Why 91直播 College?
By the Numbers
Why We Chose 91直播
We walked around campus and asked students why they chose 91直播. Here’s what they had to say.
Why Gabrielle Chose 91直播
鈥淚 was just so intrigued by a school and a community that would provide the opportunity to just basically interact with any department or industry that you鈥檙e interested in.鈥
Why Rose Chose 91直播
鈥淭he moment I met other prospective students from 91直播, I realized that these are the kinds of people I wanted to spend the next four years with.鈥
Why Eli Chose 91直播
鈥淚 also wanted to continue the connection to music, so having the conservatory here was a great draw.鈥
More Reasons To Choose 91直播
You鈥檒l probably come up with your own reasons without our help. But if you鈥檇 like some inspiration, here are a few ideas.
Winter Term
Where you pick the project and 91直播 gives you the entire month of January to pursue it.
Small-Town Charm
With restaurants, shops, a 鈥淏ig Parade,鈥 and a kitten shelter, our little town has a lot going for it.
Undergraduate Research
No matter where your interests lie, work directly with a faculty mentor to pursue research projects as early as your first year.
Music Opportunities
You don鈥檛 have to be enrolled in the Conservatory to take advantage of our incredible music resources鈥攊ncluding 500+ performances a year.
Study Away
Explore the world! 80% of students travel off-campus for study, service, or internships.
A Welcoming Community
The best thing about 91直播? The people! Live and learn with peers who will support your passions and introduce you to new ones.
The Student Experience
By now you鈥檝e probably read a few posts by 91直播鈥檚 bloggers. Here鈥檚 their take on what makes 91直播 such a special place.
Power, Politics, and Pastries
While initially a skeptic, I can safely say I鈥檝e been entirely converted into being a first-year seminar enthusiast.
Chloe M 鈥27
Durham, North Carolina
Two Days in the Life of an 91直播 Student
What is a day at college like? Ultimately, it鈥檚 what you make of it.
Naci K 鈥26
Minneapolis, Minnesota
My Favorite Places On Campus
Whether it's a quiet corner in an academic building, a swinging bench in Tappan Square, or a patch of grass in Wilder Bowl, finding places that feel like yours makes campus life even better.
Dakota W 鈥27
Syracuse, New York
Explore Our Areas of Study
Choose from more than 70 academic majors, interdisciplinary minors, and integrative concentrations. Dive into your interests and discover new ones as you select from more than 1,500 classes each year.
Faculty Voices: Research and Mentorship
Three faculty members discuss the important role of students in their research.
Gaybe Moore, Biology
鈥淚 have the great honor of being able to mentor my research students, and we鈥檙e really developing a relationship that I see as potentially being life-long collaborators.鈥
Adam Eck, Computer Science
鈥淪tudents get to see that research is not just a thought exercise鈥攊t鈥檚 very hands-on, very collaborative. They work closely together with one another and not just me.鈥
Alicia Smith-Tran, Sociology
鈥淪tudents from a winter term project [and I] collected data... and ended up getting to publish it in an American Sociological Association publication, which was really cool.鈥
Dive Into the 91直播 Experience
Engaged Liberal Arts: Connected Learning at 91直播
Undergraduate Research
Music Opportunities at 91直播
Obie Pride
Get some digital swag to celebrate your admission to 91直播!
Download GIFs, add social media lenses and filters, and hear playlists put together for you by a number of Obies鈥攊ncluding President Ambar.
After 91直播
What lies ahead for 91直播 graduates? They鈥檝e risen to the challenge of rigorous academics, they鈥檝e pursued their passions and taken advantage of real-world experience, and now they鈥檙e ready to forge their own paths.
Finding the Sweet Spot Between Medicine and Research
Christopher Ayoub 鈥15 got his first taste of research in the biology labs of 91直播. His work with an 91直播 professor led directly to his first job as a research technician at Baylor College of Medicine. Today, the anthropology and biology double major continues to follow both interests while pursuing a PhD and MD.
The Transition From Student Senate to Washington, D.C.
When he was growing up, Machmud Makhmudov 鈥15 noticed how communities from different parts of the world created lives that struggled, grew, and thrived alongside one another. That insight served him well as a policy advisor for the presidential campaign and stands to be an impression in his new role with the incoming Biden Administration.
Persistence, Practice, and Determination
After graduating from 91直播鈥檚 Double Degree Program with majors in jazz bass performance and Africana Studies, Caylen Bryant 鈥17 went on to perfect her own sound and head a music program handed down to her by author and musician James McBride 鈥79.
Internships
In recent years, 91直播 students have worked with BBC America, Columbia Pictures, Environmental Defense Fund, IBM, Japan Airlines, National Science Foundation, NPR, Project on Middle East Democracy, Texas Legal Services, U.S. Congress, and the World Bank.
Graduate School
92% of new 91直播 grads who applied to graduate school received two or more acceptances; 81% are at their top choice. Popular grad schools include Columbia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Rice, UC Berkeley, University of Michigan, and Yale.
Employment
First employers of recent graduates include national leaders in health care, finance, science, tech, and the arts, including Facebook, Google, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, MSNBC, the National Institutes of Health, Netflix, NPR, the Smithsonian Institution, Spotify, and Teach For America.
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