Admission Admit Booklet 2023

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elcome to Colorado College in Colorado Springs, where the local time is Block Plan and the temperature is seasonal—often daily. For your reading pleasure while we wait to approach the campus, please enjoy the following guide to your destination. This guide will outline many of the exciting things ahead on your college journey. It will provide advice on your next steps and how to best ready yourself for this next great adventure.

Over the coming years of your journey, you will be encouraged to challenge and expand upon what you already know, wrestle with new ideas, and share what you’ve learned. This welcome package is just the beginning of your time at CC. We’re excited for you to join our community and we can’t wait to see you continue your adventure as a lifelong learner here with us.

We know that you have many choices for your higher education journey, and we want to thank you for choosing CC. And don’t forget to breathe deep…you’re at 6,035 feet.

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Important Dates & Next Steps

Ways to Get to Know CC

Ready to be a CC Tiger? Let us know you’ll be joining us!

Complete your admit reply form and submit your nonrefundable deposit on your applicant portal: coloradocollege.edu/ basecamp

Save the date for our Admitted Student Open House programs: April 5 and April 14, 2024. Keep an eye on your inbox in early spring for more information on how to register.

• Early Decision 1: January 15, 2024 • Early Decision 2: February 28, 2024 • Early Action & Regular Action: May 1, 2024

Let’s Get Social Get to know your future classmates and envision yourself on campus by joining our Colorado College Class of 2028 Discord server and following our admitted student Instagram @coloradocollege2028.

Gap Experiences Each year, approximately 15 percent of incoming students elect to delay the start of their CC experience by pursuing a gap year.

If you are considering taking a year or semester off, get in touch with us to have a chat about the process.

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COMMITMENT Changing higher education and our culture.

Breaking down entrenched, systemic barriers is at the heart of CC’s diversity, inclusion, and equity efforts.

Every single person who walks onto our campus must feel that they belong, can contribute, and can reach their fullest potential without harm to who they are, how they see themselves, and the dreams they want to achieve. CC actively opposes racism in all forms. This antiracism commitment is crucial to changing higher education and the world for the better and is a responsibility shared among the entire CC community. It’s part of the culture of your next destination.

For more about our Antiracism Implementation Plan, please visit: coloradocollege.edu/antiracism 5

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LIFE A tour around the block.

Where to stay: We are a residential college and living on campus is a central part of the holistic learning experience that characterizes a liberal arts education.

As a new arrival, you’ll stay in one of the traditional halls known as the “Big Three.”

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Loomis Hall

South Hall

Loomis Hall houses 262 students and is almost always buzzing with activity. There are four complete kitchens, a classroom, TV lounge, laundry facilities, and places to hang out with friends.

The lounge in Loomis is great for community gatherings and is equipped with a fireplace and a piano. There is a classroom in the basement of Loomis that provides additional meeting and study space.

South Hall houses 303 students. It features a 24-hour “AddedQuiet and Substance-Free” wing and offers several triple rooms where students live with two roommates rather than just one. The “Common Room” is used by the entire campus for meetings, presentations, and other group activities. The hall also has a classroom, kitchen, laundry facilities, computer room, sun deck, and lounge area. Outside areas include sand volleyball courts and enclosed bicycle storage.

Mathias Hall Mathias Hall houses 320 students. It is home to four “Living and Learning Communities” and has great facilities, such as a theatre-style TV lounge, sound-proof music practice room, and an outside bicycle storage area. The Local Goods convenience store and the basketball and sand volleyball courts right outside Mathias draw students from all over campus.

For video tours of the Big Three, scan the QR code.

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DINING Bon Appétit, our campus food service provider, makes all its food from scratch, provides meals to fit any dietary need, and purchases at least 20 percent of its ingredients from local farmers.

We have several dining options on campus, including Rastall, an all-you-care-to-eat dining hall, The Preserve, Benjamin’s (known as Benji’s), and Susie B’s Café in Tutt Library.

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• Basketball (Men’s and Women’s)

Scientia et Disciplina Learning through Hard Work

• Cross Country (Men’s and Women’s)

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• Lacrosse (Men’s and Women’s)

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• Swimming and Diving (Men’s and Women’s)

New Student Orientation/Priddy Experience, Block Breaks, CC Fest, First Mondays, Winter Formal, Midnight Breakfast, Llamapalooza, Dance Workshop, Champagne Showers

• Tennis (Men’s and Women’s) • Track and Field (Men’s and Women’s)

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The side trips on your journey.

CC is the only institution of its kind in the Mountain Time Zone, giving you unparalleled access to the rich and unique environmental terrain, history, and culture of both the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest. So, go explore!

CC’s Outdoor Education Program allows you to develop leadership skills, a sense of stewardship, and self-discovery in the outdoors. Outdoor Education runs about 200 trips a year and over three dozen workshops and trainings (ranging from Climbing Safety to Whitewater Rescue to Outdoor Leadership). Outdoor Ed pledges inclusivity and provides financial aid.

As a CC student, you’ll have access to the Ahlberg Gear House, which supplies every type of outdoor equipment you can imagine, the Bike and Ski Co-op, the Ritt Kellogg Climbing Gym, and the Gilmore Stabler Cabin. The Gear House is also a hub for trip planning, gear tuning, and gear repair.

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EDUCATION STUDY The adventures within the adventure.

The Center for Global Education and Field Study empowers and supports the CC community to engage in intercultural, international, and experiential learning, and the Block Plan provides the flexibility for such opportunities. CC faculty utilize the Block Plan to allow students to experience off-campus courses in ways not possible in traditional settings.

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From studying sustainable economies at local farmers markets or geology at the Garden of the Gods, to taking in the great works at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art or learning pasta making in Italy, CC classes travel far and wide. CC is committed to every student having at least one study abroad or exciting field study opportunity. There are several funding resources so that your dream class or research idea is attainable. Students choosing an off-campus study program have many options at CC, whether it’s an individual block, a CC program, or a semester or year through a partner organization. Every year, CC offers approximately 30 blocks off campus, including blocks taught in the summer. Each block is taught by a CC professor.

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SPRINGS Your sunny destination. f the G o n e d r Ga

CC is quite lucky to call Colorado Springs—Colorado’s second-largest city—home. It is the gateway to urban centers on the Front Range and the foothills, peaks, and valleys of the Rocky Mountains. With over 300 days of sunshine a year, you get a culturally rich, modern city set in a vibrant, natural environment with endless opportunities to connect to the outdoors, our neighbors, and yourself.

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Our 90-acre residential campus is nestled between downtown and the historic Old North End neighborhood, allowing students to take advantage of

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CC students are eligible for a free membership with PikeRide, the city’s electric bike share program. Your membership gets you 90 minutes of free rides a day. You also can use your Gold Card for free and unlimited use of the local bus system, Mountain Metro, during the academic year. Explore Colorado Springs’ restaurants and cultural hubs—all within blocks of campus.

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• The Edge Internship Program connects rising juniors and seniors with paid summer internships at companies like Cisco, Dolby, and Crocs.

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A CC education provides you with critical engagement, thinking, and problem-solving skills for any journey you choose to pursue after college. From scientists and politicians to artists and finance executives and everything in between, the CC experience helps you be a valuable contributor on whatever path you take. CC’s Career Center sets students up for success through a variety of programs and events:

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• The Peace Corp Prep certificate program helps those interested in global service and leadership become competitive applicants for community-based fellowships.

• Tiger Treks arrange student tours of major cities like San Francisco, Chicago, and London to connect with alumni and showcase different industries.

• Dynamic Half-Block courses help students build resumes and complement transcripts through non-credit enrichment courses such as graduate school (LSAT, MCAT, GRE, GMAT) test prep.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Recent Employers and Graduate Programs

Class of 2022

First Destinations Survey*

• Amazon

72% of students accepted a job offer within six months of graduating

• Bank of America • Comcast • Deloitte • Garmin

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• Live Nation Entertainment • Lockheed Martin • National Institute of Health (NIH) • National Park Service • ORIC Pharmaceuticals • Qualtrics • Teach For America • Columbia University • Harvard University • University of Chicago • Johns Hopkins University

To read the full survey results, scan the QR code.

Based on a knowledge rate of 77.5%

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Where They Go Top 7 Cities

• Colorado Springs • Denver • Boston • Los Angeles • Chicago • New York • Boulder

We want to hear from you!

Office of Admission: (719) 389-6344 Toll-Free: (800) 542-7214 admission@coloradocollege.edu Mailing Address 14 E. Cache la Poudre St. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Building Address Cutler Hall 912 N. Cascade Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Colorado College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Colorado College is an equal opportunity employer committed to increasing the diversity of its community. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, caste, national origin, gender, age, religion, gender identity or expression, disability, or sexual orientation in our educational programs and activities or our employment practices.