Students toss a frisbee on Wyatt Lawn, as photographed on Oct. 4, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Lana English)
50% of the first-year class applied to the College of Arts and Science, but 9% plan to switch out of it. In terms of pre-professional tracks, 21% report being pre-med and 14% report being pre-law.
“I applied for the college of arts and sciences but plan on transferring to Peabody because I want to add HOD as a double major and Peabody has a less extensive liberal core,” first-year Griffin Unger said. “I’m adding HOD as a double major to avoid AXLE.”
COLLEGE SWITCH
PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRACK
37% of the Class of 2027 wish they lived in Hank Ingram House, whereas only 1% wish they lived in Memorial House. In reality, about 19% of respondents live in Hank Ingram House and 4% live in Memorial.
“My favorite part of living in Memorial is being a part of its close-knit community,” first-year Nathalie Larson said. “As President, I enjoy hosting S’Memorial on Wednesday nights. Since we are a small group, it is easier to get most people together to spend time doing activities and bonding. I think every dorm has its pros and cons, but overall, I am happy to be living in Memorial.”
COMMONS HOUSE
46% of the Class of 2027 does not receive need-based financial aid. 20% of survey respondents receive either a partial or full tuition merit scholarship. 34% of students who have a household income of $300,000-$499,999 receive either a partial or full tuition merit scholarship, as opposed to 25% of students who have a household income of under $50,000.
FINANCIAL AID
MERIT SCHOLARS
MERIT SCHOLARS/HOUSEHOLD INCOME
35% of white/Caucasian survey respondents plan to participate in IFC or Panhellenic recruitment — 14% and 21% respectively. Only 8% of Asian survey respondents plan to participate in IFC or Panhellenic recruitment, with 6% of them planning to participate in Panhellenic recruitment. 17% of nonbinary or gender nonconforming students plan to participate in NPHC recruitment as opposed to 1% of male and female respondents.
“I do plan on joining Greek life for both a sense of community and parties,” Unger said. “Honestly, I don’t really know what Greek life entails, I’m kind of just along for the ride. But I love not knowing what’s happening — it keeps things exciting.”