University of Connecticut
About
The University of Connecticut is New England’s flagship public research institution, widely recognized for top-tier academic programs in business, engineering, nursing, and the Neag School of Education. Undergraduates benefit from robust R1 research funding and distinctive campus staples, including historic agricultural facilities and the famous student-supplied UConn Dairy Bar. Situated in the tight-knit college town of Storrs, student life is defined by high-energy residential community and an electric campus culture driven by fierce "Husky Nation" school pride and championship-winning Division I basketball teams.
Wikipedia:The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university system with its main campus in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School, named after two benefactors. In 1893, the school became a public land-grant college, then took its current name in 1939. Over the following decade, social work, nursing, and graduate programs were established. During the 1960s, UConn Health was established for new medical and dental schools. UConn is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
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University of Connecticut accepts the Common Application. All Common App schools require the personal statement essay. Some schools also require supplemental essays — check the school's page on Common App for current prompts and word limits.
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