Word: stimpson
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Southern schools have been showing greater interest in Radcliffe and many more application forms were sent out to Southern students this year, according to the Admissions Director. The specific regional breakdown, has not been compiled, but Mrs. Stimpson believes that a larger number of actual applications were received from the South than in previous years...
...Stimpson pointed out that Radcliffe's name is more familiar to high school students because of recent national publicity. In spite of this, Harvard receives a good number of inquiries each year from girls who assume that "a Harvard diploma means a Harvard admissions committee," Mrs. Stimpson said...
Oddly enough, the parietal issue hasn't affected applications one way or another, according to Mrs. Stimpson. The Office expected some inquiry about the issue but "not one candidate has even alluded to it," she said...
...Stimpson explained that she and her staff always give some time to a discussion of "rules and individual responsibility" during the interview if the applicant indicates some interest in the school's sign-out and parietal policies...
...increase in Radcliffe's tuition and board probably hasn't affected the applications for financial aid, Mrs. Stimpson said. The number of scholarship requests remains as about 40 per cent for all applicants...