Muhlenberg College named one of the Hottest Schools by Kaplan/Newsweek Guide
Muhlenberg College was recently named the “Hottest School” to waive the SAT/ACT requirement by Kaplan/Newsweek.Monday, August 22, 2005 01:59 PM
The College also tied for 73 in the annual rankings compiled by U.S. News and World Report.
This year's “Hot Schools” deserve individual recognition for their best qualities, such as specialty programs, state-of-the-art facilities or comprehensive financial-aid packages. Their shared attribute? All are creating buzz among students, a broad array of educators and admissions experts, and each is effectively preparing students for the complex world.
The following is the list of the year’s 25 Hottest…
· For rejecting you: Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
· For science: University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, Calif.
· For Liberals Arts: Macalester College St. Paul, Minn.
· Small state: College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
· Big state: Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
· Military school: The Citadel, Charleston, S.C.
· For studying art: Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga.
· For pre-meds: Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, La.
· Christian college: Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill.
· For international studies: Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt.
· For happy-to-be-there: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
· For resort living: Paul Smith's College, Paul Smiths, N.Y.
· For cold weather: University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.
· For self-directed learning: Brown University, Providence, R.I.
· For freshman year: Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pa.
· Women's college: Scripps College, Claremont, Calif.
· Men's college: Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind.
· For student engagement: Elon University, Elon, N.C.
· Historically Black college: Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn.
· For no SAT/ACT required: Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa.
· For intellectuals: Swarthmore, Swarthmore, Pa.
· For student research: Clark University, Worchester, Mass.
· For social conscience: Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C.
· Legendary university: Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.
· For Hispanics: Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, Calif. The Kaplan/Newsweek guide combines Newsweek’s journalistic excellence with Kaplan’s 67 years of college admissions expertise. The 264-page guide will go on sale on August 22nd and can also be ordered on Kaplan’s Web site (www.kaptest.com/store/) or by calling toll-free 800-KAP-ITEM.
