Last weekend, the first day of spring coincided with 70 degree temperatures in Boston. If you’ve never been to Boston in the spring, you really must come. Actually, if you’re also beginning your college search, there’s no time like the present. Campus is brimming with visitors – both newly admitted students to the Class of…
A significant part of the college experience is taking advantage of the vast array of opportunities available to students outside of the classroom. At Babson, our students participate in nearly 80 clubs and organizations, 22 varsity athletic teams, countless club and intramural sports teams, and an increasing number of on-campus activities each week. Babson also…
At our recent on-campus program for admitted students, Alex Sousa, a graduating senior, gave the welcoming address to our visitors. Throughout his time at Babson, Alex has developed as an entrepreneur and as a student of the world, working and traveling extensively in several developing regions in Africa. His involvement with a Babson MCFE project…
Given the uncertainty in the economy today, I thought it would be helpful to share with you some of the outstanding resources available at Babson College. These resources, along with exceptional career placement and counseling (our Center for Career Development reached out to all graduating seniors last month to offer personal, one-on-one counseling sessions to…
John, thanks for your question. I am happy to assist you as you make your course selection for next year. I regularly meet with faculty members from the various divisions here at Babson. Coincidentally, I met with the faculty in the Math & Science Division yesterday and I brought your question. They reconfirmed what…
Over the course of the past semester, I’ve been posting blog entries to provide advice on the college admission process. Today, I thought I’d try my first video blog. I hope it’s helpful and I hope to see you on campus sometime soon. To submit a question for Dean Gosselin, please send an e-mail entitled…
All Babson applicants are issued a “My Babson” account, which allows them to check the status of their applications, learn more about the Babson Community, and eventually view their decisions on-line when they are posted in March. If you have not yet logged into your “My Babson” account or if you’ve forgotten your username and password, please e-mail…
Season’s Greetings from Babson College. Babson will be closed beginning December 23rd through January 4th for the Winter Break. During this time, we will continue to accept applications on-line through the Common Application website, however, we will not be here to download them to our data base during this time. Therefore, if you submit your…
Many thanks for your question – it’s one that I know many students and families have on their minds right now. Despite the tough economic times, Babson remains committed to making Babson affordable for the students we admit. Last year, we awarded $24 million dollars in financial aid to undergraduate students, more than $18.5 million…
This weekend, I returned from a week’s recruitment trip in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It was great to see such a high level of excitement in each location, as I met more than 100 students and counselors during the week’s trip. One common question I received was whether we would be able to consider test scores taken…