For Three Quick Questions, I send the same three questions to admission representatives at colleges all over the country, and then I hope to hear back from them. The three questions are meant to probe some of the things that make a school unique but that aren’t easily captured as a stat to go in a book or web search.

Today’s response is from the admission office at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, part of The New School, in New York City.

What is a course, tradition, program or event that is unique to Lang at the New School?

Each year, The New School has a block party where we close down a full block on our campus to traffic. Students, staff, and faculty all mingle before the start of the semester, and a combination of student organizations, resources for students at the university, and local businesses set up tables so the university can learn more about its community. There's a ton of free food, activities, and more.

Naturally every college wants to recruit the perfect student--high grades, high test scores, involved in their community, leadership...everything. But what kinds of imperfect students tend to flourish at Lang?

We review applications holistically based on all of our application requirements. This means that academically we take into account not only GPA but course rigor, grade trend, and the context that students provide for their grades. In addition, we're SAT and ACT-optional. Students who show that they're open-minded, inquisitive, and determined to make positive change in the world tend to thrive at Lang, and we try and recognize that in the review process.

When people come to visit your part of New York City, what's a place off campus that you recommend they check out while they're there?

The High Line in Chelsea is a great walk--it's a repurposed abandoned elevated rail project turned into a park--it's always bustling with all kind of people and has great views of the city and the Hudson River, especially at sunset.

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