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Campus Visit Schedule

Welcome to Dickinson College!

Visiting Dickinson’s beautiful 180-acre campus is strongly encouraged. Once you’re here, you can get a better sense of whether Dickinson is the right fit for you. Typically our office is open year-round from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. We also are open on Saturdays during certain times of the year.

There are several visiting options to suit your needs:
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To allow us to prepare for your visit, please call our office at 800-644-1773 to schedule any tours, information sessions, or interviews. The visiting schedule may be limited when classes are not in session, during holiday periods or on special visit days. Please call to confirm availability and to schedule.

Please check back here frequently throughout the year for the latest updates on our activities and events. It is our goal to provide you with the opportunities you need to get to know Dickinson. Please send any questions, feedback or suggestions to admit@dickinson.edu.


Special Visit Programs - Dickinson Dimensions Days

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These events are designed for rising juniors and seniors to provide a dynamic illustration of the diversity of thought, action and being that is typified by Dickinson students. The next special visit programs will be offered in July 2008 and will provide you with a more in-depth look at Dickinson College.

Learn more and register


Information Sessions

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Information Sessions are conducted by admissions staff members and provide an excellent opportunity to learn about the college’s distinctive mission and programs, faculty and student experiences, and the admission, scholarship and financial-aid processes.

Information Sessions are typically conducted by admissions staff members at 10:15 a.m. Monday through Friday. Beginning in July and continuing until the end of August, information sessions will be offered daily at both 10:15 and 2:15 p.m. Monday through Friday. We will not offer 10:15 a.m. Information Sessions on July 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30.

To confirm availability and schedule an information session in advance, please call us at 800-644-1773.

Campus Tours

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Our tour guides typically conduct tours Monday through Friday at 9 and 11 a.m. and 1, 2 and 3 p.m. To confirm availability and schedule a campus tour in advance, please call us at 800-644-1773. We will not offer 9 and 11 a.m. Tours Sessions on July 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30.

Student volunteers (the Liberty Cap Society) will show you around and answer any questions you may have. You’ll get a glimpse inside a residence hall, some academic buildings and other facilities like the Holland Union Building (student center), the Kline Center (athletics facilities) and the Waidner-Spahr Library.


On-campus Interviews

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Interviews are optional, but they are a useful tool for determining a student's "fit" with the college. We encourage you to bring an unofficial transcript and activities resumé to the meeting. Interviews last approximately 35 minutes and are conducted by admissions counselors.

Interviews are typically offered on campus Monday through Friday at 1:15, 2:15 and 3:15 p.m. for rising seniors only. To confirm availability and schedule an interview in advance, please call us at 800-644-1773.. We will not offer interviews on July 2, 9, 16, 23, 25, and 30.


Off-campus Interviews

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If you are unable to schedule an on-campus interview, off-campus interviews may be available in your area. Off-campus interviews are conducted by trained alumni and parent volunteers, admissions counselors and student interviewers. To confirm availability and schedule an off-campus interview in advance, please call us after August 25 at 800-644-1773.

Off-campus interviews are only offered from mid-September through the end of January.

These interviews must be requested at least three weeks before the application program deadline by which you are applying.


Saturday Visits

The admissions office will be open on Saturdays from August 23 through December 6. We offer a limited schedule on Saturdays that includes a 10:15 a.m. information session followed by an 11 a.m. tour. To confirm availability and schedule a Saturday visit in advance please call us at 800-644-1773. On Saturday September 20, October 18, and November 8 we will only offer our Fall Open House programs that require web registration.

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