Over 715 new students were welcomed to campus on Friday, August 31. Orientation ran August 31 – September 3, with the formal start of the academic year beginning on Tuesday, September 4.
Here are some facts and figures regarding the Class of 2016:
- Average unweighted grade point average of incoming class is 3.66
- Average ACT score of incoming class is 27.2
- Students hail from 30 states and nine different countries
- 22.5 percent of the class is from outside the state of Minnesota
- 13.7 percent of the class represent racial minorities
If you are the parent of a new Gustie, welcome as well! Here are some links about the transitions of both student and parent:
- Beloit College’s Mindset List, to really put you in the mind of your student (and to see how radically different his or her growing up was from your own!)
- Love Letter to a College Freshman, full of good advice
- Katrina Kenison’s The Gift of an Ordinary Day You Tube video
- A touching Star Tribune op/ed, headlined Letting Go is a Labor of Love