Lesley is featured in Princeton Review’s “Colleges with a Conscience.”
Lesley awards more master’s degrees in education than any other institution in the U.S.
ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID
Admissions and Financial Aid Steps for first-year student application are: • Complete the application, including the essay • Submit official high school transcript or equivalent • Teacher recommendation • Personal recommendation • Official SAT I or ACT scores • Application fee of $50 • Personal interview (optional – allows the admissions counselors to learn about you as a person, as well as the student) Admission Application Deadline If planning to apply for September admission, you should do so no later than March 1. Lesley uses a rolling admission plan and after December 1, will notify you of the decision within three weeks of the application file becoming complete.
Enrollment deposit must be submitted by May 1.
Financial Aid Lesley College stands firm it its commitment to making private higher education affordable and accessible. In fact, 80% of all students currently receive some form of financial assistance, with an average package totaling $17,000.
A financial package may consist of grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study funding.
In addition, no-need, merit-based scholarships are available (Alumni, Lesley, Leadership, Access, and Presidential) and range from $8,000 to full tuition.
Costs for 2010-2011 Tuition: $29,150 Room and Board: $12,800 Activity fee: $250 Health Service Fee: $800
CONTACT
Lesley University
29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(800) 999-1959
Fax: (617) 349-8810
Merrimack College
“A pursuit of knowledge and wisdom in mind and heart is the promise of Merrimack. Students are offered endless personal attention, vivid intellectual stimulation and lifelong career resources needed to excel.”
North Andover, MA
http://www.merrimack.edu/ - [email protected]
INTRODUCTION:
Merrimack students don’t just see their futures. They make them. A Merrimack education is lively and deeply involving – where each student is encouraged and guided to personal best achievements and personal fulfillment. Merrimack College serves to help students see how cultural, aesthetic, scientific and technological discovery and innovation can serve human dignity.
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ENGAGED STUDENTS
At Merrimack students are never a spectator to learning. They can choose to study in countries all over the globe, conduct research with a faculty member, participate in organized service through the Stevens Service Learning Center, or land an impressive internship. With intensive, hands-on experiences like these, students will make deeper connections to their studies, gain valuable real-world experience, build their resume and gain confidence…
Explore your interests
What makes Merrimack College so distinctive is that active learning isn’t just an educational philosophy, but a call to action. Students learn by doing at Merrimack—not only in the classroom and the laboratory, but also in the field and in the real world. With intensive, hands-on experiences such as co-op opportunities, internships, study abroad, or volunteer opportunities to complement class work, students make deeper connections to their studies, gain invaluable real-world experience, build their resumes, and boost their confidence.
Merrimack graduates are able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, competencies, and values needed to achieve their personal and professional goals.
Merrimack offers 40 academic majors in five distinct schools:
Academic Programs – Five Distinct Schools School of Education: Early Childhood; Elementary; Middle School, Secondary; Moderate Disabilities; Human Development. Master of Education Program: Early Childhood; Elementary; Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities; Teacher of English as a Second Language. School of Liberal Arts: Communication; Criminology; Economics; English; Digital Media Arts; History; Italian Studies; Philosophy; Political Science; Psychology; Religious & Theological Studies; Romance Languages; Sociology, Visual & Performing Arts, Women’s & Gender Studies, and World Languages & Cultures. School of Science and Engineering: Athletic Training; Biology; Biotechnology; Biomedical Science; Ecology; Environmental Biology; Chemistry; Biochemistry; Civil Engineering; Computer Science; Information Technology; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Health Science; Mathematics; Physics; Sports Medicine The Girard School of Business and International Commerce: Accounting; Finance; International Business; Management; Marketing; Sports Management The School for Advanced Studies: Part-time undergraduate degree programs – Professional Education and Certification
GREAT TEACHING
One of the great rewards of a Merrimack education is making one-to-one connections with inspiring faculty. Merrimack professors inspire students through mentoring, research and real-world training. They bring intelligence, creativity, integrity and enthusiasm to the classroom…
Refine your strengths
Merrimack’s small class sizes and low student to faculty ratio of twelve to one, along with an energetic and inspiring faculty, provide the perfect recipe for active learning. Faculty members at Merrimack are engaged in wide-ranging studies, from chemistry to communications, and students often participate in this research to fulfill course credits, complete internships, or earn money as research assistants on government-funded studies.
Opportunities for undergraduate research are plentiful at Merrimack College. Merrimack’s alumni go into the workforce at such places as the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Harvard School of Public Health, and impress others with the caliber of the research experience they have achieved as undergraduates.
Students recognize the dedication of Merrimack professors. As one student said, “The best thing about the classes at Merrimack is the teachers. They’re not only enthusiastic, they’re accessible. You can see them any time because their office doors are always open, and they always encourage you to ask questions.” Another student commented, “The faculty at Merrimack is amazing. They want you to do your best, so they grade really hard but are willing to meet with you any time to look over your work and help you make it better.”
VIBRANT COMMUNITIES
The on-campus facilities, residence halls, and natural beauty make Merrimack feel like a small city; yet students can have the taste of big-city life with only a short train trip to Boston…
Be unique, be understood and be accepted
Students say Merrimack is a transforming place that helps students find their niches and make their own destinies. Filled with engaging and enthusiastic people, the Merrimack community is active and involved. Students transform themselves through a variety of active learning experiences in the classroom, on the athletic fields, and in countless extracurricular activities.
Merrimack’s two thousand students are from twenty-two states and twenty countries. On average, 80 percent of students live on campus. Their closeness