Word: toepfer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...When we had 1500 applications it worked very nicely," Toepfer explained, but with the larger number "we have the distinct sense that it is very hard to make early judgements." He said that the application rise was raising standards, thus increasing the possibility of filling too many places too soon, and later on having to refuse better-qualified people merely because of their late applications...
...Although Toepfer confirmed that the committee had avoided this difficulty this year, it could become important with continued increases in the number of applications...
...have any great plans and ideas as yet," Toepfer declared, "There just hasn't been time to think...
Currently, Toepfer's committee has admitted approximately 700 candidates for a projected class of about 530, with about 70 more acceptances left to be sent out. These will be taken from two groups; late applications and deferred applications...
...Toepfer emhapsized that candidates in the deferred group were all qualified for admissions and that "it would be nice to accept them all." He estimated that there would be approximately 250 in this category and another 450 late applications to be considered. The committee, he said, hopes to have finished its work...