Hampshire College

Individual and Family Visits
There are many ways to explore Hampshire during your visit to campus. Please indicate your interest in the activities below by completing one of the above forms.

• » Information Sessions and Guided Tours
  Information sessions and guided campus tours are offered as a package on weekdays. The information session begins at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The guided campus tour follows. Reservations are not required. Please arrive at the admissions office 15 minutes before the information session is scheduled to begin.

• » Interviews
  Interviews are a one-on-one conversation with an admissions counselor or a fourth-year student. Interviews are informative as well as evaluative and can be very helpful to prospective students and to the admissions committee. For these reasons, interviews are strongly encouraged. Interviews require an appointment. Please call the admissions office to schedule an interview.

• » Class Visits
  One of the best ways to observe Hampshire's pedagogy in action is to observe a class. A list of classes open for visits is available in the admissions office.

• » Overnight Visits
  Overnight visits are available on a limited basis for prospective first-year students who have applied for admission for fall, 2010. To request an overnight visit, please complete our Hosting Request Form. This program ends on Thursday, April 22.

• » Saturdays
  The admissions office will be open on Saturday, April 10 and Saturday, April 24. An information session and guided tour will be held at 10 a.m., followed by a campus tour. *A special information session and guided campus tour for admitted students will be offered at 1 p.m.

• » Group Visits
  Hampshire welcomes groups of students from high schools or other programs. Please complete the Group Visit Request Form. We kindly request that group visit requests be made at least two weeks in advance. Note: Due to high demand and limited availability, we cannot accommodate additional group visits until May, 2010.

Admissions Office Hours
The admissions office is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). The admissions office will be open on Saturday, April 10, and Saturday, April 24, (see information session and guided campus tour schedule above).