Hampshire College President Jonathan Lash recently blogged for the Huffington Post on why Hampshire chooses narrative evaluations instead of traditional letter grades.
As you’re applying to colleges, you’re probably looking for a school that will have a positive impact on you—somewhere where you can gain essential skills, make important connections, and become involved in a friendly and supportive student community. If you’re looking for colleges that change lives, Hampshire College is a school to consider.
The first show I sound designed was an immersive, multimedia staging of "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There." I had worked with the director, Courtney Price 09F, on a show she stage managed the previous year, as a sound board operator, which means I pressed “Go” when she told me to go.
You’re starting college, and you can’t choose what you want to study. Maybe you’re trying to decide between theater and psychology, creative writing and social justice, or studio arts and neuroscience. You’re not alone!
One of my favorite things about Hampshire College is hearing what students are studying and what they’re doing—or planning on doing—for their Division III (senior) projects. Since Hampshire requires us to design our own “majors,” students must find ways to incorporate multiple interests and areas of study into a single endeavor.
In June 2014, Hampshire College announced that it is no longer considering SAT or ACT scores for either admissions or financial aid decisions. Previously, Hampshire was a test-optional school, meaning that students were not required to submit SAT or ACT scores, but they could if they wanted to. Now, Hampshire is completely “test blind,” refusing to look at any standardized test scores.
Hampshire College President Jonathan Lash recently had a letter to the editor in “Education Week” on the topic of narrative evaluations as teaching tools (or why grades are not enough).
