Bennington College is a progressive liberal arts institution in southwestern Vermont, best known for an unconventional academic model where students forgo traditional majors to design personalized courses of study through "The Plan." The college boasts prestigious programs in literature, creative writing, and the visual and performing arts, complemented by its signature Field Work Term, which requires students to spend seven weeks every winter pursuing off-campus internships and hands-on professional experiences. Campus culture is fiercely creative, independent, and tight-knit, centered around unique, colonial-style residential houses that emphasize collaborative, self-governed community living.
Wikipedia:Bennington College is a private liberal arts college in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Founded as a women’s college in 1932, it became co-educational in 1969. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
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If Bennington College asks for supplemental essays, the prompts are in the Common App.
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