<p>One of the colleges my daughter is applying to is Bard. Could someone give me some information about the college and is it difficult to get into?</p>
<p>Bard is a wonderful school. It’s acceptance rate is about 30%. I am not sure exactly what information you want. If you are more explicit I’ll try to answer your questions.</p>
<p>I have a daughter there as a freshman. It was her first choice and she got in Early Action (EA), which has a much higher acceptance rate than Regular Decision (RD) and is not binding. But she also applied and was accepted by two USNews top-25 universities and two of their highest-ranked liberal art colleges that have much higher admissions standards and selectivity ratings than Bard, though they still list Bard as “most selective”. But she chose Bard over all the others not because of rankings, but because of “fit” for her. </p>
<p>SAT scores are optional but they like to see high GPA and class rank, and a commitment and a passion for something beyond academics. Not padded resumes but a real commitment to some activity you do because you love doing it. Your D should be able to read and write well and make it apparent in her essays. Without knowing something about your D, I can’t tell you if it’s a good choice for her, or guess at her chances for acceptance. </p>
<p>My D loves it there. I’d be happy to answer anything specific you might want to know, but if I just sit here and tell you how wonderful it is then everyone will want to go! ;)</p>
<p>Here’s a link to the Bard board
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&f=109&page=1&pp=20&sort=lastpost&order=desc&daysprune=365[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&f=109&page=1&pp=20&sort=lastpost&order=desc&daysprune=365</a>
You can look up the stats for Bard (along with other schools) on the College Board website.
<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board;
<p>I just read your other posts. Bard is NOT a safety. Your D’s list is top-heavy. She needs to apply to some safeties. </p>
<p>If she’s a URM or a legacy, that could change thinks a bit. Otherwise, if you have listed ALL of the schools to which she is applying, she may not get in anywhere. As others have said, the acceptance rate in the early round for Bard is MUCH higher than the overall admit rate. </p>
<p>Bard has this strange program–I think it still does–where you go up and spend the whole day interviewing, etc. and then at the end of the day, it tells you if you are “in.” If you can afford it, I’d recommend that your D do it.</p>
<p>You can’t always do that; one year it was for pre-meds and one year science students. That program is not available for everyone.</p>
<p>Not exactly, AFAIK. Bard’s Immediate Decision Plan (IDP) is available to all applicants, by reservation, with interviews in the fall (already full for 2008 grads). If the OP’s D is applying for 2008 it’s too late. It’s also not particularly easy. </p>
<p>And the EA deadline was yesterday, so that’s out, too. EA acceptance rate was over 60% last year. With an incoming class size just short of 500 kids, even a 27% acceptance rate is a tiny number in such a self-selected applicant pool. Around 1,300 kids get accepted. About 2/3 of what Harvard accepts, albeit with four-times the applicants.</p>
<p>proud dad~ i remember you from other posts…glad your d is happy with bard!</p>