PREPARING FOR COLLEGE
How to get an A+ Letter of Recommendation
What are you passionate about? Have you faced a personal struggle that transformed you? Beyond your personal essay, a letter of recommendation serves an important role in the college application process. It provides admission counselors with a trusted glimpse into how...
Understanding Financial Aid
If you’ve been researching schools, you’ve surely discovered by now that the college price tag isn’t cheap. Fortunately, there are many different types of financial aid available to help pay for your education. Some types need to be paid back, some don’t, and some are...
Prepare for Standardized Testing
Note: Many schools, including Bentley University, are not requiring standardized tests through Fall 2025. For many high school students, required college entrance exams — also known as standardized testing — add a lot of pressure to the college application process....
AROUND CAMPUS
Students Lead Bentley Spring Day Festivities
Rapper Aminé headlines end-of-the-year celebration The skies were overcast, but that didn’t dampen the mood as thousands of Bentley students gathered for Spring Day, a popular annual end-of-semester event held each year the weekend before spring finals and planned by...
Being Your Best Self
How Black United Body helped Tyler-Gary Louis ‘bring visions to life’ Black United Body (BUB), founded to promote diversity, inclusivity and cultural awareness, is one of Bentley’s oldest and most popular student groups. Tyler-Gary Louis is a Finance major and BUB...
10 Unexpected College Courses You Can Take at Bentley
College is a time to focus your interests — and complete those required introductory courses — but it’s also a chance to try something unique and unexpected. Making space in your courseload for topics outside of your major can spark a creative journey or open up space...
YOUR FUTURE
How Medha Prakash ’22 Turned Her Beauty Industry Dream into Reality
“As soon as I got to Bentley, I felt like it was my shot to dream big,” Medha Prakash ’22 says. She made a plan for what that dream would look like by creating a vision board. The No. 1 goal? A career in the beauty industry. And that happened in 2022 when...
Pulsifer Career Development Center Ranks #1 Nationwide
This year’s Princeton Review rankings recognize Bentley with the top spot for career services Bentley University's commitment to fostering career success has once again secured the top spot in the annual Princeton Review rankings. The Pulsifer Career Development...
Jailen Branch ’21, MBA ’23 Makes a Play Beyond the Football Gridiron
When Jailen Branch ’21, MBA ’23 was looking at colleges where he could play football, he first set his sights on large Division I schools. But when it came to decision time, he relied on some advice that would prepare him to dream beyond the NFL. “My...
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Pulsifer Career Development Center Ranks #1 Nationwide
This year’s Princeton Review rankings recognize Bentley with the top spot for career services Bentley University's commitment to fostering career success has once again secured the top spot in the annual Princeton Review rankings. The Pulsifer Career Development...
Economic Model
Creativity, communication and leadership help Neyheymee Mondiere ’23 build a career Neyheymee Mondiere ’23 is a Business Economics major, senior adviser of Black United Body (BUB), modeling director of the popular BUB fashion show and captain of...
Jailen Branch ’21, MBA ’23 Makes a Play Beyond the Football Gridiron
When Jailen Branch ’21, MBA ’23 was looking at colleges where he could play football, he first set his sights on large Division I schools. But when it came to decision time, he relied on some advice that would prepare him to dream beyond the NFL. “My...
Students Lead Bentley Spring Day Festivities
Rapper Aminé headlines end-of-the-year celebration The skies were overcast, but that didn’t dampen the mood as thousands of Bentley students gathered for Spring Day, a popular annual end-of-semester event held each year the weekend before spring finals and planned by...
New York Times Ranks Bentley No. 4 in the Nation for Earning After Graduation
Bentley alumni are earning among the highest salaries in the country 10 years after graduation, according to a new New York Times tool that helps students find the college that suits them best. The tool allows students to rank colleges by choosing...
Prepare for Standardized Testing
Note: Many schools, including Bentley University, are not requiring standardized tests through Fall 2025. For many high school students, required college entrance exams — also known as standardized testing — add a lot of pressure to the college application process....