March 30, 2006

UCSD Hosts Admit Day For Freshmen April 8

By Pat JaCoby

Some 15,000 admitted freshmen and their families will explore the University of California, San Diego, and its resources on Admit Day, April 8, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The event is an opportunity for the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools to showcase the campus, its academic departments, services and student organizations during the students’ important college decision-making period. The deadline for freshmen to make their final decision to enroll for fall, 2006, is May 1. UCSD received approximately 43,500 applications for 4,100 spaces.

The day will open with welcome sessions led by Joseph Watson, vice chancellor for student affairs; Mae Brown, assistant vice chancellor of admissions and enrollment services, and Randell Hernandez, deputy admissions director. Chancellor Marye Anne Fox and Associated Students President Christopher Sweeten will greet students at various sessions.

UCSD’s six undergraduate colleges will then host overview sessions designed to introduce students and their parents to their college and its academic and extracurricular opportunities. Each will host activities, including Thurgood Marshall College’s festive annual “Cultural Celebration.”

“Admit Day offers an exciting opportunity for admitted freshmen and their parents to meet with our faculty, staff, students and college administrators,” says Brown. “It provides us a chance to welcome these students to campus, and to show them why UCSD is such an outstanding university. Students continue to tell us that their decision to attend UCSD was solidified after having such a positive experience on Admit Day.”

The event will also include faculty and student services presentations (such as housing, athletics and financial aid), campus and residence hall tours, and an information fair with academic departments, student clubs and student support services.

Media Contact: Mae Brown, (858) 534-5629; or Pat JaCoby, (858) 534-7404