Tuition Assurance...continued
the student has obtained his degree,
provided that enrollment is continuous
from the starting time of the benefit
and provided also that the student
abides fully by all academic and
social regulations of the college.
There is no charge for the tuition
assurance, end th© plan is to go into
effect immediately.
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jnLior and senior mon and women has
Ocen made by the Personnel Deans of
04,rr01l College for the purpose of
n:arifying the college testing add
- counseling program. The follitasing
•esults, submitted by Dean of Men
t,J. House, may be of interest to
other administratorss
1) Students who have decided upon
c major before starting college will
probably change to another major by
rho and of their sophomore year; 67%
of the men and 42% of the women who
entered Carroll with a predetermined
major changed to another field of
study before their junior year.
2) Students who began college undecided
as to a major determined one before
their junior year and are least likely
to make another change; 38% of the
men and 31% of the women in this crates.
gory changed to another major after
deciding upon their first choice.
3) High average students are lass
likely to change majors than average
students. The study indicates that
more students changed majors because
of lack of ability in a particular
field than for other reasons. The
cicond most common reason for making
a .chango was the discovery of a mew
and more interesting subject.
4) Eighty-five per cent of the studeute
who made their seleatica of a
) A survey of
major or who changed majoTe did so
by the end of their sophomore year,
which indicates the importance of
second year counseling.
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pariolm. N2,,, r lLiza : A scholarship
program which will bring as many as
sixteen foreign students to Davidson
College each Year for four Years,
has been made possible by grants from
The Richardson Foundation, Inc., and
the Mary Lynn Richardson Fund, both
of Greensboro, N.C. These grants aro
subject to renewal.
In addition to tuition, foes, room,
laundry, and books, the Richardson
Foreign Scholars will receive a grant
of $2OO for trawl in the Übited
States during the summer following
their yoar at Davidson. The students
will receive their board through
arrangements with Davidson Collage
fraternities and other student groups.
Included in the program are eight
tuition grants totalling $4,000 per
year to Davidson to help covor the
difference in the tuition paid by
students and the actual cost of their
education. The expended Richardson
Foreign Student Scholarship Program
is the result of a successful
four
year experimental program here.
Selection of the students to receive
the scholarships will be made on a
competitive basis with the cooperation
of selection committees in each of
the foreign countries and the Institute
of International Education. Final
selection of the winners will be male
by Davidson College on the basis of
the recommendations of the selection
committees, Vickehemical Co., operating
in many of the foreign countries from
which the Richardson Foreign Scholars
aro expected to come has offered the
cooperation of its foreign represent—
atives in turthering the prrigrem.
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