Wesleyan Selects Class of 2010
Wesleyan University is extending admissions offers to 1,950 applicants for seats in the Class of 2010, the Wesleyan Argus reports.
The University expects about 720 admits to accept their offers and matriculate this fall. Because this year's admit pool is larger than in past years, the University does not expect to offer admissions to many waitlisted applicants.
Wesleyan's 2006 applicant pool was about 5 per cent larger than the previous year's. Over 7,240 applications were received overall.
Early decision volume grew by 11 per cent, with 670 early applicants in 2005-2006, compared to about 600 in 2004-2005. The number of students accepted through Early Decision this year was about the same as last year, making for a lower ED acceptance rate.
Senior Associate Dean of Admission Gregory Pyke told the Wesleyan Argus that the University looks for applicants with "a high level of academic ability, looking for a real curiosity and a broad-based interest in learning…students who are going to study across the curriculum....We're looking for the diversity of background and experience that makes this the community it is."
Prospective students also cited Wesleyan's diversity as one of the factors that attracted them to the University. "I like the way that it's a small community and the way that people here get along and support each others' education, the accessibility to the professors and teachers, and getting the help that you need," a California admit said.
A New York admit said she liked "how [the campus] is really diverse. At most other colleges, it's 'cliqued' by ethnic groups, but here everyone just sits together."
Source: "Class of '10 Takes Shape," by Hilary Moss - the Wesleyan Argus, April 21, 2006
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The University expects about 720 admits to accept their offers and matriculate this fall. Because this year's admit pool is larger than in past years, the University does not expect to offer admissions to many waitlisted applicants.
Wesleyan's 2006 applicant pool was about 5 per cent larger than the previous year's. Over 7,240 applications were received overall.
Early decision volume grew by 11 per cent, with 670 early applicants in 2005-2006, compared to about 600 in 2004-2005. The number of students accepted through Early Decision this year was about the same as last year, making for a lower ED acceptance rate.
Senior Associate Dean of Admission Gregory Pyke told the Wesleyan Argus that the University looks for applicants with "a high level of academic ability, looking for a real curiosity and a broad-based interest in learning…students who are going to study across the curriculum....We're looking for the diversity of background and experience that makes this the community it is."
Prospective students also cited Wesleyan's diversity as one of the factors that attracted them to the University. "I like the way that it's a small community and the way that people here get along and support each others' education, the accessibility to the professors and teachers, and getting the help that you need," a California admit said.
A New York admit said she liked "how [the campus] is really diverse. At most other colleges, it's 'cliqued' by ethnic groups, but here everyone just sits together."
Source: "Class of '10 Takes Shape," by Hilary Moss - the Wesleyan Argus, April 21, 2006
Technorati tags: Wesleyan University, Wesleyan, college admissions
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