Alumni Admissions Program Newsletter

September, 2007

The Class of 2011 Make Their Debut
On Wednesday, August 22nd, The College of Wooster welcomed a record 545 First-Years and
14 transfer students to campus. We also received the largest number of applications in our history with more than 3000 high school seniors completing an application. Here are a few things to note about this truly extraordinary class:
Men: 260                                 Out of State: 62%                    Multi-ethnic: 15%
Women: 285                            In State: 38%                           International: 7%
States with large numbers enrolling include; California, Illinois, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Some of the countries represented in our international numbers include; China, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Nepal and Pakistan.
Thank you to all our AARs for your help in securing this wonderful class!

A Few Fascinating Facts
At college fairs and interviews, please feel free to share this information with interested students:
- Wooster is ranked #2 in the country (second only to Princeton) for Independent Study.
- Wooster has 24 service learning houses for students interested in various volunteer programs.
- Four Wooster Moot Court teams advanced to the national finals this past year and one team finished 2nd in the country.
- The Center for Creativity and Innovation opened this fall with the help of a five year grant to teach entrepreneurship at Wooster which was one of five schools selected by the Morgan and Kauffman Foundations.
- Wooster was in two Final Fours in March, 2007! The men’s basketball team was in the NCAA     Division III National Championship bracket and Nocturne was one of four plays selected from over 400 submissions nationwide to be performed at The Kennedy Center as part of the American College Theatre Festival.

Applying to The College of Wooster
Having successfully used a two part application process to encourage students to complete the process, we will continue to use both Part I; a supplemental page of questions specific to Wooster and Part II; The Common Application. You can find both forms on our website or by visiting www.commonapp.org. We have also re-instated the use of a supplemental Financial Aid Supplement. Below are the application requirements for First-Year applicants:
- Part I and II of the application
- $40 Application Fee (waived for those who apply online)
- Secondary School Report (including official high school transcript)
- SAT I or ACT scores (included in school report or sent from the testing service)
- Counselor's Recommendation and One Teacher Recommendation
- Early Decision Agreement (Early Decision students only)

Office of Admissions Changes
New AAR Coordinator
My name is Chemeli Kipkorir and I’m originally from Nairobi, Kenya but also call Washington, D.C. my home after my family moved to the area in 1994. Loren Pope’s, Colleges That Change Lives, led me to Wooster where I spent a wonderful four years, in which I managed to change majors twice, study in France, and graduate with a degree in English in 2000! After graduation, I found myself working in college admissions at Georgetown University’s IEMBA program, which you can imagine was very different from the way small liberal arts colleges recruit. I’ve been at Wooster for five years now and have enjoyed the opportunity of going around the country, and the world, sharing my wonderful experiences about Wooster with prospective students and their families, and school counselors.  
Cindy Maxhimer, Charles Laube and I look forward to continuing to work with you on the AAR program this year!

New Staff
Tamara Bergert, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A., Muskingum College, 2003; Coordinates the Tour Guide Program and Group Visits.
Charles Laube, Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A., The College of Wooster, 2003; M.A.Ed., The University of Akron, 2006; Coordinates College Exploration Days and assists with publications and the AAR Program!
Sean Menton, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions/Coordinator of International Recruitment
B.A., Whitman College, 2000; Coordinates international student recruitment efforts.
Lisa Nicole Smith, Associate Director of Admissions/Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment
B.A. DePauw University, 1998; Oversees Diversity Recruitment and the Allen Scholarship.

Staff Travel
Below are the territories the admissions team will cover for the 2007-2008 academic year. Please feel free to contact the appropriate individual if you have a question or know of a student in his/her area that could use some individual attention.

Tamara Bergert: Cincinnati, Cleveland and surrounding counties in Ohio (tbergert@wooster.edu)
Lindsey Duerr: FL, MN, NJ and Central Ohio (lduerr@wooster.edu)
Catherine Finks: Washington DC, MD, VA, Central and Eastern NY, NC, & SC (cfinks@wooster.edu)
Scott Jones: Western NY, Wayne, Holmes, Stark and surrounding counties in SW, Ohio (sjones@wooster.edu)
Chemeli Kipkorir: AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, TN, TX, Dayton, Ohio and Jamaica (ckipkorir@wooster.edu)
Charles Laube: AZ, CO, IA, ID, IN. MI, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, SD, UT, WY, and NW Ohio (claube@wooster.edu)
Ric Martinez: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT (rmartinez@wooster.edu)
Sean Menton: AK, CA, OR, and International Territories (smenton@wooster.edu)
Jake Sintich: DE, KS, MO, PA, WI, Summit and Portage counties in Ohio (jsintich@wooster.edu)
Lisa Nicole Smith: GA, IL, Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull Counties in Ohio (lsmith@wooster.edu)

College Fair Information
We cannot stress to you how important your role is in representing The College of Wooster at events in your area and for that, we are extremely grateful. If you have not received information for a college fair that you normally attend, it’s very likely that the Admission Officer for that area will be attending the event. Visit http://admissions.wooster.edu/travel/default.php for locations and dates of staff travel this fall.

Request to Turn in Volunteer Forms
We will once again send out the AAR volunteer forms. If you prefer, you can fill out and submit the AAR volunteer form electronically at http://admissions.wooster.edu/alumni/form.php. If you have already filled one out, please disregard this message, otherwise, let’s keep up the great returns on the AAR volunteer forms!