graduation rate is 51%, first-year retention is 82%

BTMell
Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:41:27 +0000

Hi - I asked my son about this (he’s finishing his third year at Hampshire). He’s seen a few of his friends transfer from Hampshire and his feeling overall is they thought Hampshire was something it’s not - easy. Also, it’s definitely not the right place for a student who’s not a focused self-starter. The academic freedom is wonderful but needs to be managed. My son thinks a lot of kids come to Hampshire thinking because of the open curriculum that it’s a piece of cake - it’s anything but. So that’s his thoughts on the above numbers. For the students who do stay, they seem to thrive. My son certainly has. He’s been incredibly well supported academically. My son also is deaf and has been incredibly well supported in that regard too.