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The fall 2020 acceptance rate for College of the Holy Cross is 38%. That means, out of _____ applications received in 2020 , _____ students were offered admission. The number of males who applied was _____ vs the number of females which was _____.
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What should every freshman at your school know before they start?
Parents: Watch and help your children through the process, but the choice is up to them. Even if you're helping to pay for college, if they are at a university that they are miserable at, your decision will not have been the right one.
Students: Stay overnight at the college and sit in on a few classes to get a better case study of the college. This will give you a more realistic impression than any admissions-created pamphlet.
Both: Enjoy the process and think the whole thing through. It is the student's first major life-changing decision, so make it count.
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Describe the students at your school.
Most are typically preppy caucasian rich kids who love to drink.
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What are the academics like at your school?
Definitely challenging, but the professors are attentive and students seem to enjoy helping one another.
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What is the stereotype of students at your school?
not diverse
balcks and whites very segregated
I dont consider myself racist in any way and I am very open-minded, but I still have almost no black or asian friends
very intense work-load is true
bueatiful campus
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Is the stereotype of students at your school accurate?
Not at all. When I was going to Holy Cross, I thought the religious aspect was going to be overpowering, but it is quite the opposite. People are very chill and if you go to church then you go, whatev. That is the basic mentality. Of course there are pockets of conservative people, but I would say that we are a pretty liberal school, definatly the most liberal catholic school, look, we have an allies group, a gay group and a support center. Pretty progressive for a catholic school. Holy Cross is more about learning and being there for others, no matter who they are. Pretty sweet, I think. As for the other stereotype, people do like their J. Crew, but it has definatly slowed down since I first got there. Holy Cross is definatly not a snobby, rich "daddy's wallet" school like people think.
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What is your overall opinion of this school?
As someone who was skeptical about going to Holy Cross, I absolutely love it here! There is a great community feel and almost all of the people I have met here are kind and intelligent.
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What are the most popular student activities/groups?
Activities are a little limited here at Holy Cross. Because of the lack of transportation and the lack of things to do in Worcester, the main amusement for most of the students is drinking and partying, and drinking some more. You don't hear too much about drugs, besides pot every once and a while, but mainly Holy Cross is a drinking school. The College tries to put on events, some work out better than others. The most popular are: Last Comic Standing, Black and Gold Fashion Show, Noche Latina, Explorasia, Vagina Monalogues, and Holy Cross Idol. We also have Spring Weekend, before finals when a singer comes and there is a carnival. Holy Cross really does try to make it fun on the weekends, but if there do not make the grade for the sudents, the people who go to the others things are usually drunk beforehand.
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Here's your chance: Say anything about your college!
Smaller, friendly, just undergrad.
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What's the most frustrating thing about your school?
very little research.
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Describe your favorite campus traditions.
My school is best known for their rigorous academics and prestigious facilities. I admire every building I enter at my college and I feel that their are an infinite number of areas to study quietly and efficiently.
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What's unique about your campus?
Study abroad, because you get to spend an entire year in a different country instead of just a semester.
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Describe how your school looks to someone who's never seen it.
holy cross is too focused on a liberal education and doesn't give students enough practical education for use in the real world.
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What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?
The extreme financial toll it would take on me and my family. Also the abundance of extra curricular activities available to students.
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What kind of person should not attend this school?
Someone who is prone to panic attacks, who gets easily stressed out, or someone that doesn't really want to focus.
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What kind of person should attend this school?
The type of person who should attend this school is a person who wishes to be academically challenged and also wants to feel as part of a community. The person should be mature and caring about others. A student at Holy Cross needs to be able to feel comfortable having their ideas challenged and be able to defend their opinions. Also, teachers and students do foster relationships because of the small class sizes, so a person who attends Holy Cross must enjoy personal bonds with their professors.
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What do you consider the worst thing about your school? Why?
not being allowed to have a car on campus until junior year. WORCESTER SUCKS!!
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What do you brag about most when you tell your friends about your school?
Holy Cross gave me an incredible education. Because it is a liberal arts school, I was able to participate in the renowned Pre-Medical program while studying music, and still have the background to apply for the program I am in now at Boston College where I obtained my RN license in 11 months and am one semester away from finishing my master's in nursing. I also had incredible opportunities musically - I sang at Lincoln Center and at the Vatican in Rome.
In contrast, I am not thrilled with Boston College as a graduate school.
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What is the stereotype of students at your school? Is this stereotype accurate?
The most well known stereotypes of Holy Cross are that majority of the student body are snobby, rich white kids that come from affluent families. Another one is since Holy Cross is a Jesuit School you have to be catholic.
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Tell us about the sports scene on campus.
Sports are a fairly big part of life at Holy Cross - we're Division 1 and we're in the Patriot League for football (which we won just the other year *woot*). We're the school who produced Bob Cousy and some other big sports names so the alumni will come out to see games, which is nice. Basketball and Football are definitely the biggest draws, and it's always fun to paint up in purple and go cheer on the team. And if you don't play varsity yourself, there's lots of opportunities to still play a sport. Something like 75{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of our student body was involved in varsity sports in high school so there's a lot of athletic kids on campus who are really energetic about intramural and club sports. Gyms are great, too! In one gym, there are tv's on every machine. . . not a bad thing.
Bottom Line: You wanna play a sport, you'll be fine here!
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Why did you decide to go to this school?
Holy Cross was definitely my number one choice. The first person that I was in contact with was one of the Admissions Directors. All the admission directors are very friendly and willing to answer any questions that I had about Holy Cross. I went to various open houses, and tours. Before I realized it, I knew so much about Holy Cross and slowly i was liking it more and more. What made the final decision was the fact that it was closer to home and the various opportunities and the connections that Holy Cross has with its alumni.
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