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Get the inside scoop on Franklin and Marshall College admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Franklin and Marshall has a user friendly admissions process with an exceptional staff. Due to traffic on the NJ turnpike, I missed the tour durin...   READ MORE
Current Student
I spent a large amount of time on my application, paying close attention to the essays. Frankllin and Marshall College is a very difficult school to...   READ MORE
Alumni
F&M has a great program where you can apply without submitting standardized test scores (SAT) if you are in a certain percentile of your graduatin...   READ MORE
Current Student
My father first suggested that I apply to Franklin and Marshall College. After researching the institution and finding it of high-quality academical...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Academics at F&M are the foundation of the college. The work load is strenuous and demanding. The faculty is distinctively supportive and challeng...   READ MORE
Current Student
I am currently a liberal arts major, with a concentration in English and Philosophy. The classes are very small which is a good thing and the gradin...   READ MORE
Alumni
The workload at F&M is a bit out of control. Students work extremely hard and pretty much around the clock. The quality of classes and professor...   READ MORE
Current Student
As a first year here at F&M, the academics are a sharp contrast from the easy-going living situation of the dorms and on-campus activities. The acad...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
F&M students are cognizant of career services and are regularly informed of internship, fellowship, and career opportunities. Career services offers a...   READ MORE
Current Student
Many graduates go on to graduate school, largely in the medical field. There are also many students who go on to engineering school as well as law sch...   READ MORE
Alumni
There was very little on-campus recruiting when I was a student. Most students go on to further schooling before entering the work force. I went dir...   READ MORE
Current Student
A degree from Franklin and Marshall College carries with it a certain prestige and level of respect from employers. As a pre-medical student, I am we...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The quality of life at F&M is on a whole relatively high. Students have facilities available to study or exercise into the early morning. Every do...   READ MORE
Current Student
The quality of life at Franklin and Marshall is very good. The dorms are all very nice to live in, and the campus is exceptionally beautiful. The fa...   READ MORE
Alumni
Lancaster PA is a relatively safe city. Very few students venture too far off campus, as there is little need to do so. The Park City Mall is a...   READ MORE
Current Student
Franklin and Marhshall College is situated in a perfect position for college life. Minutes away from the small but busy downtown section of Lancaste...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
F&M has 2 student hang-outs that are open late night and is within walking distance to 4 neighborhood watering holes (including Doc Holidays, Bren...   READ MORE
Current Student
The social life revolves around the fraternities mainly, though many upper-classmen go to bars on a weekly basis. The frats are generally selective,...   READ MORE
Alumni
The Greek System is the social life. Period. If you are female, you can get by without joining, but most guys joined fraternity so they would ha...   READ MORE
Current Student
As F and M has very recently re-recognized the campus Greek system, the fraternity's are busily re-asserting themselves as a presence on campus. The...   READ MORE

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