Volume 18 Issue 3, Fall 2018 A Newsletter for Members of the Alumni-Admission Connection Over 160 of you have long standing relationships with Bryant. 95 of you follow brothers, sisters, or cousins to Bryant and 42 of you have a parent who earned a Bryant degree. Another 52 of you were preceded by an Aunt, Uncle, or Grandparent, and 23 of you have multiple legacy connections. Another 10 know Bryant well because your parents work here and 186 of you are the first in your family to go to college. In terms of academic strengths, the Class of 2022 brings to Bryant an array of academic interests and achievements. There are three Valedictorians and 11 Salutatorians. Finance, International Business, Marketing, Accounting, and Actuarial math top this year’s areas of academic interest as expressed in your applications, but your class has a strong interest in studying across colleges and disciplines to pursue a wide variety of career paths. 69 of you have officially declared yourselves as “Undecided”. You have already studied and lived with host families in Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, and Austria. You have spent a summer at a prestigious university in a Chinese language SMITHFIELD, RI – During a sun-filled Welcome immersion program. You have lobbied the state general Weekend the Bryant community ushered in the start of a new assembly to make financial literacy a requirement for high school year and the University’s 159th entering class. Thank you to school graduation, and you were a finalist in the international all of you who assisted us in recruiting this very talented class by DECA competition. You have worked with a local attending college fairs, calling admitted students, or connecting with conservation group to preserve wild fisheries and conducted prospective students at recruitment events. Michelle Cloutier, Vice research on local marine life. You have co-founded an app that President for Enrollment Management, addressed the 875 first-year assists with real estate and stock investments. You have students at Convocation on September 5th, and said this about our interned at local, state, and federal offices including the US newest Bulldogs: Patent and Trademark office and with the San Francisco police Bryant’s Class of 2022 was selected from one of the department learning about ballistics and DNA. largest and most academically talented applicant pools in our University’s 155-year history. I have had the pleasure of reviewing CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 each of your applications, so I know firsthand what an extremely impressive and talented group you are. My colleagues on the admission team and I selected you Facts About the Class of 2022 from nearly 7,300 applicants and you earned your admission through impressive academics, commitment to co-curricular activities, leadership, and strength of character. 875 students from a pool of Some of you wanted to be close to home, while others were looking for a completely new experience. This class has 7,300 applications students from 25 US States. Some are graduates from high schools right here in Rhode Island; while others of you hail from Represent 25 US states and Illinois, Washington, Missouri, North Carolina, Maryland, Texas, 23 countries and Ohio. Your Class includes citizens from five of the seven continents and from 23 different countries including Denmark, Ghana, India, Turkey, Columbia, and China. 3.4 average entering GPA You represent a range of religious, ethnic, and racial backgrounds and speak more than 35 different languages and Graduated in the top 26% of their dialects. In fact, 16 of you are fluent in more than three languages. International students make up more than five percent high school class of your Class and over 17 percent of you identify with African American, Latino American, or Asian American backgrounds. 1
Welcoming the Class of 2022