2008 Woodie Awards
Minority Student Acceptances Increase Dramatically for Class of 2011
Sam Nagourney
Issue date: 4/3/07 Section: News
While 288 multicultural individuals have been offered admission, the remaining challenge is getting them to enroll at Bates. Students accepted early decision as well as multicultural students who were unaware that they had been admitted were invited to see the Mount David Summit and stay for the weekend. Financial assistance was offered when needed to help students fly or bus to Bates from all around the country.
There will be a phoneathon on April 3 and 4 from 7 - 9 p.m. with Batesies calling admitted students to answer questions. Postcards written by Batesies will also be sent to accepted students. There will be two significant on-campus accepted student receptions which include tours, faculty and student Q&A sessions, as well as the opportunity to attend classes. The first takes place on Friday, April 6 and the second on Monday, April 23. Additionally, there will be six off-campus receptions held in Boston, Washington D.C., New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
As for general admission statistics, 4648 students applied to Bates this year, and 1318 were offered admission, with 465 as the target enrollment for September. Last year, 4482 applied, 1390 were admitted, and 510 enrolled. Contrasting the increase in multicultural acceptances, 89 of the 849 international applicants were accepted this year, compared to 102 of 867 international applications last year.
There will be a phoneathon on April 3 and 4 from 7 - 9 p.m. with Batesies calling admitted students to answer questions. Postcards written by Batesies will also be sent to accepted students. There will be two significant on-campus accepted student receptions which include tours, faculty and student Q&A sessions, as well as the opportunity to attend classes. The first takes place on Friday, April 6 and the second on Monday, April 23. Additionally, there will be six off-campus receptions held in Boston, Washington D.C., New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
As for general admission statistics, 4648 students applied to Bates this year, and 1318 were offered admission, with 465 as the target enrollment for September. Last year, 4482 applied, 1390 were admitted, and 510 enrolled. Contrasting the increase in multicultural acceptances, 89 of the 849 international applicants were accepted this year, compared to 102 of 867 international applications last year.
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