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Get help tackling the FAFSA at Super Saturday

| January 23, 2013

Sweet Briar’s financial aid and academic computing offices will host their annual Financial Aid Super Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 26 in the Benedict Computer Lab.

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Area colleges present admissions workshop

| September 29, 2012

Sweet Briar College will host Know How: The College Search Process from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15 at the Elston Inn Conference Center on campus.

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Admissions Event Offers Need-to-know Essentials

| October 10, 2011

At a time when increasing numbers of applicants are competing for college admission and scholarships to help pay for tuition, everyone could use an edge. An entire industry has evolved around planning for college, with “experts” for hire to coach prospective students on everything from the SAT to financial aid to the application essay. But [...]

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Virginia Private College Week a Smart Way to Shop

| July 20, 2011

Sweet Briar is one of 25 independent colleges in the state that will welcome rising high school juniors and seniors and their families during Virginia Private College Week for campus tours and special information sessions about the College. Held this year from Monday, July 25 through Saturday, July 30, Virginia Private College Week is an [...]

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Inaugural Admissions Open House a High Point for Prospective Riders

| February 21, 2011

The Sweet Briar riding open house on Feb. 18 and 19 was Phoenix Ray’s third visit to campus, suggesting she already has a strong interest in attending the College. Nonetheless Ray, a junior high school student from Cookeville, Tenn., is serious about riding in college, so meeting with the program’s instructors (both human and equine) [...]

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Sweet Briar College Admissions Dean Interviewed on Local Public Radio

| March 21, 2008

Sweet Briar dean of admissions Ken Huus recently was interviewed by the local National Public Radio affiliate, WVTF. Huus was asked about a comparative study commissioned by the Women’s College Coalition.

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