The New School
About
Located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, The New School is renowned for its progressive, interdisciplinary education and its world-famous creative arts division, the Parsons School of Design. Beyond design, the university offers acclaimed programs in the liberal arts at Eugene Lang College, the performing arts at Mannes, and the social sciences, with an overarching emphasis on social justice and contemporary issues. Campus culture is vibrant, unconventional, and deeply integrated into New York City, attracting independent, activist-minded students who thrive in studio-based and seminar-style learning environments. The university uniquely encourages undergraduates to cross academic boundaries, allowing students to seamlessly blend art, critical theory, and civic engagement in a custom-tailored curriculum.
Wikipedia:The New School is a private research university in New York City, New York, United States. It was founded in 1919 as The New School for Social Research with a mission dedicated to academic freedom and intellectual inquiry and a home for progressive education. Since then, the school has grown to house four divisions. These include the Parsons School of Design, the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, the College of Performing Arts and The New School for Social Research.
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The New School 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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