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"As the demographics of the state
change, we've v/brked really hard
to bring students of color at a
younger age and in smaller groups,"
Pitts said.
Pitts said the University has out
reach programs for high school
students of color aimed at intro
ducing them to the campus and ex
plaining the application process.
She added that there are many stu
dents enrolling from different
countries, including Finland,
Canada and Kenya.
This year's newcomers also faced
an increased GPA and academic unit
requirement for guaranteed admis
sion. The minimum GPA require
ment rose from 3.0 to 3.25 this year
while the academic unit requirement
rose from 14 to 16.
"What we're looking for is students
who have gone above the minimum
level of courses," said Pitts, adding
that the admissions office is seeking
students who took one or two extra
years of high school math or lan
guage classes, for example.
The average GPA of this year's
freshman class is between 3.53 and
3.55, a rise from 3.47 last year and
3.39 four years ago. The average SAT
score for this year's incoming fresh
men is around 1,100, although Pitts
said no student has ever been reject
ed because of an SAT score. Students
who don't meet the requirement for
guaranteed admission are reviewed
and other aspects of their applica
tions are examined more carefully,
such as their application essays,
Pitts said.
Freshman Crystal Hawkins from
Roseburg said she wasn't nervous
about her acceptance into the Uni
versity with her 3.75 GPA, adding
that she is planning to get more in
volved on campus than she did in
high school.
"I'm excited to get involved with
classes I've chosen, to learn things I
really care about," she said.
Pitts said she doesn't expect the
smaller number of freshman to have
an impact on class sizes but said that
depends more on the distribution of
all students and their interests as well
as funding
"I expect my interests are pretty
unique enough; my classes won't be
too big," said freshman Marc Row
land from Las Vegas. "If they are too
big, I don't think it'll be a problem."
With fewer freshmen enrolling this
year, the residence halls have plenty
of space, unlike last year when 150
students in search of housing were
turned away. The number of students
living in the residence halls this year
is down to 3,000 from 3,300 last year,
according to Mike Eyster, University
Housing director and assistant vice
president for Student Affairs.
"It's going to be a little roomier
than it's been in the past," Eyster said.
The dorms are still accepting
walk-in applications and probably
will be able to throughout the year,
Eyster said.
"I don't expect that we'll get so full
that we can't accept walk-ins,"
he said.
This means there are more single
roon* available as well as fewer peo
ple using shared space such as bath
rooms, lounges and study rooms,
Eyster added.
"I thought (my room) was going
to be really small but my stuff actual
ly fit," freshman Amy Du Four of Cal
ifornia said. "I was really surprised."
Contact the higher education/student
life/student affairs reporter
at chelseaduncan@dailyemerald.com.
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