The Best of the Best
The college process is one of the
most stressful times in any senior in high school’s life.
Whether it is the Common App, the
dreaded essay, or the several supplements, getting to college can seem harder
than being in college! According to the Princeton Review, Stonehill College has
been ranked as one of the ‘Best Northeastern Colleges’ and judging by the
amount of incoming freshman, this statement is anything but disagreeable. Rumor
around campus in the middle of April was that a lofty 750 incoming freshman
have already committed themselves to Stonehill. That’s almost as many students
enrolled in the class of 2015, which currently stands at 579. Talk about high
numbers! That already makes up about twenty five percent of the school.
According to the Stonehill College
Admissions Office, the average accepted student has an ACT score of 27 and a
combined SAT Reading and Math score of 1210. Almost 75% of students have
completed at least one AP course and 80% played a varsity sport. These are
considered pretty high standards for a small liberal arts college nestled in
Easton, MA.
Since the year of 2011, Stonehill
has become ‘Test Optional’ meaning that they allow applicants to apply without
sending their ACT or SAT scores. Although this may seem like a sweet deal,
students who don’t submit their scores will have a lot more concentration from
admissions on their essay, high school grades, as well as their extra
curriculars. The percentage of accepted students who are admitted without test
scores has yet to be released, however the numbers must be small.
Masconomet Senior Ben Zaniewski will
be attending Stonehill in the fall on a full scholarship, not to mention he
will be joining his sister on campus. Although he admits that Stonehill was not
his first choice, he did say the decision came easy. “Not only does Stonehill
have my major and ROTC, I am also very familiar with the campus as it is,” he
said, “I have plenty of connections to upper classmen through my sister, can
attend essentially for free, and it is not too far away from home. The
reputation of the school as a growing educational center was also a huge draw
compared to my other choices.”
Stonehill’s
growing popularity and rising reputation has drawn in students from all over
the world. In fact, a group of students from India all traveled over together
to the United States to continue their education at the catholic college. Although
the majority of students come from the northeast, Stonehill is trying to
diversify their community by adding students from across the country and over
seas.
Stonehill
is known to be one of the happiest colleges in the United States. With happy
students, a large variety of sports teams, and strong academics, it makes for
the perfect school for any kind of student.
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