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<\/a>Meeting up in SFO for the long dreary red-eye flight to New York, New York.<\/p>\n
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Arriving at JFK.\u00a0 \u00a0Then by Red AirTrain to Jamaica.\u00a0 Walk to Jamaica Station and MTA to Penn Station.<\/p>\n
Breakfast at Tick-Tock Diner.<\/p>\n
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tWandering around Manhattan.\u00a0 Visiting the Empire State Building – views from above the city.<\/p>\n A view of the Empire State Building from their hotel room!\u00a0 Wow!<\/p>\n Start of campus tour.<\/p>\n [Very interesting to note the New School building is marked with the LEED logo… meaning it is recognized as an example of environmentally sustainable building design – as buildings go] ~Dad<\/p>\n The New School Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts Admitted Student Day in NYC<\/strong><\/p>\n “Congratulations on your admission to The New School. You are now a member of an elite community of visionary artists, designers, and scholars ready to take on a world that doesn\u2019t exist yet.<\/p>\n Throughout April 2018, we offer a variety of events for admitted students to celebrate your achievement and help connect you with our community. We hope you’ll be able to join us at one of these events, where you’ll be able to meet our admission staff, proud New School alumni, inspiring faculty, and fellow members of the incoming class.<\/p>\n Welcome to your future!” ~ New School at Parsons, NYC<\/p>\n Admitted Students Seminar<\/strong><\/p>\n Parsons The New School Ethos<\/strong><\/p>\n Many prominent faculty and alumnus talking about their experience at New School and their careers & passions.\u00a0 Many are associated with the United Nations and prominent universities.<\/p>\n Visiting Chelsea Market<\/strong><\/p>\n Meeting friends at Chelsea Market. Amelia has already made two friends in NYC.\u00a0 One is a new student at New School and the other is Karmel’s childhood friend and her sister’s best friend.<\/p>\n There will be yet more people she’ll meet in the months to come.<\/p>\n Train from Penn Station to Rhinecliff, NY then on to\u00a0 Hopson Cottage at Bard.<\/p>\n Views along the Hudson River<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bard College<\/p>\n “We very much look forward to your campus visit.<\/p>\n Your campus visit reservation is confirmed for Amelia Straight and 1 guest(s) on\u00a0 MM\/DD\/YYYY at HH:MM PM.<\/p>\n The campus visit begins in the Admission Office at Hopson Cottage. Your tour begins with a short information session and ends with a Q&A back at Hopson Cottage. Your campus visit is usually about 2 hours.<\/p>\n If you are driving, please enter the following address into your GPS: 51 Ravine Road, Red Hook, NY 12571.\u00a0 \u00a0Free parking is available.<\/p>\n If you are taking Amtrak to the Rhinecliff, NY train station, there are local taxis, as well as Uber and Lyft, to take you to campus and back to the station.<\/p>\n Click here for directions and a campus map.<\/p>\n Please be in touch if you have any questions in the meantime; call 845-758-7472 or email admission@bard.edu.<\/p>\n Sincerely, “It\u2019s okay.\u00a0 I was pretty excited going in,\u00a0 Don\u2019t really like the vibe or the people.\u00a0I have to take studio art classes.\u00a0 It\u2019s required.\u00a0 No one really wants to talk to me.\u00a0 I think it would be too easy for me to isolate myself.\u00a0 Don\u2019t know how it works in the winter.\u00a0 I don\u2019t see any buses around campus.\u00a0 It\u2019s very artistic.\u00a0 I\u2019m pretty set on the new school.\u00a0 \u00a0Don\u2019t want to have to take studio art classes. There\u2019s almost no one here and it\u2019s 2:30 on a Monday.\u00a0 Lots of people in class I know.\u00a0 Spread out on two different fields.\u00a0 Mostly white kids and international students.\u00a0 Very few to none American people of color.\u00a0 Even in the tour I feel isolated and conspicuous.\u00a0 Everyone else is from the east coast.\u00a0 It\u2019s the sort of east coast elite vibe<\/span>.”<\/p>\n “I want to commit to the new school.\u00a0 I\u2019m going to commit to the new school” ~Amelia<\/p>\n She’s now officially enrolled at Parsons The New School Eugene Lang College of Liberal Studies in the Global Studies program.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.newschool.edu\/lang\/global-studies\/<\/a><\/p>\n Heading home – objective accomplished.<\/p>\n New York<\/span>,\u00a0NY<\/span>\u00a010011<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Bard College<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Journey to New York City The objective of this visit is to gather first hand information from the two colleges to enable a final commitment to one of them. Another exciting adventure – to visit Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY) and The New School (New York City, NY) April 20, 2018 (Friday) Karmel will accompany … Continue reading Campus Visit : Bard College & Parsons New School<\/span> <\/a><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>April 22, 2018 (Sunday)<\/h4>\n
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\nThe Bard Admission Team”<\/p>\nAmelia’s Assessment<\/h4>\n
An Important Decision<\/h4>\n
April 24, 2018 (Tuesday)<\/h4>\n
College Addresses<\/h4>\n
\nCampus Road, PO Box 5000
\nAnnandale-on-Hudson
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