I have been accepted at both Rhodes and Agnes Scott college with almost equal scholarship and the cost. I’m interested in Biological Sciences especially Neuroscience. Also accepted at U-Pitt and U-Dayton but around 10 K more cost than other 2, Could you provide suggestions on choosing the college?
Hello! My name is Sami and I am a first year student at Agnes Scott. I’m actually planning to be a Neuroscience major as well! I wanted to provide you with a little bit of information as to why I chose Agnes Scott over some of the other schools I was accepted to.
I chose to apply to Agnes Scott primarily because it was everything I wanted in a college: small class sizes, accessible and helpful teachers, and interesting classes and clubs. But I think that the diversity that I saw on campus really made me decide to come. I have met people from all over the globe- from California to Sudan to Turkey to China, and people of all kinds of ethnicity, belief, and talent! For me, that was exactly what I was looking for.
My Summit classes (Leadership and Global) are different from any other classes that I am taking, where my Global class is based off of intersectionality and women’s rights (which, as you could probably guess, is way far from my major) and my Leadership class is about women in STEM fields and in the class we work on perfecting our resume/CV as well so it helps with potentially finding research opportunities or jobs. Plus, the global journeys trip (I recently got back from Nicaragua!) in my first year was certainly a plus!
All the advisors are incredibly helpful and I constantly go to mine for help with scheduling and other advice. Plus, we have other advisors in different fields, such as for pre-med. And once you declare a major you get a major advisor which will help you with everything from your classes to post-graduation plans.
Plus, there are benefits of studying in a STEM field at a women’s college rather than a co-ed college. I have heard from a lot of graduate students that they felt more willing to participate in their classes because they did not feel like they had to compete with men, plus, it encouraged then to pursue the more “traditionally male” disciplines of STEM. And, thanks to the strong sisterhood at Agnes Scott, we support each other and constantly push each other to succeed.
Hopefully this gives you a little information about Agnes Scott, and if you have any questions about anything, please feel free to respond back!
Agnes Scott has a really robust science culture at the school. They’ve invested a lot of money into resources and facilities for STEM students. Moreover, Emory is nearby and they have an excellent neuroscience department - you can take classes there and that augments your opportunities for research. Studying a STEM field at a women’s college is a really affirming experience (I went to Spelman, down the street; many of my high school friends attended ASC and it was my second-choice.)
Rhodes is a great college too! I am just less familiar with it.
@julliet I’m surprised SC and ASC don’t have a closer relationship but correct me if I’m wrong. SC seems to have stronger relationships with institutions farther away. I absolutely lost count of Spelman grads that have done research fellowships or enrolled at NYU, Columbia, and Harvard … they obviously show some favoritism to Spelmanites