Dear PCACAC Members,
It was with great surprise and sadness that I learned along
with most of you Tuesday of Sweet Briar College’s plans to close at the end of
the spring semester. While we all know there are institutions throughout the
country with financial challenges, to learn of a venerable institution in our
own region closing its doors is heartbreaking.
Sweet Briar has announced teach-out partnerships and
expedited transfer plans with four Virginia colleges – Hollins University, Mary
Baldwin College, Lynchburg College, and Randolph College. Additional members of
the Women’s College Coalition in other areas of the country have started to
announce their own offers of expedited transfer admission and advising for
current Sweet Briar students. Sweet Briar Admissions has also offered to work
with admitted students for fall 2015 if they need help with applications to
other schools. You can follow Sweet Briar’s homepage at sbc.edu for updates on
transfer arrangements.
PCACAC urges all of our postsecondary member institutions to
be supportive of, and flexible with, current Sweet Briar students who will need
to evaluate their transfer options over the next few months. While this announcement comes two months
before May 1, there are also admitted students for the fall 2015 freshman class
who must now reevaluate their options or apply to additional schools. Any efforts
our members can make to be flexible with application processing and deadlines
for students newly considering their institutions as a result of Sweet Briar’s
announcement are encouraged.
We are thinking of all the current students, alumnae,
faculty and staff – especially our colleagues in Sweet Briar’s Admissions
Office – at this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Kelly Farmer
Director of Freshman Admissions
Stevenson University
President, Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling
Director of Freshman Admissions
Stevenson University
President, Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling
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