The Evergreen State College
About
The Evergreen State College is nationally renowned for its highly non-traditional, interdisciplinary approach to the liberal arts, where students receive detailed narrative evaluations instead of letter grades and design their own thematic paths of study. Capitalizing on its stunning 1,000-acre campus of Pacific Northwest forest and saltwater beach, the college boasts exceptionally strong, hands-on programs in environmental studies, ecological sciences, and media arts. The student experience is defined by a deeply collaborative, progressive, and socially conscious culture where learners take just one comprehensive, team-taught "program" per quarter rather than separate, isolated classes, fostering a close-knit and intellectually adventurous community.
Wikipedia:The Evergreen State College is a public liberal arts college in Thurston County, Washington, with an Olympia postal address. Founded in 1967, and offering classes in the fall of 1971, it offers a non-traditional undergraduate curriculum in which students have the option to design their own study towards a degree or follow a predetermined path of study. Full-time students can enroll in interdisciplinary academic programs, in addition to stand-alone classes. Programs typically offer students the opportunity to study several disciplines in a coordinated manner. Faculty write substantive narrative evaluations of students' work in place of issuing grades.
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Essay Requirements
The Evergreen State College 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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