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Applying to Skidmore College
Should You Apply To Skidmore?
One important question you need to ask and answer right now is simple. Do you believe that creative thought matters? To your undergraduate experience, to the major you choose, to the life paths you will take? If the answer is yes, apply to Skidmore.
What does it take to get into Skidmore?
We look first at the strength of your academic record - the quality of your high school courses, your achievement in those courses, your recommendations, and your standardized test scores.
But our evaluation just begins there. We then look for personal qualities - students who are open-minded, have strength of character and care for others; students who have exhibited initiative and creative thinking, both
in school and outside it; students who will thrive in an environment of intellectual freedom, creative risk taking, and academic rigor.
It is from your required essay, recommendations, and optional interview that we will get a sense of whether these are your personal qualities. We will pay close attention to your interests, talents, and accomplishments in and out of the
classroom, and what you’ve contributed to your school, family, and community.
While we’re looking for a common spirit of learning and giving, we also seek to enroll incoming classes that are as diverse as possible. Diversity reflects our world, and drawing the best from different perspectives usually results in greater things. Our student body is composed of men and women from a wide spectrum of socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds.
