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applications, admittance increase The TCU Office of Admissions has seen an increase this year in minority applications and in the number of minorities admitted, said Ray Brown, dean of admissions. Brown said minority applications have increased 10.2 percent; from 1,004 last year to 1,106 this year. He said the increase in applications has also led to an increase in admittance of minority applicants by 12.2 percent; the increase is up from 449 last year to 504 this year. Brown said more than half of the accepted minorities will attend the university. About 37 percent of the offers of admission are accepted for all applicants, he said. He said a major criticism that can occur after such a large increase in minority acceptances is that the Office of Admissions is compromising quality in order to enroll more students of certain groups. “Not true here. Our SAT is up three points and our average class rank is improving as well,” Brown said. He said the increase can be attested to TCU’s increase in their marketing within minority groups. Ben Alexander, director of admissions marketing, said there are numerous programs the Office of Admissions have implemented. He said some of the programs include the Community Scholars program, campus visits, high school conferences and special leadership programs. “The most important aspect of these programs is to build relationships with the students,” Alexander said. Alexander said the National Hispanic Institute joined TCU to invite prospects to the campus this past January in the Dee J. Kelly Alumni and Visitors Center. This visit allowed the prospects to learn more about the campus as well as the National Hispanic Institute, he said. Admissions Counselor Aisha Torrey-Sawyer said the Community Scholars Program, which was established two years ago, awards full tuition scholarships to minority students from five area high schools including North Side, Dunbar, O.D. Wyatt, Diamond Hill-Jarvis and Sam Houston. Torrey-Sawyer said 64 high school seniors applied for the program next fall but only 12 of them will be awarded the scholarships. Alexander said Student Development Services hosts an annual high school conference for minority students. Brown said this summer TCU is hosting a new program called Camp College. “The program is for students of color to give them a close-up of what the college selection process is about and what college life is about,” he said. David
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