Skidmore College - Scope Magazine Spring 2019

4 SCOPE SPRING 2019 The number of applicants to Skidmore continues to climb. Skidmore received 11,050 applications for the Class of 2023, the largest number of applicants in College history and the fourth year in a row that a new record has been set. The College has also witnessed a 31 percent increase in applications over five years. This year, Skidmore received applications from all 50 states, five U.S. territories and 141 foreign countries. “It is gratifying that so many students from across the country and around the world are interested in coming to Skidmore,” said Mary Lou Bates, vice presi- dent and dean of admis- sions and financial aid. Applications from domestic students of color also continue to grow , increas- ing from 20 percent to 34 percent of Skidmore’s applications over the past decade. Skidmore is consis- tently named as one of the nation’s best liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report, and the College has recently been featured on the Forbes lists of America’s Top Colleges, America’s Best Value Colleges and America’s Most Entrepreneurial Colleges. Womxn Of Color Conference >> Students Cinthia Duran Larrea, Etije Mehdori Walker, Desiree Sim and Lydia Bernard-Jones organized the inaugural Womxn Of Color Conference (WOCOCON) in the spring semester to empower women of color. Beatlemore Skidmania went on (brah!) for its 18th year. This year, the beloved Skidmore tradition celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ “White Album.” “When this thing started off as a little class project that Gordon Thompson and his Beatles class in 2001 decided to do, there were maybe 100 people in the audience,” said Joel Brown, distinguished artist-in-residence. “It grew and grew. After three years, we had to have security outside to keep people out, and some students missed their lessons.” Nobody had to miss class, but nearly 2,000 concertgoers attended three sold-out shows featuring new interpretations of Beatles classics that ranged from jazz to acapella. “The performances would have even gotten John, Paul, George and Ringo up and dancing,” says Harry Mooney ’21. OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA RECORD APPLICATIONS FOR CLASS OF 2023 C O M M U N I T Y R E V I E W Christopher Massa