Vassar Today

Vassar's Hot

By Veronika Ruff '01

Matthew Vassar snowman
Matthew Vassar snowman
Vassar was named one of nine "Hot Schools" for 2002 in the Kaplan/Newsweek How to Get Into College Guide. According to the publication, America’s most ambitious high school students are drawn to a "new breed of schools." Vassar was added to this list (which includes Vanderbilt, Hampshire, Wesleyan, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Oberlin, Tulane, Emory, and Franklin Olin College of Engineering) because of its interdisciplinary academics, proximity to New York City, and 40-percent increase in applications over the past five years.