Hartwick College - Thoughts anyone?

1012mom
Thu, 05 Nov 2015 18:44:47 +0000

Back in the day Hartwick had the reputation for taking a chance on kids who had potential, but some struggles in HS. For example, the kid with the high test scores and low GPA or vice versa, the kid with really bad grades in 9 & 10 and a marked improvement in 11 & 12, the kid with behavior issues but good grades, etc. If that is still true, then the low grad rate and low first year retention is not a surprise. There is a higher risk that the high potential but problem in HS performance will not make it to the second year, or will make it and transfer someplace else. It was a great place for my sibling who went from a HS struggle to an A student at Hartwick and a good career from there.