The entering class of 2008 is over 1113 strong! “All academic indicators suggest that they are a bright, intellectually gifted and promising group of young adults,” said Bernetta Millonde, associate vice president for admissions and financial aid (Metro/Flor). As of September 8, preliminary data showed that the Scholastic Aptitude (SAT) scores for the students who committed to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University increased 30 points and 40 percent of the students enrolling have merit awards.

“Although the class of 2008 possesses academic prowess, they also add rich and diverse elements to the student body and will further the University’s mission to provide a global learning environment,” added Milonde. “This class is the most ethnically and socially economic diverse group in the history of Fairleigh Dickinson University.”

Incoming freshmen representing the U.S.A. come from the states of Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and the District of Columbia, Guam and the United States Virgin Islands. They also hail from many countries including Bulgaria, Canada, China, Dominican Republic, India, Israel, Kenya, Nigeria, Romania, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Spain, Taiwan, Trinidad, Yugoslavia and the Philippines.

President J. Michael Adams, center, met freshmen Arlene Villanueva, left, and Khadya Young, right, at the Metropolitan Campus orientation.

“The class of 2008 features writers, poets, thespians, musicians, band members, singers, community volunteers, athletes, cheerleaders, eagle scouts, members of honor societies and leaders in their schools and houses of worship. They are indeed a diverse and dynamic group of students, and I am confident that they will use their talents, gifts and voices to become leaders and positive, productive members of the Fairleigh Dickinson family,” said Millonde.

Four hundred and forty-eight incoming students have been named Fairleigh S. Dickinson Scholars, having achieved average SAT scores of 1176 and a high school grade-point-average (unweighted on a 4.00 scale) of 3.40.

As of September 8, 1,113 total freshmen registered with an average GPA of 2.99 and average SAT score of 1035.

Overall freshman enrollments by college are:

• Silberman College of Business — 234 enrolled with average GPA of 3.00 and average SAT of 1084;

• University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies — 286 enrolled with average GPA of 3.10 and average SAT of 1069;

• New College of General and Continuing Studies — 145 enrolled with average GPA of 2.70 and average SAT of 914; and

• Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences — 448 enrolled with average GPA of 3.00 and average SAT of 1030.

For orientation photos see http://inside.fdu.edu/pt2/otw0409/photo1.html.

September 2004

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Flor =
College at Florham, Madison, N.J.

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Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, N.J.

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