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Mount Holyoke College CDS 1999-2000 Part C

Part:

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 1999. 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have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, no admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).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
Total women applied 2,435
Total men admitted 0
Total women admitted 1,458
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled 0
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled 0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled 563
Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) women enrolled 0

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 208
Number accepting a place on the waiting list 144
Number of wait-listed students admitted 26

 

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      
High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted      
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    
Recommended    
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.

Units required Units recommended
Total academic units    
English 4
Mathematics 3 4
Science 3 4
   -of these, units that must be lab 3 4
Foreign language 4 4
Social Studies 2 3
History 2 3
Academic electives    
Other:    

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      
selective admission to some programs      
Other (explain)

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 Yes
Essays Yes Yes
Recommendations Yes
Secondary school record Yes Yes
Standardized test scores Yes
Non-Academic
Alumni/ae relation Yes
Character/personal qualities Yes
Extracurricular activities Yes
Geography Yes
Interview Yes
Minority status Yes
Religious affiliation/commitment Yes
State residency Yes
Talent/ability Yes
Volunteer work Yes
Work experience Yes

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.

Require Recommend Require for some Consider if submitted Not used
SAT I Yes
ACT Yes
SAT I or ACT (no preference) Yes
SAT I or ACT-SAT I preferred Yes
SAT I or ACT-ACT preferred Yes
SAT I or SAT II Yes
SAT I and SAT II or ACT Yes
SAT II Yes

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:

PLACEMENT
Require Recommend Require for some
SAT I Yes
SAT II Yes
ACT Yes
SAT I or ACT Yes

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: 01/15/2001
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission: 01/15/2001
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):
Either the SAT I or the ACT must be submitted

Freshman Profile:

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 1999, 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 1999 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 93
Percent submitting ACT scores 23
Number submitting SAT score 520
Number submitting ACT score 127

 

25th percentile 75th percentile
SAT I Verbal 600 660
SAT I Math 570 650
ACT Composite 25 29
ACT English 25 30
ACT Math 24 01/15/2001

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

SAT I Verbal SAT I Math
700-800 20 9
600-699 50 45
500-599 25 40
400-499 5 6
300-399 1 0
200-299    

ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math
30-36 17 33 17
24-29 70 53 58
18-23 17 14 25
12-17 0 0 2
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 48
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class  
Percent in top half of high school graduating class 97
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 3
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class  
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank: 67

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 57
Percent who had a GPA between 2.0 and 2.9 0
Percent who had a GPA between 1.0 and 1.99 0
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: 3.65
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 57

Admission Policies:

C13. Application Fee

Does your institution have an application fee? Yes       No      
Amount of application fee $55
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes       No      

C14. Application Closing Date

Does your institution have an application closing date? Yes       No      
Application closing date (Fall) 01/15
Priority date  

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)  
By (date) 04/01
Other  

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

Must reply by (date) 05/01/2001
No set date
Must reply by May 1 or within   weeks if notified thereafter
Other  

C18. Deferred admission:

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes       No      
If yes, maximum period of postponement:  

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
If "yes", are supplemental forms required? Yes     No
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 12/01/2001
First or only early decision plan notification date 01/01/2001
Other early decision plan closing date 01/01/2001
Other early decision plan notification date 02/01/2001
Number of early decision applicants received by your institution for the Fall 1999 entering class: 197
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan for the Fall 1999 entering class: 161
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan.  

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  
Early action notification date  

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