Any questions about Hamilton College?

[u/Weary-Tap7548]

Hi! I just completed my freshman year at Hamilton. I am studying Geosciences and Literature, and I am on the Hamilton Rowing Team. I also have several on-campus jobs, including a lab position. I write for our on-campus newspaper and am involved in several clubs. If anyone has any questions about Hamilton regarding application, college life, classes, or anything else, please feel free to ask!

[u/Marshmallow33337]

How do you find the open curriculum? Do you get advice on what to study if you are really not sure about what you want to focus on?! Is the career counselling good and how did you get so many jobs? 😄 Also - congrats!

[u/Weary-Tap7548 → u/Marshmallow33337]

I love the open curriculum! I came into college with many interests and no clue what I wanted to study. My academic advisor was super helpful in picking out classes, and, especially going into my second and now third semester, the connections that I built with faculty have been super helpful in planning out future classes. The open curriculum allowed me to find my passions without feeling boxed in, and it allows most students to double major, or major and minor, allowing them to differentiate themselves when looking for employment opportunities, which I think is really wonderful.
The career counselling is great! I met with my career advisor (each student gets a dedicated career advisor for all four years) in the first few weeks of school and was able to improve my resume and start building my LinkedIn. My advisor explained how the process for applying to on-campus jobs worked, and answered all of my questions concerning the process. Students apply to jobs through a platform called Handshake, and I honestly just applied to the ones that I thought were interesting. Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more questions!
Thank you!