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Cliffe Tells 391 Students of Admission

Cliffe College has accepted 391 students from the nearly 1600 who applied admission to the Class of 1966 in sent out at midnight last night. Cliffe Admissions Office expects a class size of 300, 76 of whom were placed under the Early Decision Plan. The incoming group will be similar to present freshman class according to Habein, dean of Admissions. They were many more well-qualified student than places available again this she said, adding that 85% of the grants were capable of doing the college work.

Of the students admitted, 153 requested financial assistance, and the College offered scholarships and loans total 04.420 to 74. Although the aid proposal has increased by $26,860 over last to cover 11 more students, the percentage of students receiving aid who it has remained at 58%.

According to Mrs. Victor Matfeld, director of Financial Aid, the average individual freshman award "rose from $1,220 the class of 1965 to $1,556 for the class."

In addition to the College aid program, substantial awards from outside organizers have gone to 27 candidates. These grade 22 of the 38 National Merit scholars two of the five General Motors scholars and two Avon scholars.

Though Radcliffe's expected class size of marks an approximate increase of places over last year, the number of locations dropped 100 from 1700, in with the general decrease in application to the Seven College Conference --Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Smith, Vassar, and Wellesley, addition to Radcliffe.

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