Clark University is a private research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1887 by the industrialist Jonas Clark, it is the oldest institution founded as an all-graduate university. Clark now also educates undergraduates. It is one of only three New England universities, with Harvard and Yale, to be a founding member of the Association of American Universities. Clark withdrew membership from the Association of American Universities in 1999 due to its shift from research to undergraduate education.
Clark's first president was G. Stanley Hall, founder of the American Psychological Association, who earned the first Ph.D. in psychology in the United States at Harvard. Clark has played a prominent role in the development of psychology as a distinguished discipline in the United States ever since. It was the location for Sigmund Freud's famous "Clark Lectures" in 1909, introducing psychoanalysis to the United States. Franz Boas, founder of American cultural anthropology and advisor for the first Ph.D. in anthropology, taught at Clark between 1888 and 1892 before resigning (in a dispute with Hall over academic freedom) and moving to Columbia University. W. Carson Ryan Publication: New York: The Carnegie Foundation, 1939. Clark University, 1887-1987: A Narrative History, Author: William A. Koelsch Publication: Worcester: Clark University Press, 1987. Albert Abraham Michelson, the first American to receive a Nobel Prize in Physics, best known for his involvement in the Michelson-Morley experiment, which measured the speed of light, served as a professor from 1889 to 1892. In the 1920s Robert Goddard, a pioneer of rocketry, considered one of the founders of space and missile technology, served as chairman of the Physics Department. The Goddard Library, a distinctive modern building by architect John M. Johansen was completed in 1969 .
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| Percent of Students International: | 17% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
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Basketball (New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference) Baseball (New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference) Track (New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference) |
| Acceptance Rate: | 62% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 94% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 560, Math: 540 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 660, Math: 650 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 24% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 24, Verbal: 23, Math: 22 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 28, Verbal: 29, Math: 27 |
| Application Fee: | $ 55.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Recommended |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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what do you think about these schools?
Clark University
Fordham University
Emerson College
Whitman College
any feedback and comments greatly appreciated =)
also, trinity University in CT
14 months ago
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Clark-amazing psychology program, small and personal classes, great financial aid, overall bargain, named one of the colleges that changes lives, bad location in Worcester, MA
Fordham-don't know
Emerson-great school for all things communications (video, writing, etc.), great location right in Boston
Whitman-don't know
I would suggest buying the Fiske's Guide to Colleges and reading up on them. Or, just go to a book store and read up on them there. It'll give you a couple pages of reviews on each that talk about everything from social life to academics. Good luck!
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GPA: 3.0 (unweighted)
SAT: Math 590 Reading 620 Writing 650
Rank: None (Competitive School,does not rank)
Course Load Senior Year: 2 College Classes,One Honors,Others Regents.
AP's:
2 AP total
3 and 5 on World History and US respectively
EC = 3 jobs, Internship at Museum, 250+ hrs volunteering
Schools I'm Applying to--
St. Josephs (EA)
Clark University
Northeastern University (EA)
Villanova
23 months ago
Best Answer
You should have no problems getting into St Joseph's or Clark University.
Your SAT scores won't keep you out of the other two, but your GPA is a bit lower than the average. I'd say you have a good shot at Northeastern. Villanova is a bit of a stretch, but you still have a shot there as well.
If you get into all of them, Villanova dominates the others.
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Clark University?
Clark University in Worcester, MA, is it a good school? I think I'll be looking to major in Economics. It looks good but I've never heard of it and don't know anyone who's gone there. If anyone could has goen or has known somone who has gone, what do you think?
29 months ago
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Used know several people who went there, and the school was a customer of mine years ago. It is a very good school. Well thought of in Massachusetts, and that state is overrun with good schools.
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