CHECK OUT SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN AMERICA

While many college campuses have a park-like atmosphoshere, there are some campuses which will grab you and take your breathe away! Taking full advantage of a campus' natural surroundings, is sometimes the key to finding the right school. Come are a little bit more impressive than others, but they all rank high on beauty.

Here's a list of some of the most attractive college campuses in the U.S. If you're looking for a school with a campus that will take your breath away, keep on reading!


Pepperdine University

Located in the heart of Malibu, California, it has ample sunshine most of year, great beaches and classic Californian architecture which makes Pepperdine's Malibu campus one of the most aesthetically pleasing colleges in the United States. Situated on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, lucky students who live on campus may have ocean views from their dorm rooms.


Stanford University

Stanford has one of the largest campuses in the world. The 8,180 acre campus, located between San Francisco and San Jose, includes Spanish-colonial style buildings and sprawling foothills. Students can also enjoy features like fountains, lakes and an observatory.

University of California, Santa Cruz

Located about 75 miles south of San Francisco, and offen referred to an "baby' Berkley (UC BERKELEY) this stunning natural beauty of our campus is a compelling backdrop for your educational journey; with a redwood forests, expansive meadows, and breathtaking views of the Monterey Bay are unmatched. Students describe the campus as "chill" -- a tolerant, supportive place where differences among people are celebrated.


Loyola Marymount University

Loyola Marymount's campus has a long-standing reputation as one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States. The contemporary campus is perched atop a 150-acre bluff and offers spectacular views of West Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean.


Scripps College

The Scripps College campus is relatively small - only 30 acres - but it is absolutely gorgeous, and gives its students plenty of opportunities to enjoy the California sun. Highlights include lush gardens, Mediterranean Revival style architecture and beautiful walkways. Scripps College is a women's school, and the small campus size is matched by a relatively small student body.


Rhodes College

Tennessee's Rhodes College boasts acres of woods and Gothic stone architecture that is reminiscent of the campus of England's Oxford University. Thirteen of the college's buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


Kenyon College

'Timeless beauty' are two words that come to mind when you see Kenyon College. The rural Ohio campus is located in a wonderfully rustic setting. Gothic architecture and the oldest Gothic revival building in the United States add to the school's charm.

Sewanee


The University of the South, more commonly known as Sewanee, has a 10,000 acre campus that was made for students who love nature. The college is located on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee, and the surrounding area offers a wide variety of outdoor recreation opportunities. Gothic style buildings and a recently completed centerpiece chapel add to Sewanee's appeal.


Vanderbilt University


Vanderbilt University in Tennessee is a longtime favorite of outdoor enthusiasts. The fan-shaped campus has more than 300 species of trees and a lot of green space. In 1998, the Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta gave the campus a National Arboretum designation.


Flagler College

Flagler College's campus is located in St. Augustine, Florida. It is a stone's throw away from beautiful beaches. Eight buildings on campus are historical structures that have been restored by the college. These buildings, along with the college's magnificent centerpiece, the Ponce de Leon, make for stunning grounds.



New College of Florida


The New College campus is located on 110 acres of land on Florida's Sarasota Bay. The campus offers an interesting blend of grand-scale historical and contemporary buildings. These buildings include several by renowned modernist architect I.M. Pei.


Princeton University

Princeton University is known for its beautiful architecture. Some of the world's most famous college buildings are located on Princeton's sprawling, old-world campus in central New Jersey. The tree-lined campus features a number of amenities, and students can also enjoy a reservoir of the Millstone River, Lake Carnegie, that is owned by the college.


Sweet Briar College

Students love the Sweet Briar College campus because it provides something for everyone. The 3,250 acre campus is located on a former plantation in Virginia, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Sweet Briar has gorgeous dorms for the all-female student body and 21 historical buildings, and is also noted for its equestrian program.


Mount Holyoke College

The Mount Holyoke College campus is known for its ample natural beauty. The college, located in Massachusetts, is green in the summertime and bursting with color in the fall. Ivy-covered buildings provide an incredible backdrop for students who enjoy spending time in the great outdoors. Mount Holyoke also has an equestrian center for students who enjoy horseback riding.


Agnes Scott College

Historical buildings and beautifully designed grounds make Georgia's Agnes Scott College campus stand out among other U.S. campuses. Students at this women's college typically spend their time in the school's gorgeous quad or in their own visually pleasing dorm rooms.


Yale University

Yale is one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious educational institutions, and it has a suitably impressive campus. Most of the buildings are in the Gothic style, but the campus also hosts several iconic modern buildings, such as the Beinecke Library, designed by Gordon Bunshaft in the 1960s. Located in Connecticut, the Yale campus benefits from the beauty of New England's colorful fall.


Swarthmore College

The 399-acre campus of Swarthmore College, located just 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia, can attribute much of its beauty to its hilly, tree-dense geography. Highlights include sprawling grounds, oak-lined walkways and a very well-kept arboretum.


University of Virginia

The University of Virginia, also known as Mr. Jefferson's University, is a national landmark that attracts both students and tourists. The campus features unique buildings designed by Thomas Jefferson himself and hosts a lawn/rotunda combination that has been copied by other universities around the country.


College of the Atlantic

Known in some circles as the 'Greenest College in the World,' the small College of the Atlantic has a large draw. The campus is located on the beautiful and rocky coast of Mount Desert Island, Maine, allowing students to enjoy the dramatic beauty of the North Atlantic Coast.


Cornell University

Cornell University's main campus is famous for its scenic grandiosity and irregular layout. The grounds are peppered with eclectic architecture, including a gothic style chapel and a museum building designed by I.M. Pei. Students, faculty and staff enjoy fantastic views of Cayuga Lake and the nearby town of Ithaca, NY.


Harvard University

Harvard University's ever-expanding campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts is notorious for its classic beauty. The well-maintained grounds include several gardens and also house famous buildings, including the Carpenter Center for Visual Arts, designed by Le Corbusier. The Charles River flows through the campus, adding to its many natural attractions.

These are all real schools that are almost too pretty to be believed

KNOW THE ADMISSIONS POLICIES OF EACH OF THE SCHOOLS YOU ARE APPLYING TO

Often students and families asked us to explain the many application options. It is confusing and every year there are some new changes.

In 2007/2008 UVA, Harvard, and Princeton all dropped their early admission policies. The year before that, Yale and Stanford, switched from early decision to early action. As a result, both schools experienced a HUGE rise (44% for Yale) in early applications since students did not have to commit.

To add to the confusion, many schools like Georgetown, Yale, and Stanford are "single-action early action" which means that unlike what students have done in the past, now it violates the rules to apply to one school early action and another early decision.

Now, to make the process a little more confusing, UVA, Princeton, and Harvard have gone back to an early option and those students this year can apply early to UVA (non-binding) or they could apply with a restricted early action to Harvard or Princeton (meaning they couldn’t apply to other early schools).

The one thing that you want to take note on each school that you are considering an application to is to NOT get caught violating these policies so be sure to read the fine print at each school. Here is a quick reference list of the main types of early policies:

See some of the newest types of applications available for this fall, 2011.






Types of Applications*



Application *Deadline Sample Schools



Rolling September onward University of Wisconsin, Penn State

Nonbinding



Early Action November 1 University of Chicago, UNC, MIT**,

Nonbinding Notre Dame



Restrictive Early Action November 1 Boston College, Georgetown

Nonbinding but may not
concurrently apply to a
binding Early Decision program,
although may make multiple
Early Action applications.



Single-Choice Early Action November 1 Yale, Harvard, Princeton

Nonbinding but unable to
apply Early Decision or Early
Action to other schools



Early Decision November 1 Dartmouth, Bowdoin

Binding or November 15



Early Decision II January 1 or January 15 Vanderbilt, Vassar

Binding



Regular Decision December 15-January 1 All schools

Nonbinding



* Double check application deadlines as they can vary year to year

** MIT’s Early Action Program is available only to citizens and permanent residents of the United States.

EAST AND WEST COAST COLLEGE TOURS, AND COMPANIES THAT HELP YOU

As school days are looming closer, so are college applications. Schools will be out in full force starting September 1st, marketing their campuses to students across the county, and by the same token, students need to do the same with the schools.

Educational Unlimited (EU Tours) is hosting some tours and have special discounts available to students who sign up early.


Their schedule is as follows:

East Coast Tour
Boston to Washington, D.C.
October 7 - 12

East Coast Tour
Boston to Philadelphia
October 7 - 11

California Tour
S.F. to San Diego
October 14 - 19

California Tour
S.F. to L.A.
October 14 - 18

If you are interested, contact them at:

Education Unlimited
1700 Shattuck Ave #305
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-548-6612

If it impossible for you to go on one of these tours, or you are looking to create your own tour that will more closely define what you are looking at, try, Murray Miller"s Off 2 College Tours - http://www.off2collegetours.com/Home_Page.html

However, if you are unable to go on one of these tours to the scheduling of them, or they are not looking at the colleges you are interested in, CONTACT US for a list of tour companies that may meet your needs. We have several resource for you.

SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS LOOKING TO ATTEND U.S. COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

The College Admissions Consultant is pleased to announce the new hiring of our associate "Nicole", a recent USC Grad from China to assist us in helping those students in China who wish to attend colleges & universities in the U.S with their applications and translation of their transcripts.

Students who are considering attending U. S. Schools should like their U. S. counterparts, start the admission process as early as the 9th grade. Preparing for your new experience needs time and attention, and the expertize that an "agent" may or may not be able to provide to you.

We work with all international students, weather they are U. S. Citizen's who have been living abroad and attending schools in other parts of the world or Third Culture Students.

Remember that being an "international student" does not grant you automatic acceptance into a U.S. School. Agents are individuals who work with specific schools and while many are wonderful, you run the risk that they may have their interest in getting you into one school over another because of compensation they earn which varies.

We not only work with you to select a school that is right for you, we do not accept additional fees over and above the fees that we charge your U.S. Counterparts, and we will assist you in your resume, essays, and international financial aid.