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Features: July 1, 2002
Rensselaer Welcomes Class of 2006
 Another
exceptional group of students will enter Rensselaer this
fall. The Class of 2006 boasts an average SAT score of 1312,
up from last year's record 1308 average, and 64 percent
of the students were in the top 10 percent of their high
school class. In fact, 32 enrolling students scored 800
on the math SAT examination, 13 achieved an 800 verbal score,
and two had a perfect 1600!
The Class of 2006 boasts an average
SAT score of 1312, up from last year's record 1308 average,
and 64 percent of the students were in the top 10 percent
of their high school class. In fact, 32 enrolling students
scored 800 on the math SAT examination, 13 achieved
an 800 verbal score, and two had a perfect 1600!
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The number of Rensselaer Medalists continues
to grow, with 227 (20 percent) choosing to enroll at Rensselaer
for this fall. And the number of "legacies" —
students with a parent or relative who is a Rensselaer graduate
— also increased, from 48 in fall 2001 to 72 this year.
Nine percent of the members of the Class of 2006 are underrepresented
groups.
"Every year the cohort of students
joining our community of scholars becomes more diverse,
more interesting, and more demanding of education innovation
in the 21st century. This class is no exception!" said
Teresa Duffy, dean of enrollment management. "The faculty,
students, and staff who helped engage these students all
believe that this Class of 2006 will be a dynamic and distinctive
addition to campus — and the class just asks us to
'watch their dust!'"
The class members bring a breadth of experiences
including: publishing crossword puzzles in The New York
Times; carrying the Olympic torch for this year's Winter
Games; and co-creating "The Wings of Witness,"
an 8-ton butterfly constructed of bottle tabs, with each
tab representing a Holocaust victim.
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