Open House Resources
Thank you!
We're so glad you decided to register for one of our virtual Open Houses. We hope it was a helpful and enjoyable experience.
We've created this all-in-one reference page to reflect the content of our virtual open houses and provide an easy-access guide for all of the things we shared, as well as some extra resources.
Why Skidmore?
Just the facts
Student stories
Outstanding Academic Experience
Student perspectives:
- Making your major decision [story]
- Life as a self-determined major [video]
Rich Co-curricular life
Student perspectives:
- Skidmore’s national college comfest [student interview]
- A Bandersnatcher for life [story]
- Wander into the Outing Club [story]
Competitive athletics
Publications:
Student perspectives:
- Going to college with 40 brothers [story]
- Learning leadership in the pool [video]
Challenging and caring faculty mentors
Student perspectives:
- Professors who teach me to trust, try and take one thing at a time [story]
- When your professor knows your name [story]
- From Skidmore to streaming on Amazon [story]
- Alums and their faculty mentors [news]
International study
Off-Campus Study and Exchanges (OSCE)
STUDY ABROAD PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS
Student perspectives:
- My first semester in London [story]
- My semester on a Moscow stage [story]
- Digging into life abroad in Greece [story]
Internships, research, volunteerism
Student-Faculty Collaborative Research
Publications:
- Create your difference [viewbook]
- 1,000 students pay it forward [podcast]
News:
- Students conduct pioneering research at Al Gore's Caney Fork Farms [video]
- Creative talent delivered directly to employers [story]
- Alumni return for capable, creative and collaborative recruits [story]
- A "mini Skidmore" in Tiffany & Co.’s Manhattan makerspace [story]
Creative Thought
Student perspectives:
First-Year Experience (FYE)
FYE website
Publications:
- Meet your people. Find your place. [viewbook]
Saratoga Springs
Student perspectives:
- Saratoga traditions students love [story]
- A student’s guide to Saratoga-area parks and trails [story]
STUDENT PANEL
- Virtual information session [recent recording]
- Virtual student panel [recent recording]
Admissions and Financial Aid
Visit (*limited-capacity campus tours)
- Pre-register for campus tour
- Request an online interview with an admissions counselor
- Talk with a student ambassador
- Campus visit tips
- Regular decision checklist
- Early decision checklist
- Transfer decision checklist
- International student checklist
- Class of 2025 info sheet (if applying for Fall 2021)
- Skidmore quick college cost estimator (high-level estimate)
- Student aid calculator (detailed estimate)
Exploring Campus
Student perspectives:
- Everything I love about Skidmore's dining hall [story]
- Dear beloved library desk[story]
- A window into my week at Skidmore [story]
- Curious about Skidmore student life? Meet me at The Spa. [story]