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    Why a Women’s College: From the Office of Admission

    A Look at the Numbers and Perspectives from the Office of Admission This week is “Why a Women’s College” Week, and we’re featuring a post a day from different perspectives on the value of an inclusive women’s college education. Today’s post was originally featured in the book College Admission Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide to Showing Colleges Who You Are and What Matters to You by Ethan Sawyer, but written by Aimee Kahn-Foss ’08, Director of Admission and Rachel West, Associate Director of Admission at Agnes Scott. “As someone who made the decision to attend a women’s college, I didn’t choose my college because it was a women’s college. I chose…

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    Why a Women’s College: From the College Counselor (and alumna) perspective

    Learn about Women’s Colleges from the perspective of someone who advises students This week is “Why a Women’s College” Week, and we’re featuring a post a day from different perspectives on the value of an inclusive women’s college education. Today’s post comes from Nancy Beane, a long-time college counselor and alumna of the Agnes Scott Class of 1968. Choosing to go to a women’s college was one of the smartest decisions I ever made, and I fully credit my experience there with setting me on the path to becoming the person I am today.  When I entered college, I was a shy, linear-thinking young woman who lacked confidence intellectually and…

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    Why a Women’s College: From someone who never attended one

    Why You Should Consider a Women’s College…even if you haven’t before This week is “Why a Women’s College” Week, and we’re featuring a post a day from different perspectives on the value of an inclusive women’s college education. Today’s post explores that value from the perspective of someone who didn’t have the women’s college experience when they were an undergraduate. It might be weird to say, especially as an admission counselor at an inclusive women’s college like Agnes Scott College, but I never really considered attending a women’s college. When I was in high school starting my college search, my focus was on having the “typical” college experience: the kind…

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