Visiting Bard

We recommend a visit to Bard's campus. You can make an appointment for a student-guided tour of the facilities to get a feel for life at Bard. Please see our time schedule below. Your visit will include a tour of the main campus, athletics facility, library, and one of our many architectural jewels the Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation. A visit also affords the opportunity to attend a Q&A with a counselor and ask questions in person.

We also invite you to visit several campus attractions that we are not able to highlight on our campus tour. These include The Center For Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art, Olafur Eliasson's The Parliament of Reality, Blithewood which is home of the Levy Economic Institute at Bard, and the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts.

GPS: To find directions using your GPS, enter the following address: 51 Ravine Rd., Red Hook, NY 12571.

Campus Tours and Q&A Sessions

TOUR RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Please call 845-758-7472 or click  Request a Campus Tour  to reserve a tour.
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LARGE GROUPS should use the group tour request form.

Please note:
--Large Group Tours are not offered in April and in October, or on any Saturdays.
--Large Group tours are for High School Juniors and Seniors only, and the group must be accompanied by chaperones.
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All tours meet at the Admission Office. Due to our small class size we do not allow visitors in classes. We will open classes to accepted students in the spring. If, given your schedule, you are unable to join one of our scheduled tour times or information sessions, you may obtain a map at the Admission Office and use this self-guided tour to explore the campus at your own pace.

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TOURS:

Richard B. Fisher Performing Arts Center, 15-20 minute Academic Program Tour of dance and theater, M-F, ongoing between the hours of 12 and 1pm. Theater tours are unavailable during dress rehearsals. Open to visiting prospective students and their families. Entrance closest to the parking lot. 

Richard B. Fisher Performing Arts Center, Sosnoff Theater Tour includes those parts of the building that are available for viewing at the time of the tour, M-F, 2pm. Main entrance. Click here for Sosnoff Theater tour cost, availability, and more information.

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INTERVIEWS: 

Interviews are not required for admission but they are available. All interviews are conducted by admission counselors either on campus or via Skype. To request an in-person interview at Bard or a Skype interview, contact the admission office at (845) 758-7472 or email admission@bard.edu. Counselors may offer interviews in your area, if time permits.  Please refer to Bard on the Road for travel schedules and contact the counselor directly with your request. Phone and alumni/ae interviews are not available. Interviews must be completed by the application deadline chosen.

Candidates must submit the Common Application form (essay, transcript and recommendations are not due until the time of chosen deadline) along with the application fee, or approved fee waiver, prior to or at the time of the interview.

• Early Action interviews are available through October 28.
• Regular admission interviews are available through December 16
• Transfer interviews are available through October 28 (spring semester) and February 28 (fall semester).

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CAMPUS VISIT CALENDAR

FALL 2011 SEMESTER: CAMPUS VISIT CALENDAR
Aug 29 - Aug 31	First Week of Classes: Only Self-Guided Tours Available
Oct 10	Fall Conference on Admissions: Details TBD
Oct 10 - 11	Fall Break: Office Open
Nov 23	No Afternoon Tours Available
Nov 24 - 25	Thanksgiving Holiday: Office Closed
Dec 16	Last Day of Fall Classes: Office Open & Tours Available
Dec 19 - 23	Only Self-Guided Tours Available
Dec 26 - 30	Winter Holiday Break: Office Closed
SPRING 2012 SEMESTER: CAMPUS VISIT CALENDAR
Jan 9 - 25	Citizen Science Program for First Year Students
Jan 30 - Feb 4	First Week of Classes: Only Self-Guided Tours Available
Jan 16	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday: Office Closed
Apr 2 - Apr 6	Spring Recess: Office Open
April	Accepted Students Month!
May 22	Last Day of Spring Classes: Only Self-Guided Tours Available

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