums. At home in California, she had been hearing for years that Bard was a place with opportunities to be a self-starter. Abby has found just that, immersing herself in the economics program and furthering her career with an internship at a macroeconomic research firm in New York City.
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Applying to Bard

Extraordinary opportunities to thrive and achieve

Typically, Bard students have prepared for college by taking honors or advanced placement courses in a curriculum that includes:
    • four years of English, social studies, and mathematics, and
    • three (preferably four) years of laboratory science and a foreign language.
Yet admission to Bard does not rest solely on measures like these. We welcome ambitious, independent thinkers and look closely at each applicant. Bard presents extraordinary opportunities for students to thrive and achieve, and seeks students who will take full advantage of all the College has to offer.

Required Application Materials

All applicants to the Bard undergraduate college must include the following materials. Additional application materials are required for International, Transfer, and Homeschooled applicants.
    •   Common Application
    •   Application fee ($50.00) or Fee Waiver
    •   Two essays:
    • Teacher recommendations: We prefer that one recommendation come from an English or humanities instructor, and one from a math or science instructor.
    • High School transcript (Include mid-year senior grades if available at the time you apply.)