Spring Break
Accepted students visit Brandeis
by Miranda Neubauer
Senior Writer
News | 4/15/08
Posted online at 4:52 AM EST on 4/15/08
Six hundered fifty-three prospective students, the largest group in the University's history, participated in spring open house last Thursday, according to Dean of Admissions Gil Villanueva. A total of 7,722 students applied for the Class of 2012, and the University is looking to maintain or improve its 34 percent admissions rate from last year.
In addition to the admitted students, a total of 1,172 guests, including parents and siblings, visited campus, compared to 1,090 last year and 858 the year before. This year's visiting admitted students are compared with 540 students last year and 443 the year before.
Villanueva declined to disclose this year's admission rate because the Admissions office could not yet factor in admissions from the wait list, he said. The target class size for the fall semester is 750 students, he said, in addition to between 90 and 100 midyear students who will enter in spring 2009.
According to a New York Times article from April 1, the number of high school graduates has grown yearly over the last 15 years and is expected to peak this year or next, increasing the competition for places at top colleges and universities.
"I would attribute [the rise in visitors] to the fact that Brandeis is certainly gaining more and more in terms of national stature, and it absolutely helped that we had such a glorious, glorious, beautiful day," Villanueva said. When the Admissions office noticed last week that this year's number of registrations was slightly below last year's, it sent out another round of reminders about the open house, he said.
"This campus sells," he said. "I think it's important that [the new students] feel wanted."
The number of students to apply for the Class of 2012 marked a 2 percent increase over last year's 7,561 students. Four hundred-fifty eight students applied early decision, about a 20 percent increase from last year's 359 students.
"It's nice that more and more students are identifying Brandeis as their top choice," Villanueva said.
In addition to the admitted students, a total of 1,172 guests, including parents and siblings, visited campus, compared to 1,090 last year and 858 the year before. This year's visiting admitted students are compared with 540 students last year and 443 the year before.
Villanueva declined to disclose this year's admission rate because the Admissions office could not yet factor in admissions from the wait list, he said. The target class size for the fall semester is 750 students, he said, in addition to between 90 and 100 midyear students who will enter in spring 2009.
According to a New York Times article from April 1, the number of high school graduates has grown yearly over the last 15 years and is expected to peak this year or next, increasing the competition for places at top colleges and universities.
"I would attribute [the rise in visitors] to the fact that Brandeis is certainly gaining more and more in terms of national stature, and it absolutely helped that we had such a glorious, glorious, beautiful day," Villanueva said. When the Admissions office noticed last week that this year's number of registrations was slightly below last year's, it sent out another round of reminders about the open house, he said.
"This campus sells," he said. "I think it's important that [the new students] feel wanted."
The number of students to apply for the Class of 2012 marked a 2 percent increase over last year's 7,561 students. Four hundred-fifty eight students applied early decision, about a 20 percent increase from last year's 359 students.
"It's nice that more and more students are identifying Brandeis as their top choice," Villanueva said.
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