Hampden-Sydney College

About

Founded in 1775, Hampden-Sydney College is distinguished as one of only three traditional all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States, dedicated to its historic mission "to form good men and good citizens." Academically, the college is best known for its rigorous, mandatory four-year Rhetoric Program, alongside standout majors in economics, business, history, and government that feed highly successful pre-law and pre-health advising tracks. Campus culture is defined by a tight-knit brotherhood, an uncompromised student-run Honor Code, active Greek life, and traditional Southern camaraderie on a picturesque, rural Virginia campus. This immersive undergraduate experience cultivates profound institutional loyalty, resulting in one of the most powerful and active alumni networks in the nation.

Wikipedia:Hampden–Sydney College (H–SC) is a private liberal arts college for men in Hampden Sydney, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1775, it is the oldest privately chartered college in the Southern United States, the tenth-oldest college in the US, the last college founded before the American Declaration of Independence, and the oldest of the four-year, all-male liberal arts colleges remaining in the United States. Hampden–Sydney College is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register, and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).

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If Hampden-Sydney College asks for supplemental essays, the prompts are in the Common App.

The personal essay is separate: see the Common App essay prompts.

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