Campus, community prepare for arrival of DePauw's Class of 2018

Friday, August 22, 2014

Greencastle and DePauw University will welcome one of the strongest -- if not the academically strongest -- incoming classes in the school's 177-year history when the Class of 2018 arrives on campus Saturday.

A total of 540 new students are arriving with their families to move into their living units, attend the traditional 4 p.m. opening convocation led by President Brian W. Casey and go to orientation sessions.

DePauw students arriving in earnest this weekend.

"It's the day we spend all summer preparing for, a day of new beginnings," Christopher Wells, vice president for student life at DePauw, said. "We're very excited to greet our new students and introduce them to DePauw and all that is available to them on campus."

School officials said the incoming first-year class at DePauw exhibits the strongest academic profile in the university's history, selected from a record number of applications.

The Class of 2018 will arrive on campus boasting an average high school GPA above a 3.8 and an average ACT score of 28.

Admission into the class was also among the most competitive in recent years and in a season when the university received 5,390 applications.

Some facts of note about the entering class at DPU :

-- It includes 53 students in the DePauw School of Music, a 25 percent increase over last year.

-- It is 53 percent female, 47 percent male.

-- Nineteen percent of the domestic students are students of color.

-- Thirty-two of the students come from foreign countries.

-- Fifteen percent have a parent or grandparent who attended DePauw.

-- There are 50 management fellows, 42 honor scholars, 22 media fellows, 16 Bonner scholars, 11 Rector scholars, 10 science research fellows and eight environmental fellows.

For the 2014-15 academic year, DePauw is awarding more than $50 million in financial aid to students this year, the most in its history.

"Admission to this year's class was particularly competitive, which made it possible for DePauw to be even more intentional about the students we presented with offers of admissions, " offered Cindy Babington, who became vice president for admission and financial aid in July.

"This class is exceptionally accomplished and well-rounded, and it comes in a year when DePauw and other top schools were in particularly strong competition for the very best students."

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  • What about the scholarships offered to youth of Putnam co. under the Edgar A Prevo scholarship?

    -- Posted by Earl24 on Sat, Aug 23, 2014, at 12:29 PM
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