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Why I Chose F&M: Current Students Share
Some students are set on a specific career path. Some need space to explore. No matter your academic journey, you’ll find your direction at Franklin & Marshall.
The College’s Jan. 15 application deadline is just around the corner. See why current students chose to spend their undergraduate years at F&M.
“The sense of community and all of the opportunities. I'm part of Symphonic Band and
a tutor at the Writing Center. The community that those things have brought me through
F&M is so valuable.”
“F&M met my financial needs while also having the most international diversity and
the kind of resources in the government department that I was looking for.”
“I was specifically looking for a private liberal arts college. I also wanted to get
far away from home [San Jose, Calif.] No regrets!”
“I didn't want to go to a huge university and just be a number and have to fight for
every single opportunity that was out there.”
“I went to a very small high school, so F&M felt like [a place] where I could say
‘Hi’ to everybody who walks through the door.”
“I decided on F&M for its ability to accommodate my financial needs as a first-generation
college student and its amazing earth and environmental science program.”
“People at F&M want you to succeed, not just academically, but as a whole person.”
“I wanted to go to a small liberal arts college to be the ‘big fish’ in a tiny pond.
This school really aligned with a lot of my values and had the majors I was looking
at.”
“The array of different classes offered. I was able to take lessons and classes in
anything. I’ve taken three language classes – it was a welcoming environment for me.”
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