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Most educational systems are based upon grades, on measuring a student’s academic performance in numbers and letters. While this may motivate some students to do well, for others it is a hindrance to their learning.

Here we are, midway into the second decade of the 21st century and growing ever closer, by connection if not through understanding. Money, goods, ideas and images flow freely across borders, creating both acquaintance and conflict.

There’s an almost indescribable, contagious passion for knowledge in Hampshire students.

Hampshire College is often on lists of the Most Creative Colleges in the country. Here are just some of the reasons why Hampshire deserves its place on such lists.

In high school I always wished I could be doing more independent work. I never felt that I benefited much from taking tests and memorizing facts.

You’re applying to colleges, but there’s one thing weighing you down—your test scores.

After decades as a test optional college, Hampshire College has opted out of the arms race around testing and rankings completely.