Vassar College - Visiting

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Take a Virtual Tour of Campus

admissions.vassar.edu/visit_tour.html

Schedule a Group Info Session or Interview

Information sessions are held daily in the Admission House, with no prior appointment necessary to attend. A member of the admission staff and Vassar students answer questions and explain all aspects of a Vassar education. Call Admissions or consult the office schedule online for specifics as schedules vary from season to season. The Office of Admission is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Interviews are available but not required for admission. Although not conducted on campus, interviews by Vassar alumni are offered in most United States metropolitan areas and in some foreign countries on a first come, first served basis. To request an interview, prospective students are advised to check the appropriate box on the Vassar application or on the Vassar supplement to the common application. It is strongly suggested that all candidates request interviews well before the application deadline, however, to avoid being disappointed.

Campus Tours

Students can be seen walking backwards and shouting all year long. Student-led tours are held at least once each weekday throughout the year and most Saturdays in the spring and fall. Appointments are not necessary. Call Admissions or consult the office schedule online for specifics, as schedules vary from season to season.

Overnight Visits

Come and party like it’s a weekday at Vassar. High school seniors have the opportunity to spend a night in the Vassar residence halls with a student host, Monday–Thursday nights in the fall and spring. Call Admissions early to reserve a spot. Tip 1: As the hosting program only runs weekday nights (wonder why they do that), you should try to get in touch with any Vassar student who you even remotely know of; with six degrees of separation, there’s no excuse not to come on over to stay for the weekend. Although no visit is going to give you a perfect perspective of what it’s like to be a Vassar student, a combination of Friday or Monday classes and some weekend fanfare is the best way experience Vassar life. Tip 2: Talk to people! Students aren’t as intimidating as they look; you’ll meet weird, brilliant, hilarious, and crazy people at Vassar, many of whom would love to tell you what’s on their mind. Tip 3: “Prospie,” the student nickname for prospective students, is an really an endearing term.

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Hotel Listings

Beekman Arms
6387 Mill St., Rhinebeck
(845) 876-7077
beekmandelamaterinn.com
Distance From Campus: 18.6 miles
Price: $140.00-$300.00

Best Western Inn
2170 South Rd., Poughkeepsie
(845) 462-4600
www.bestwestern.com
Distance From Campus: 6.5 miles
Price: $80.00-$130.00

Cottonwood Motel
2639 Rt. 44, Millbrook
(845) 677-3283
www.cottonwoodmotel.com
Distance From Campus: 11.5 miles
Price: $89.00-$250.00

Courtyard by Marriott
2641 South Rd., Poughkeepsie
(845) 485-6336
www.marriot.com/courtyard
Distance From Campus: 3.2 miles
Price: $89.00-$199.00

Days Inn
536 Haight Ave., Poughkeepsie
(845) 454-1010
www.daysinn.com
Distance From Campus: Less than 1 mile
Price: $99.00-$119.00

Econo Lodge of Poughkeepsie
2625 South Rd., Poughkeepsie
(845) 452-6600
www.choicehotels.com
Distance From Campus: Less than 1 mile
Price: $70.00-$100.00

Golden Manor
522 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park
(845) 229-2157
Distance From Campus: 7.3 miles
Price: $45.00-$85.00

Holiday Inn Express
2750 South Rd., Poughkeepsie
(845) 473-1151
www.hiexpress.com
Distance From Campus: 2 miles
Price: $85.00-$199.00

Holiday Inn of Fishkill
542 Route 9, Fishkill
(845) 896-6281
www.holiday-inn.com
Distance From Campus: 14.6 miles
Price: $107.00-$125.00

Inn at the Falls
50 Red Oaks Mill Rd., Poughkeepsie
(845) 462-5770
www.innatthefalls.com
Distance From Campus: 3 miles
Price: $149.00-$209.00

Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel
40 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie
(845) 485-5300
www.pokgrand.com
Distance From Campus: 2.77 miles
Price: $129.00-$179.00

Roosevelt Inn at Hyde Park
4360 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park
(845) 229-2443
www.rooseveltinnofhydepark.com
Distance From Campus: 8 miles
Price: $60.00-$150.00

Royal Inn
17 Route 376, Hopewell Junction
(845) 227-7700
www.theroyalinn.com
Distance From Campus: 17 miles
Price: $59.00-$89.00

The Copper Penny Inn
2406 New Hackensack Rd., Poughkeepsie
(845) 452-3045
www.copperpennyinn.com
Distance From Campus: Less than 1 mile
Price: $110.00-$199.00

The Inn at Vassar College
161 College Ave., Poughkeepsie
(845) 437-7100
www.aavc.vassar.edu/house
Distance From Campus: Across the street
Price: $35.00-$110.00

Towne Inn
767 Route 9, Fishkill
(845) 896-6767
www.towneinnoffishkill.com
Distance From Campus: 12.3 miles
Price: $62.00-$72.00

Vanderbilt Motel
2 Linden Ln., Hyde Park
(845) 229-7100
Distance From Campus: 9 miles
Price: $55.00-$100.00

Village Inn of Rhinebeck
6260 Rt. 9, Rhinebeck
(845) 876-7000
Distance From Campus: 18 miles
Price: $80.00-$100.00

Wellesley Inn
20 Schuyler Blvd., Fishkill
(845) 896-4995
www.wellesleyinnandsuites.com
Distance From Campus: 13.35 miles
Price: $99.00-$129.00

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