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participate in Meredith tradi
tions, and to stretch their
minds.
Ginny TurHngton is a resi
dent on Meredith's campus,
leaving her family and trav
eling from Pinehurst, North
Carolina. Currently an unde
cided major (as most fresh
men are), she is considering
majoring in social work or
something in the business
field.
Even if she is undecided in
her major, Turlington is con
fident in her decision to
attend Meredith College.
"Both my sister and mom
went to private colleges, so I
think you get a belter learn
ing experience in the small
classrooms; you also get
more individual attention,"
she explained.
Turlington is already
focused on her goals at
Meredith and she wants to
get involved on campus to
make the most out of her col
lege experience. She plans
on participating in Campus
Crusade, Big Sis/Lil Sis and
training to become a Young
Life leader for high schools.
Turlington already has ideas
about whal she would like to
do on campus and she is
looking forward to her next
four college years.
Turlington is excited to
"meet new people, be open to
new ideas, more independ
ence, and learn more about
the real world".
Dolly Vang, a freshman ,
from Charlotte, North
Carolina. Vang decided to
heed her parents' advice to
enroll into Meredith College.
"It was my parents’ prefer
ence, so I am going to try it
Meredith's traditions, such
as Comhuskin'.
Academics are also an
important part of Vang's life;
she has decided on a major
in biology, with a concentra
tion in pre-dental. She
aspires to become a dental
hygienist after college.
Vang has immediately
noticed what she thinks dif
ferentiates college from high
, ^school.
J "I have a lot of (ree
' -time - it is really dif
ferent than high
school. And being a
freshman is a little
stressful because you
don't know what to
expect," Vang stated.
Even though
Alleyse Lipscomb
left friends and fami
ly in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania to trav
el to Raleigh, she still
feels she is a part of a
small, close-knit
community at
Photo courtesy of Tiffany Stokes Meredith. LipSCOmb
Freshman Ginny Turlington
out and see if I like it or not."
Vang stated.
Although her parents were a
huge factor in her decision,
Vang still fmds Meredith fun
and enjoyable. She plans on
getting involved in Student
Government Association,
various activities on campus,
and participating in
teach and then own an interi- themselves in the Meredith
or design business. atmosphere and "culture."
Lipscomb is eager to start Even though college is a
the new school
year and get
involved quickly.
She plans to
apply herself on
campus in oi^ani-H.
zations that pro-’"'
mote diversity -:
possibly by join-.
ing thef f
Association for
Cultural
Awareness.
Although she
has plans for her
next four years,
she is not limiting
herself to those
plans. "I love the Photo courtesy of Tflany stokes
free time, and Freshman Alleyse Lipscomb
there arc so many
commented on her experi
ence so far at Meredith,
"This community is so close,
it is like being in a family,
and I love the small classes-
it was a good transition."
Lipscomb is uncertain of
her choice of major, but she
is considering interior design
or education Following grad
uation, Lipscomb wants to
different girls. I’ve gotten to
know a lot of people on cam
pus,’' she stated.
Like Vang, Lipscomb
agrees that college is a huge
step from high school and
that it is very different. She
feels that "jcollege] makes
you think, and you see the
difference from high school.
You have so much more
responsibility and I feel
much more independent."
The incoming freshmen at
Meredith College greatly
range in diversity, abilities,
skills, and personalities.
They are quickly immersing
huge step toward adulthood,
these featured freshmen have
smoothly transitioned them
selves from high school to
college by getting involved,
learning about different
majors, and meeting a lot of
new and exciting people.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Meredith #16
JANE LANGFORD
Features Editor
Meredith College was
ranked the #16 overall
Master's University in the
south in last week's US
News & World Report
Magazine. Meredith also
finished 14th in the
South for best Master’s
programs at the best
prices. The University of
Richmond was ranked #l
in the southern region.
The magazine uses a
number of factors in
deciding a university's
rank. They survey over
1,000 different programs
in the U.S. in five major
fields of study - business,
education, engineering,
law, and medicine. They
then break the schools
down geographically into
four regions. North,
South, Midwest, and
West.
The rankings are based
on statistical merits of
the different programs as
well as subjective data
photo courtesy of www.usnevvs.com
among leading deans and
faculty in the different
Helds of study. For the
statistical rankings, the
magazine uses what the
magazine calls "inputs",
or measures of the quali
ties that students and fac
ulty bring to the educa
tional experience; and
"outputs", measures of
graduates' achievements
that can be linked to their
degrees.
Often, the amount of
time recent graduates
spend trying to find a job
and their starting salary
play heavily into the sta
tistical standings. Also,
class size, teacher-to-stu-
dent ratios, and gradua
tion rates are very impor
tant. Meredith ranked 6th
in graduation rate in the
south.
Meredith has consis
tently been among the
leaders in both graduate
and undergraduate pro
grams in recent years.
U.S. News & World
Report puts the statistics
out once a year. The
August 23rd issue and
guidebook are out on
shelves now.