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SPECIAL EDITION
Welcome, Class of 2007
Katie Elliott
and
Hannah Winkler
Guilford hasnOt
been so popular since
1965.
This year Guilford
College beat its previous
enrollment record, set
over three decades ago.
In 1965, enrollment
peaked at 1,862. This
year, the student body
numbers 2,125. The 303
first years helped.
"WeDve only had
five consecutive years of
300 or more once
before, and weOre on our
fourth year now," said
Randy Doss, Vice
President for Enrollment
and Campus Life.
"Obviously our goal is to
have 300 every year."
Simultaneously,
however, Guilford has
raised its standards.
Acceptance rates have
dropped 12% in the last
two years, meaning it is
increasingly harder to
get into Guilford.
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President Kent Chabotar welcomes first-years at a Ragsdale House reception.
Mary Layton Atkinson
Grade-point
averages of first-years
have improved.This
year, the average high
school GPA was 3.05,
compared to last yearOs
2.97.Average ACT and
SAT scores have also
increased.
Doss was equally
impressed by the stu
dents. "IDve met many of
them and I am encour
aged by their enthusi
asm and their willing
ness to get involved in
Avanti and CHAOS pro
grams," he said. "They
seem like a very ener
getic bunch."
This yearOs
CHAOS (Community,
Health, Advisement,
Orientation, Services)
program featured stan
dards such as a hypno-
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tist and Playfair, as well
as new events like
diversity training and a
"Pirates of the
Caribbean"-themed
night.
For first-year
Noah Forman, however,
"the best part of CHAOS
was the non-organized
events —just meeting
people and playing foos
ball.
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