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C. FIRST-TIME,
FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION
Applications
C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students:
Provide the number of degree-seeking who applied, were admitted, and enrolled
(full- or part-time) in Fall 2000. Include early decision, early action, and
students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include all
students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (including
payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who have been notified
of one of the following actions: admission, no admission, placement on waiting
list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants
should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.
| Total men applied |
0 |
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| Total women applied |
2,614 |
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| Total men admitted |
0 |
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| Total women admitted |
1,449 |
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| Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled |
0 |
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| Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled |
0 |
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| Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled |
538 |
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| Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) women enrolled |
0 |
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C2. Freshman wait-listed students
(students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent
on space availability)
| Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? |
Yes No |
If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 1999 admissions:
| Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list |
288 |
| Number accepting a place on the waiting list |
174 |
| Number of wait-listed students admitted |
18 |
Admission Requirements
C3. High school completion requirement
High school completion requirement(s) for degree-seeking entering students:
| High school diploma is required and GED is accepted |
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| High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted |
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| High school diploma or equivalent is not required |
C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory
program for degree-seeking students?
| Required |
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| Recommended |
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| Neither required nor recommended |
C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended.
Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or
recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one
unit equals one year of study or equivalent). If you use a different system
for calculating units, please convert.
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Units required |
Units recommended |
| Total academic units |
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| English |
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4 |
| Mathematics |
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3 |
| Science |
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3 |
| -of these, units that must be lab |
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3 |
| Foreign language |
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4 |
| Social Studies |
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| History |
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2 |
| Academic electives |
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1 |
| Other: Arts |
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1 |
Basis for Selection
C6. Open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates
or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to
academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? If so, check which
applies:
| Open admission policy as described above for all students |
| Open admission policy as described above for most students,
but |
| selective admission for out-of-state students |
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| selective admission to some programs |
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| Other (explain) |
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C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic
factors in your first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission
decisions.
| Academic |
Very important |
Important |
Considered |
Not considered |
| Class rank |
X |
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| Essays |
X |
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| Recommendations |
X |
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| Secondary school record |
X |
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| Standardized test scores |
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X |
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| Non-Academic |
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| Alumni/ae relation |
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X |
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| Character/personal qualities |
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X |
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| Extracurricular activities |
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X |
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| Geography |
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X |
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| Interview |
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X |
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| Minority status |
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X |
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| Religious affiliation/commitment |
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X |
| State residency |
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X |
| Talent/ability |
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X |
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| Volunteer work |
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X |
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| Work experience |
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X |
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SAT and ACT Policies:
C8. Entrance exams
| A. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT
scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking
applicants? |
Yes No |
If yes, please select the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's
policies for use in admission.
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Require |
Recommend |
Require for some |
Consider if submitted |
Not used |
| SAT I |
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X |
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| ACT |
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X |
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| SAT I or ACT (no preference) |
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X |
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| SAT I or ACT-SAT I preferred |
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| SAT I or ACT-ACT preferred |
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| SAT I or SAT II |
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X |
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| SAT I and SAT II or ACT |
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X |
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| SAT II |
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X |
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In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement
or
counseling?
| Placement |
Yes No |
| Counseling |
Yes No |
| B. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT
for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate circles below: |
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PLACEMENT |
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Require |
Recommend |
Require for some |
| SAT I |
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| SAT II |
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| ACT |
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| SAT I or ACT |
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| C.Deadlines for SAT I, SAT II, and ACT scores: |
| Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term
admission: |
01/15 |
| Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission: |
01/15 |
| D. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies
(e.g. if tests recommended for some students, or if tests not required
of some students): |
Submission of Standardized
test scores is optional at Mount Holyoke College. Students
who choose not to submit results of the SAT I, SAT II,
or ACT will not be disadvantaged in the admission process.
However, the TOEFL is required of students for whom English
is not a primary language. |
Freshman Profile:
Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time,
first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2000, including
students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident
aliens, and students admitted under arrangements.
C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year
(freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2000 who submitted national
standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores.
Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year
(freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores.
Do not include partial test scores (e.g. mathematics scores
but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other
standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT
scores should be recentered scores. The 25th percentile is
the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile
score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.
| Percent submitting SAT scores |
92% |
| Percent submitting ACT scores |
18% |
| Number submitting SAT score |
492 |
| Number submitting ACT score |
94 |
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25th percentile |
75th percentile |
| SAT I Verbal |
600 |
700 |
| SAT I Math |
570 |
660 |
| ACT Composite |
26 |
30 |
| ACT English |
26 |
30 |
| ACT Math |
23 |
29 |
Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each
range:
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SAT I Verbal |
SAT I Math |
| 700-800 |
25.2 |
11.6 |
| 600-699 |
52.8 |
48.9 |
| 500-599 |
18.8 |
35.4 |
| 400-499 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
| 300-399 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
| 200-299 |
0 |
0 |
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ACT Composite |
ACT English |
ACT Math |
| 30-36 |
26.2 |
38.9 |
19.8 |
| 24-29 |
64.3 |
48.4 |
53.2 |
| 18-23 |
9.5 |
11.9 |
26.2 |
| 12-17 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
| 6-11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| below 6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year
(freshman) students who had high school class rank within each
of the following ranges (report information for those students
from whom you collected high school rank information).
| Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class |
54% |
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| Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class |
82.8% |
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| Percent in top half of high school graduating class |
98% |
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| Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class |
2% |
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| Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class |
0% |
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| Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students
who submitted high school class rank: |
64% |
C11. Percent of all enrolled, degree-seeking
first-time, first-year(freshman) students who had high school
grade-point averages within each of the following ranges
(using 4.0 scale); report information only for those students
from whom you collected high school GPA.
| Percent who had a GPA of 3.0 or higher |
98.6 |
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| Percent who had a GPA between 2.0 and 2.9 |
1.4 |
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| Percent who had a GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 |
0 |
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| Percent who had a GPA below 1.0 |
0 |
C12.
| Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time,
first year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: |
3.89 |
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| Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students
who submitted high school GPA: |
83% |
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Admission Policies:
C13. Application Fee
| Does your institution have an application fee? |
Yes No |
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| Amount of application fee |
$55 |
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| Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? |
Yes No |
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C14. Application Closing Date
| Does your institution have an application closing date? |
Yes No |
| Application closing date (Fall) |
01/15 |
| Priority date |
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C15.
| Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other
than the fall? |
Yes No |
C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one
only)
| On a rolling basis beginning (date) |
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| By (date) |
April 1 |
| Other |
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C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
| Must reply by (date) |
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| No set date |
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| Must reply by May 1 or within |
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weeks if notified thereafter |
| Other |
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C18. Deferred admission:
| Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment
after admission? |
Yes No |
| If yes, maximum period of postponement: |
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C19. Early admission of high school students
| Does your institution allow high school students to enroll
as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more
before high school graduation? |
Yes No |
C20. Common application
| Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the
National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted? |
Yes No |
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| If "yes",
are supplemental forms required? |
Yes No |
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| Is your college a member of the Common Application Group? |
Yes No |
Early Decision and Early Action Plans:
C21. Early decision
| Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission
plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision
well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students
to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman)
applicants for Fall enrollment? |
Yes No |
If "yes", please complete the following:
| First or only early decision plan closing date |
Nov 15 |
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| First or only early decision plan notification date |
Jan 1 |
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| Other early decision plan closing date |
Jan 1 |
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| Other early decision plan notification date |
Feb 1 |
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| Number of early decision applicants received by your institution
for the Fall 1999 entering class: |
212 |
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| Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan
for the Fall 1999 entering class: |
156 |
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| Please provide significant details about your early decision
plan. |
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C22. Early action
| Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students
are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification
date but do not have to commit to attending your college? |
Yes No |
If "yes", please complete the following:
| Early action closing date |
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| Early action notification date |
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