The class of 2003 is one of the largest, best-qualified, most diverse classes in MHC's history. The College had intended to enlarge the first-year class this year by about sixty students, but overshot its enrollment goal by about forty students, according to Dean of Enrollment Jane Brown. "We are delighted that more accepted students are choosing MHC over other colleges than ever before. This class has a great deal to offer to the MHC community," says Brown.
The College's "yield" (the number of accepted students who chose to enroll) was close to 34 percent last year, according to Director of Admission Diane Anci. This year the yield was 39 percent, an indication of Mount Holyoke's growing popularity. "We want students to know that their needs will be met," says Brown. "The College community has spent this summer preparing for students' arrival in the fall. Residence hall rooms that have not been used since the last surge in admission during the early 1980s have been renovated, and sections have been added to some first-year courses."
Here's how the class stacks up.
How We Chose Them
* Number of first-year applications: 2,435 (the largest number in MHC history)
* Number of first-year applicants admitted: 1,445 (59%)
* Number of students in class of 2003: 563
Background Information
* Number of states represented: 45
* Number of foreign countries represented: 35
* Percentage that attended public high school: 61.6%
* Percentage that attended private high school: 28.7%
* Percentage that attended parochial high school: 9.7%
* Percentage that are ALANA (African American, Latina American, Asian American, and Native American): 18%
Academic Profile
* Percentage in top 10% of graduating class: 47%
* Mean verbal SAT: 626
* Mean math SAT: 602
* Largest group coming from one school: 5 students from the Red Cross United World College in Norway
* Largest high school class from which a new student graduated: 1,118
* Smallest high school class from which a new student graduated: 5
What They Did Outside the High School Classroom
* Number involved in yearbook, newspaper, literary magazine: 225
* Number who were class officers or in student government: 158
* Number involved in political activities: 87
* Number involved in activities for academic enrichment: 322
* Number involved in cultural and religious activities: 110
* Number involved in athletics: 320
* Number that participated in community service: 198
* Number involved in the arts: 371
Getting to Know Some Individuals
Kaylan Adair from Randolph is working on a novel.
Siraprapa Bumrungk it is a Royal Thai Scholar (a highly competitive government-funded scholarship).
Bethany Denison is studying to be a pilot.
Karen Frost was a member of her high school's varsity soccer and track teams and captain of its cross-country skiing team. She also participated in the 1999 Junior Olympics.
Sayeema Hasan is about to have her first book published.
Susan Miller is a regional- and state-level mock trial champ.
Esther Park is a recording artist with three albums under her belt as well as a screenplay.
Andrea Parker is a livestock judge for the Future Farmers of America.
Shannon Winston-Dolan has published in the Atlantic Monthly.
Kathryn Zuhr is returning from spending a year in London, where she studied ballet.
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