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ADMISSIONS OFFICE EXPANDS TRAVEL SCHEDULE Taft’s new crop of students continues to be as talented and as diverse a group as the school has ever seen, thanks largely to efforts of the admissions officers who traveled the globe last year in response to requests from schools, parents, and alumni. Of the over 3,500 inquiries last year, 1,465 potential students visited the campus, 1,211 applied, and 178 were enrolled. Alumni and parents gave 150 off-campus interviews as well. A record $2,375,000 in financial aid was awarded to a
third of the student body. New students hail from 22 foreign countries and 38 of the United States. (We have more than eight students each from California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina—as well as Connecticut.) And here is a list of the places where Taft will hold admissions gatherings this year: Albuquerque, Aspen, Atlanta, Austin, Bangkok, Bermuda, Bombay, Boulder, Budapest, Charleston, Charlotte,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cologne, Dallas, Denver, Easton, Far Hills, Fort Worth, Grand Rapids, Hong Kong, Houston, Jerusalem, Lake Forest, Las Cruces, Lexington, Ligonier, London, Los Angeles, Memphis, Minneapolis, Naples, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Oakland, Palm Beach, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Prince Edward Island, Princeton, Rumson, San Antonio, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Seattle, Seoul, Taipei, Tel Aviv, Tempe, Toronto, Vero Beach, and Washington.
HONG KONG Pat Chow (mother of Selwyn ’93, Jackie ’95, and Evan) hosted a reception for new Taft students at the Hong Kong Country Club. Front row from left, Dianne Ip ’95, Jackie Chow ’95, Serena Lam ’98, Jane Lam ’97, Winnie So ’99, Catherine Cheng ’95; standing, Teddy Chen ’95, Edwin Lam ’97, Vincent Ip ’96, Gallant Nien ’96, Kenneth So ’97, Clayton Chen ’98, Justin Mak ’98, and Evan Chow.
ISRAEL Admissions Director Ferdie Wandelt ’66 visited Jerusalem and Tel Aviv this fall. The trip was two years in the making and included visits to Jericho, Lebanon, Syria, and the Golan Heights, where Ferdie is pictured with Eileen Rhulen (Samantha ’87, Blake ’88, Sloane ’90), their guide Dr. Col. Raanan Gissin, and Peter Rhulen.
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