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College Partners near Yale University

While you are in the area, we encourage you to visit other QuestBridge college partners that interest you. The following is a list of college partners located within a four-hour drive from Yale. Please note that these directions are for planning purposes only. You may find that construction projects, traffic, weather, or other events may cause conditions to differ from these directions, and you should plan your route accordingly. Please also note that you may be required to pay toll fees on some of these routes.

Directions from Yale to each College Partner

Connecticut

Wesleyan University 45 Wyllys Ave, Middletown, CT 06459 Estimated drive: 30 min

Wesleyan University, located in a small city of 50,000, is a small college of the liberal arts and sciences with the resources and commitment to research of a larger university. Students are offered 1,000+ courses in 45 majors, 14 minors, and 12 interdisciplinary certificate programs.

● Take I-91 N towards Hartford ● Turn right onto High St ● Take exit 18 to merge onto CT-66 E ● You will arrive at Wesleyan University toward Middlefield/Middletown

Maine

Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME 04011 Estimated drive: 4 hr, 15 min

Bowdoin is a small liberal arts college located approximately a two-hour drive from . It offers 33 majors and four additional minors, and offers joint engineering programs with Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Caltech, and The University of Maine. There are opportunities for research, fieldwork, and internships.

● Take I-91 N towards Hartford ● Continue onto Exit 60 (signs for ● Take exit 29 to merge onto CT-15 MA-286/Beaches/Salisburry) N/US-5 N toward I-84 E/E ● Merge onto I-95 N Hartford/Boston ● Keep left at the fork to stay on I-95 N ● Continue onto CT-15 N ● Keep right to stay on I-95 N ● Take the exit on the left onto I-84 E ● Keep right at the fork to continue on toward Boston I-295 N, follow signs for S ● Take the exit onto I-90 E toward Portland/Downtown Portland Boston/N.H. - Maine ● Take exit 28 to merge onto US-1 N ● Take exit 10 toward MA-12 toward Coastal Rte/Brunswick Bath N/Auburn/Worcester ● Merge onto US-1 N ● Merge onto I-290 E ● Continue onto Pleasant St ● Keep left to stay on I-290 E ● Turn right onto Spring St ● Take exit 26B on the left for Interstate ● Turn left onto McKeen St 495 N toward Lowell ● Turn right onto Maine St ● Merge onto I-495 N ● You will arrive at Bowdoin College

Colby College Waterville, ME 04901 Estimated drive: 5 hr

One of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges, Colby offers 58 majors and 34 minors, world-class teaching, and guaranteed opportunities for research, internships, and global learning. The College's Jan Plan program, an intensive four-week academic term in January, allows students to pursue focused coursework, independent or collaborative study, or a career opportunity on or off campus.

● Take I-91 N towards Hartford ● Merge onto I-495 N ● Take exit 29 to merge onto CT-15 ● Continue onto Exit 60 (signs for N/US-5 N toward I-84 E/E MA-286/Beaches/Salisburry) Hartford/Boston ● Merge onto I-95 N ● Continue onto CT-15 N ● Keep left at the fork to stay on I-95 N ● Take the exit on the left onto I-84 E ● Keep right to stay on I-95 N toward Boston ● Keep right at the fork to continue on ● Take the exit onto I-90 E toward I-295 N, follow signs for S Boston/N.H. - Maine Portland/Downtown Portland ● Take exit 10 toward MA-12 ● Merge onto I-95 N N/Auburn/Worcester ● Take exit 127 for ME-11/ME-137 toward ● Merge onto I-290 E Oakland/Waterville ● Keep left to stay on I-290 E ● Turn right onto ME-11 N/ME-137 ● Take exit 26B on the left for Interstate E/Kennedy Memorial Dr 495 N toward Lowell ● Turn left onto Washington St ● You will arrive at Colby College

Massachusetts

Amherst College Amherst, MA 01002 Estimated drive: 1 hr, 30 min

Amherst offers 38 majors in the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the arts, and students can also create their own interdisciplinary majors. It has student to faculty ratio of 8:1, and provides extensive undergraduate research opportunities.

● Take I-91 N towards Hartford ● Turn right onto MA-9 E/State Route 9 ● Stay on I-91 N and follow signs for I-91 E/Bridge St (signs for Hadley Amherst) N/Greenfield ● Slight right onto Mill Valley Rd ● Take exit 19 for State Route 9 toward ● Continue onto E Hadley Rd Northampton/Amherst ● Turn left onto S Pleasant St ● You will arrive at Amherst College

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 Estimated drive: 2 hr, 5 min

MIT is a private research university in Cambridge, just one mile from downtown Boston, known as ​ “America’s College Town.” Students study at any of the five schools: Engineering, Science, Management, Architecture, and Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

● Take I-91 N towards Hartford ● Take the exit onto I-90 E toward ● Take exit 29 to merge onto CT-15 Boston/N.H. - Maine N/US-5 N toward I-84 E/E ● Take exit 18 on the left toward Hartford/Boston Cambridge ● Continue onto CT-15 N ● Merge onto Cambridge St ● Take the exit on the left onto I-84 E ● Turn right onto Memorial Dr toward Boston ● You will arrive at MIT

Tufts University 419 Boston Ave, Medford, MA 02155 ​ Estimated drive: 2 hr, 15 min

Tufts University, located 5 miles north of Boston, provides students with the resources of a large research university as well as the attention of a liberal arts college. All undergraduate programs at Tufts are offered by the School of Arts and the School of Engineering. Tufts students have the option to enroll in classes at Boston University, Boston College, or Brandeis University.

● Take I-91 N towards Hartford ● Keep left at the fork, follow signs for ● Take exit 29 to merge onto CT-15 I-95 N and merge onto I-95 N/MA-128 N/US-5 N toward I-84 E/E N Hartford/Boston ● Take exit 29A to merge onto MA-2 E ● Continue onto CT-15 N toward Arlington/Cambridge ● Take the exit on the left onto I-84 E ● Take the MA-3 N/MA-16 E exit on the toward Boston left toward Medford ● Take the exit onto I-90 E toward ● Slight left onto MA-16 E/Alewife Brook Boston/N.H. - Maine Pkwy ● Take exit 14 toward N.H - ● Continue straight onto Alewife Brook Maine/I-95/MA-128/S Shore Pkwy ● Keep left to continue toward I-95 ● Turn right onto Powder House Blvd N/MA-128 N ● At the traffic circle, take the 5th exit onto College Ave ● You will arrive at Tufts University

Wellesley College 106 Central St, Wellesley, MA 02481 Estimated drive: 2 hr

Wellesley is a liberal arts women’s college located 12 miles away from Boston. Students can take classes from over 50 departments, majors, and programs of study. First-year students enroll in seminars designed exclusively to help ease the transition from high school to college and to learn and discuss various subject areas in more depth.

● Take I-91 N towards Hartford ● Merge onto MA-30 E/Cochituate Rd ● Take exit 29 to merge onto CT-15 ● Turn right onto Speen St N/US-5 N toward I-84 E/E ● Slight left toward MA-9 E (signs for Hartford/Boston MA-9 E/Boston) ● Continue onto CT-15 N ● Slight right onto MA-9 E ● Take the exit on the left onto I-84 E ● Turn right onto Oak St toward Boston ● Turn left onto Bacon St ● Take the exit onto I-90 E toward ● Turn left onto Central St Boston/N.H. - Maine ● Turn right onto College Rd ● Take exit 13 to merge onto MA-30 ● You will arrive at Wellesley College E/Cochituate Rd toward Natick

Williams College 880 Main St, Williamstown, MA 01267 Estimated drive: 2 hr, 30 min

Williams is a liberal arts college located in Williamstown, about 135 miles from Boston, that offers 63 areas of study. Many students engage with Williams faculty over the summer, when they work on campus as fully paid research fellows in the humanities, natural and mathematical sciences, and social sciences.

● Take I-91 N towards Hartford ● Turn left onto NY-22 N/State Hwy ● Stay on I-91 N and follow signs for I-91 22/State Rte 22 N/Greenfield ● Turn right onto Provost Rd ● Take exit 14 for I-90 toward Boston ● Turn right onto NY-43 E ● Keep right at the fork, follow signs for ● Continue onto MA-43 N I-90 W/Albany and merge onto I-90 W ● Turn left onto US-7 N/Cold Spring Rd ● Take exit B3 for NY-22 toward ● At the traffic circle, take the 4th exit Austerlitz/New Lebanon ● Continue onto Main St ● Turn right onto NY-22 N ● You will arrive at Williams College ● Turn right onto US-20 E

New Jersey

Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 Estimated drive: 2 hr, 35 min

Princeton University is the fourth-oldest college in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. At Princeton, students choose a concentration from among 37 academic areas in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. Independent work is a hallmark of the Princeton undergraduate experience, and junior and senior independent research culminates in a senior thesis.

● Merge onto I-91 S towards N.Y. City ● Keep left to stay on I-95 S ● Keep right at the fork to stay on I-95 S, ● Take exit 9 to merge onto NJ-18 N follow signs for Triboro Bridge/Geo toward US-1/New Brunswick ● Merge onto NJ-18 N ● Keep right at the fork to continue on ● Slight left to stay on NJ-18 N I-95 S/Cross Bronx Expy, follow signs ● Take the US-1 S ramp to for Geo Washington Bridge/S Interstate Trenton/Princeton 678/Whitestone Bridge ● Keep left at the fork and merge onto ● Keep right at the fork to continue on US-1 S Lower Level S/U.S. 1 ● Continue straight to stay on US-1 S Lower Level S, follow signs for Interstate ● Keep left to stay on US-1 S 95 S/US 1 S/G W Bridge Lower Level ● Turn right onto Lower Harrison St ● Continue onto I-95 ● Continue onto S Harrison St ● Keep left at the fork to continue on I-95 ● Turn left onto Hartley Ave S, follow signs for Interstate 95 S/US ● Continue onto Faculty Rd 46/Newark/ Turnpike S ● You will arrive at Princeton University ● Keep right at the fork to stay on I-95 S, follow signs for Lincoln Tunnel

New Hampshire

Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 03755 Estimated drive: 3 hr

Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university. Following a liberal arts curriculum, the university provides undergraduate instruction in 40 academic departments and interdisciplinary programs including 57 majors in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering, and enables students to design specialized concentrations or engage in dual degree programs.

● Take I-91 N towards Hartford ● Take exit 13 toward US-5/Norwich ● Stay on I-91 N and follow signs for I-91 ● Turn right onto VT-10A E N/Greenfield ● Continue onto W Wheelock St ● You will arrive at Dartmouth College

New York

Columbia University 116th St & , , NY 10027 Estimated drive: 1 hr, 40 min

Columbia is an Ivy League university with two full-time undergraduate colleges: Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. Columbia offers over 100 areas of study—more than 80 through Columbia College, the traditional undergraduate liberal arts college, and 16 through Columbia Engineering.

● Take I-95 S toward N.Y. City ● Take the exit on the left toward New ● Take exit 21 toward White York City Plains/Tappan Zee Bridge ● Merge onto Pkwy S ● Continue onto I-287 W ● Keep right at the fork to continue on ● Take exit 9N-S toward Merritt Henry Hudson Pkwy, follow signs for H Pkwy/Hutchinson Parkway/Whitestone Hudson Pkwy/NY-9A S Br ● Continue onto NY-9A S/Henry Hudson ● Merge onto Westchester Ave Pkwy ● Take the Hutchinson Pkwy S ramp to ● Take exit 12 toward W 125 St Whitestone Bridge ● Continue onto Marginal St ● Merge onto Hutchinson River Pkwy S ● Turn left onto St Clair Pl ● Keep left at the fork to continue on ● Turn right onto Riverside Dr Cross County Pkwy/New York State ● Turn left onto Tiemann Pl Reference Rte 907K, follow signs for ● Turn right onto Claremont Ave ● Turn left onto W 116th St ● Keep left to stay on Cross County ● Turn left at the 1st cross street onto Pkwy/New York State Reference Rte Broadway 907K ● You will arrive at Columbia University

Hamilton College 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323 Estimated drive: 4 hr

Hamilton College is the third oldest college in New York State. Hamilton students will work closely with a faculty advisor to craft an individualized plan of study tailored to their interests and goals. Within their academic program, students can pursue many opportunities such as studying abroad, conducting independent research, or participating in an internship to explore a career interest.

● Merge onto I-91 N ● Merge onto I-90 W/Governor Thomas ● Follow signs for I-91 N/Greenfield E. Dewey Thruway/New York State ● Take exit 14 for I-90 toward Boston Thruway ● Keep right at the fork, follow signs for ● Keep left to stay on I-90 W I-90 W/Albany and merge onto I-90 W ● Take exit 32 toward ● Keep left to continue on NY-912M W NY-233/Westmoreland/Rome ● Take exit 22-61 to merge onto I-87 N ● Turn right onto Cider St toward I-90/Albany/Buffalo ● Turn left onto NY-233 S ● Continue onto Governor Thomas E. ● Turn right onto College Hill Rd Dewey Thruway/New York State ● You will arrive at Hamilton College Thruway

Vassar College 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 Estimated drive: 1 hr, 45 min

Vassar is a liberal arts college located about two hours north of . As part of a liberal arts education, Vassar offers an open curriculum, allowing students great flexibility and ownership of their academic experience. Students choose from among 800 courses, 7 interdisciplinary programs, 11 multi-disciplinary programs, or design their own course of study.

● Merge onto I-91 S ● Merge onto I-84 ● Take exit 1 toward Martin Luther King ● Take exit 16N for Taconic State Pkwy N Blvd W/Downtown New Haven toward Albany ● Continue onto Oak Street Connector ● Merge onto ● Slight right toward N Frontage ● Take the Noxon Rd/Dutchess 21 exit Rd/M.L.K. Jr. Blvd toward Noxon/LaGrangeville ● Continue onto N Frontage Rd/M.L.K. Jr. ● Turn left onto Noxon Rd Blvd ● Turn right to stay on Noxon Rd ● Turn right onto Ella T Grasso Blvd ● Turn left onto Titusville Rd ● Turn left onto Derby Ave ● Turn left onto Red Oaks Mill Rd ● Turn left onto Main St ● Turn right onto New Hackensack Rd ● Continue onto CT-34 W/Roosevelt Dr ● Turn right onto NY-376 N/New ● Turn left onto Wasserman Way Hackensack Rd ● Turn left onto the I-84 E ramp ● Turn right onto Raymond Ave ● Keep left at the fork, follow signs for ● Turn right onto Chapel Rd I-84 W/Danbury and merge onto I-84 ● Turn left onto Main Cir ● You will arrive at Vassar College

Pennsylvania

Haverford College 370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041 Estimated drive: 3 hr, 30 min

Haverford College, located just outside Philadelphia, PA, offers various research opportunities with internationally-recognized faculty. Students supplement their classroom experience with experiential learning opportunities supported and funded through our 3 Academic Centers. All Haverford students will conduct their own graduate-level research as part of their senior thesis.

● Take I-95 S toward N.Y. City ● Keep left at the fork to continue on I-95 ● Keep right at the fork to continue on S, follow signs for Interstate 95 S/US I-95 S/Cross Bronx Expy, follow signs 46/Newark/ S for Geo Washington Bridge/S Interstate ● Keep right at the fork to stay on I-95 S, 678/Whitestone Bridge follow signs for Lincoln Tunnel ● Keep right at the fork to continue on ● Keep left to stay on I-95 S Interstate 95 Lower Level S/U.S. 1 ● Continue onto NJ Tpke S Lower Level S, follow signs for Interstate ● Take exit 6 for I-276 W toward Penn 95 S/US 1 S/G W Bridge Lower Level Turnpike ● Continue onto I-95 ● Continue onto New Jersey Turnpike Extension

● Continue onto I-276 W ● Turn left onto Matsonford Rd ● Take exit 20 to merge onto I-476 S ● Turn left onto PA-320 S/Montgomery toward Philadelphia/Chester Ave ● Keep left at the fork to stay on I-476 S ● Turn right onto Booth Ln ● Take exit 16 for I-76 W toward Valley ● Turn left onto US-30 E Forge ● Turn right onto College Ln ● Keep right, follow signs for ● Turn left onto Coursey Rd PA-23/Conshohocken ● You will arrive at Haverford College

Swarthmore College 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 Estimated drive: 4 hr

Swarthmore College offers liberal arts and engineering programs within a community that values different viewpoints, identities, and histories. Students choose from more than 600 different courses within 40 programs of study. In addition, students may cross-register for classes at Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College, and the University of .

● Take I-95 S toward N.Y. City ● Continue onto I-95 ● Take exit 38 for State 15 toward Merritt ● Keep left at the fork to continue on I-95 Pkwy/Wilbur Cross Pkwy S, follow signs for Interstate 95 S/US ● Merge onto Milford Pkwy 46/Newark/New Jersey Turnpike S ● Take the 15 S exit on the left ● Keep right at the fork to stay on I-95 S, toward Merritt Pkwy/N.Y.City follow signs for Lincoln Tunnel ● Merge onto CT-15 S/Merritt Pkwy ● Keep left to stay on I-95 S ● Keep left to continue on CT-15 S ● Continue onto NJ Tpke S ● Continue onto Hutchinson River Pkwy S ● Take exit 6 for I-276 W toward Penn ● Keep left at the fork to continue on Turnpike Cross County Pkwy/New York State ● Continue onto New Jersey Turnpike Reference Rte 907K, follow signs for Extension George Washington Bridge ● Continue onto I-276 W ● Take exit 5-4 N-S toward Central ● Take exit 20 to merge onto I-476 S Ave/Interstate 87 Thruway toward Philadelphia/Chester ● Keep left to continue on Exit 4 N-S, ● Keep left at the fork to stay on I-476 S follow signs for I-87 S and merge onto ● Take exit 3 toward Swarthmore/Media Central Park Ave ● Turn left onto E Baltimore Pike (signs ● Keep left to stay on Central Park Ave for Swarthmore) ● Slight left to merge onto I-87 S toward ● Turn right onto Swarthmore Ave New York ● Turn right onto Walnut Ln ● Take exit 7N-S to merge onto I-95 ● Turn left onto Elm Ave S/US-1 S toward Trenton ● Turn right toward Whittier Pl ● Keep right at the fork to continue on ● Turn left toward Whittier Pl Interstate 95 Lower Level S/U.S. 1 ● Turn right onto Whittier Pl Lower Level S, follow signs for Interstate ● Turn left to stay on Whittier Pl 95 S/US 1 S/G W Bridge Lower Level ● You will arrive at Swarthmore College

University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104 Estimated drive: 3 hr, 45 min

The University of Pennsylvania is an Ivy League research university with 4 undergraduate schools and 12 graduate schools. The flexible curriculum makes it possible to sample courses from across the university, and to explore exciting combinations of majors and minors. Penn's many on-campus research centers and institutes on campus reflect its innovative and civic-minded mission.

● Take I-95 S toward N.Y. City ● Keep left to stay on NJ-73 N, follow ● Keep right at the fork to continue on signs for I-295 S/Del Memorial Bridge I-95 S/Cross Bronx Expy, follow signs ● Slight right to merge onto I-295 S for Geo Washington Bridge/S Interstate toward Del Memorial Bridge 678/Whitestone Bridge ● Take exit 26 on the left for I-76 toward ● Keep right at the fork to continue on I-676/Camden/Philadelphia Interstate 95 Lower Level S/U.S. 1 ● Continue onto I-76 W Lower Level S, follow signs for Interstate ● Keep left at the fork to stay on I-76 W, 95 S/US 1 S/G W Bridge Lower Level follow signs for Interstate 76 ● Continue onto I-95 W/Philadelphia/Walt Whitman Bridge ● Keep left at the fork to continue on I-95 ● Take exit 346A on the left for South S, follow signs for Interstate 95 S/US Street 46/Newark/New Jersey Turnpike S ● Turn left onto South St/S Street Bridge ● Keep right at the fork to stay on I-95 S, ● You will arrive at Penn follow signs for Lincoln Tunnel ● Keep left to stay on I-95 S ● Continue onto NJ Tpke S ● Take exit 4 to merge onto NJ-73 N

Rhode Island

Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Estimated drive: 1 hr, 45 min

Brown University is an Ivy League university located in Providence, which is 45 miles south of Boston. The university comprises the College, the Graduate School, Alpert Medical School, the School of Engineering, the School of Public Health and the School of Professional Studies. Students can pursue degrees in more than 80 concentrations. The Open Curriculum encourages students to follow their interests without being restricted by core requirements.

● Take I-91 S ● Keep right at the fork to continue on ● Take the exit on the left onto I-95 N Exit 22A, follow signs for Memorial toward New London Blvd/Downtown and merge onto ● Keep right at the fork to stay on I-95 N, Memorial Blvd follow signs for New ● Turn left onto Washington St London/Providence ● Continue onto Waterman St ● Keep right at the fork to stay on I-95 N ● You will arrive at Brown University ● Keep left to stay on I-95 N ● Take the US-6 W/RI-10 W exit toward Downtown/Hartford Connecticut