Admissions foresees no problems with housing

by Matt Coughlin staff writer

There is an overwhelming concern among residents about the number of rooms that will be available for next school year. However, the Admissions office foresees no problems at this point.

''Admissions is looking at things very differently...in how we are enrolling students," said Suzanne McCarthy.

According to McCarthy, the associate director of admissions, the criteria for admissions has developed higher standards in general.

"The number of applications rejected is up," said McCarthy.

While the number of applicant rejections is up, the number of inquiries coming into the admissions office is also up. This year admissions has bought more PSAT names.

This means that the admissions office has a larger number of prospective students to contact about the possibility of enrolling at Cabrini College.

"That's good. Any healthy institution will admit as many students as possible," said Paul Weaver.

Weaver, the director of resident life, said that it is common practice for colleges to admit more students than they have facilities for.

Colleges then provide on-campus housing on a first-come, firstserve basis.

The students left out are then encouraged to find off-campus housing and attend as commuters.

Currently, resident life provides apartment listings to off-campus students.

Weaver hopes to improve services to these off-campus students by providing more information re- garding finding off-campus housing. This can be done through educating the students in lease agreements and transportation.

Admissions uses several criteria to judge enrollment applications.

Much weight is placed upon an individual's grade-point average.

This is true of both high school seniors and transfer applicants. The counselors generally prefer SAT scores to be in the range of 1000.

Also taken into consideration are extracurricular activities, community service and academic awards. Letters of recommendation and essays are encouraged. Admissions counselors each have individual goals that are set based upon the population and precedent set in prior years.

There is currently no limit on the numbers of students admitted, nor is there a cap over on-campus housing applicants.