Tough Year for Transfers: 3% Acceptance Rate at Vassar

My friend who applied to Vassar recently received his decision letter which stated the number of people applied and accepted. According to the letter, this has been an extremely tough year for students hoping to transfer to Vassar.

For the Fall of '08, only 10 out of over 300 applicants were offered a spot. This comes in the wake of pending plans to renovate Davison House, forcing Vassar into a housing crunch for the 2008-09 year.

The exceptionally low acceptance rate of 3% is unprecedented in recent Vassar history, and is beginning to resemble the single-digit acceptance rate commonly affiliated with the Ivy League Schools.

The implications of such statistics in the long term are unclear.

Please note that Vassar Admissions has yet to publish the official statistics of transfer applicants for 2008-09.

JEWETTGOSSIP

Long Time No See... And STRESS!

This is JEWETTGOSSIP reporting... ahem!

My apologies for not posting on Blog9 for a very VERY long time! I have had a lot going on family-wise as well as academically.
But now I'm back!

I am glad to announce to you that....

In Jewett, there are people, yes people not a person staying up till 7 in the morning these days, writing papers to see the sunrise. Life during study week sucks huh? I finished 2 papers and still have 4 more and 3 exams to study for - great. Founder's Day was awesome but it really didn't help with the workload I have.

But I am real excited about this weekend. There's so many parties in various dorms tonight as well the the FARM RAVE! so excited! and it's going to go on till 6am?!? HOLY MOTHER OF COW!

I know how stressed out many of you guys are, I for one certainly am with 6 units of classes and A FREAKING CONCERT IN NYC on Monday arggggg! but take a break, go dance it out at the farm rave.

You know you need it!
JEWETTGOSSIP

House Team Training!

So finally the e-mail I've been waiting for arrived this afternoon.

Greetings,

Congratulations on your new House Team position and we are very excited to be working with you next year! Although Fall 2008 is a couple of months away we would like to bring everyone together to introduce ourselves and to provide points to think about during your summer break.

In order to do so, we will be hosting our Annual New Student Leader Kick Off on Monday, April 14, 2008 from 4-5pm at Rocky Hall 200. The session will be a great opportunity to meet the members of your House Team and to receive a brief introduction to Fall Training. Please note that you are required to attend this event and if you have an academic conflict please contact me as soon as possible.

In addition, here are other important dates for you to remember. If you have conflicts with these times, please contact me as soon as possible:

Thursday, May 1st – Room Draw 5:30-10:00 pm (More information to follow)
Thursday, August 21st – Move in before training for SFs and HFIs
Friday, August 22nd – First day of Student Leader Training

I am super excited about meeting and finding out whom I will be working with on the house team next year! See you soon guys!

JEWETTGOSSIP

Jewett Updates

So it has only been 3 days since Spring Break officially ended, but there has been so much going on in Jewett. BTW Jewett just had a fire drill (YES A DRILL, because Jewett does not get enough fire evacuation with its ultra sensitive alarms). Well anyhow back to the updates...

1. Student Fellow Decisions for Jewett -- yes its been decided, and I don't wanna talk about it too extensively b/c it is still a sensitive issue for those that didn't make it. But the story goes, there is some dissatisfaction with the decisions made. According to my sources, all the decision for Jewett Student Fellows were discussed openly in this week's House Meeting. AND a name allegedly caught the attention of EVERYBODY -- no one expected him to get through to become a student fellow.

2. The beginning of this second half of semester is already seeing a lot of anxious/nervous freshmen constantly on the look out for a roommate. Although the degree of this possibly "friendship-deteriorating" phenomenon has yet to surface, hopefully no one is going to get hurt and everyone will stay good friends forever (cause that's the way it is in JEWETT!)

3. in less than 30 minutes, Jewett's first Study Break since Spring Break!!!!! It's an eating contest with real good food. Groups of five. I'm hell excited, gotta be there!

Enjoy your week everyone!

JEWETTGOSSIP

A Great Destination For Spring Break: Prague!

So Mid-terms are here, but whatever, lets take a break. I want to make a suggestion for those of you heading over to Europe, and even for those of you (like me who will be at Noyes the WHOLE OF SPRING BREAK ahhhhh!) a great place to be at a break! I went to Prague (Czech Republic) last spring to celebrate my upcoming graduation from high school with my family.

BTW, Czech make some AWESOME beer... if you thought Germans were the only ones that could brew beer, think again. That cream of mushroom soup and a big mug of beer goes so well together (I'm not promoting underage drinking of course, but drinking age is 18 in most places outside the U.S).

there's so much sightseeing and shopping to be done in Czech.

Damn it, I wanna be there again, RIGHT NOW.

Gd luck on your mid-terms everyone, and happy Spring Break!

JEWETTGOSSIP

Facts About Jewett

It's snowing outside and there's hardly any time
for rumors and gossips when mid-terms are so near.

So how about some entertainment with facts about Jewett?

01. Milo Parker Jewett has the longest beard in the history of Vassar.
02. Matthew Vassar was sixty-three and retired when Milo Jewett first met him.
03. Vassar initially wanted to build a hospital -- it was Jewett that suggested a women's college.
04. Milo Jewett was a Dartmouth Graduate.
05. Jewett is the founder and first president of Judson College.
06. Jewett House is the second largest residence on campus after Main House (and main isn't really a residence hall....so...haha)
07. Jewett is the home to Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.
08. Jewett opened in 1907.
09. The dorm was originally called "North" because of its position in the quad.
10. After his resignation due to dispute with Matthew Vassar, Jewett went onto Wisconsin to become a successful peanut butter importer (how do you like that? Beer Brewer and Peanut butter importer).

Good luck with mid-terms everyone!

JEWETTGOSSIP

Seven Deadly Sins -- A Scandalous Night

Amidst the excitement and the hectic chaos of Seven Deadly Sins which was hosted by Milo Jewett on Saturday the 16th of Feb, there erupted several occasions that eventually spurred rumors throughout not only Jewett but the entire Vassar College Community.

Allegedly a freshmen (male) was observed by several to have hooked up with a student fellow (male). This culminated in a disputed argument about what the boundaries are between a freshmen and a student fellow.

In addition, there was also a loud screaming on the 2nd floor of Jewett during this event that caused the arrival of several securities to the spot. However, there was nobody in sight, and is believed to have been a scream intended to draw attention away from a pre-gaming occurring on the floor.

Seven Deadly Sins was a night full of EMS action, some intense dancing as well as college drama. Nevertheless, it generally received the recognition afterwards as a party that was "well planned, and brought students together."

JEWETTGOSSIP

Deadly They Are

Dorm: Jewett House

Name: JewettGossip

Haiku: Seven Sins,
Deadly they are,
All shall reveal.