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The UCSD Office of Admissions and Outreach Hosts Admit Day 1997 Saturday, April 12, 1997 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Admitted freshmen and their families will "Discover UCSD!" on Admit Day
1997, Saturday, April 12, from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. This event is an
opportunity to showcase the UCSD campus, its academic departments, services
and student organizations during this important decision-making period.
Admit Day is expected to draw more than 3,000 visitors to UCSD for the day
to attend presentations on a variety of university-related topics, visit
their college of admittance, talk with students and faculty, and tour the
campus. The event is co-sponsored by the Office of Admissions and Outreach
and Associated Students of UCSD.

The day will open with a series of Welcome Sessions led by Dr. Joseph
Watson, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, and Dr. Richard Backer,
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management/Registrar. The five
undergraduate colleges will then host guests in college overview sessions
designed to introduce students and their parents to the college and its
academic and extracurricular opportunities. Campus tours and residence hall
tours will be held throughout the day, along with tours of RIMAC, and
various academic departments. From 11 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., student clubs
and organizations, student support services and academic departments will
host an Information Fair in the Library Walk area and Price Center Plaza,
while ongoing information sessions cover the five undergraduate colleges,
housing, money matters, majors, athletics, career preparation and campus
life. Faculty members from a variety of departments will discuss academic
expectations, the many ways that students and faculty can interact, and
opportunities for student involvement in faculty research.

"Admit Day is a very important day for the university. It is an invaluable
opportunity for admitted students and their parents to meet with our
faculty, staff, students and college administrators," says Mae Brown,
UCSD's Director of Admissions and Outreach. "And for the campus community,
the day provides us with the opportunity to show these students why UCSD is
ranked so highly in national polls. Many students have told us that they
made the decision to attend UCSD based on their positive experiences during
Admit Day."

The five colleges are also hosting the following festivities and
celebrations in conjunction with Admit Day to highlight college life:
Thurgood Marshall College - Cultural Celebration; Eleanor Roosevelt
College - Windows to the World; John Muir College - 30th Anniversary
Involvement Fair; Earl Warren College - Street Faire; and Revelle - a
carnival.

For more information about Admit Day, please contact Nancy Saint John or
Debi Kammerer at 534-4831.

Richard Backer Assistant Vice Chancellor