Lawrence Today magazine, Fall 2005
To recruit the Class of 2009, Lawrence’s Office of Admissions, among
other things:
Hosted nine campus-visit days that attracted 851 prospective students and 978 family members, for a total of 1,829 visitors.
Arranged individual visits on other days for 1,363 prospective students.
Held two Admitted Students Days attended by 208* students from 27 states (longest
distance traveled: 3,490 miles from Anchorage, Alaska).
Interviewed 1,350 students on campus and 259 off-campus — 1,609 total
interviews
Received a total of 2,069 applications, a new Lawrence record.
In addition:
Student callers completed 13,772 calls to 8,522 prospective students and left
5,123 messages for 3,913.
112 faculty members participated in at least one visit day, offering either
a class or a presentation.
Lawrence students hosted 359 overnight stays by prospective students visiting
campus.
391 students auditioned for the conservatory; 18 auditioned on two instruments
and two auditioned on three instruments.
*Of the 208 students attending an Admitted Student Day, 115 matriculated (55 percent)