| Amherst pays for travel to a Students of Color weekend in the fall, to attract potential applicants.
What is unique (I think) about Smith's Discovery Weekend is that it is scheduled the same time as Celebrating Collaborations: Students and Faculty Working Together" - Smith College's annual celebration of student research and performance. On this day, we highlight student intellectual achievements and the collaborative efforts of our students and faculty in a variety of departmental, program, and interdisciplinary projects.
The idea is that Smith wants to emphasize that students of color are appreciated as future scholars, and hope to give them the opportunity to envision themselves as such as they see the student presentations. So all those who attend Discovery Weekend are invited to the presentations.
Celebrating Collaborations is also open to students who attended the Accepted Student Days Thursday and Friday - we stayed over an extra day, and are very glad we did. |