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dsctaway1234
3y ago
The college does remain a pipeline, though the landscape of junior + senior transfers has changed. Once US News started more heavily weighting 4-year completion rates, schools responded by attempting to select for folks who would complete i
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dsctaway1234
3y ago
I imagine his recollection is correct; there could have been a policy at the time that required all students to participate in the interview; in that case, they would have all reviewed every essay and discussed them beforehand to develop qu
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dsctaway1234
3y ago
The bus only goes to Beatty these days, so most people fly to Reno, LA, or Bishop.
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dsctaway1234
3y ago
These conversations have been live on campus for some time (80s) and continue. Though we're isolated, most conversations happening elsewhere also happen here, but, because everyone's so weird, the conversations get turned on their
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dsctaway1234
3y ago
I am not a student at Deep Springs, but I can speak generally to different motivations of students and myself (staff). One of the more interesting things about Deep Springs is that the students are definitely counter cultural but also very
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3y ago
Yes, 2018 was the first co-ed class.
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dsctaway1234
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The application committee is a group of about 10 students and 2-4 staff and faculty. By the time of the interview, everyone will have read all parts of the applicants materials. Close reading and critique still characterizes much of the int
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dsctaway1234
3y ago
Current resident of deep springs college, happy to answer any questions.