The College recently welcomed three hundred young women to campus for the Preview program, an introduction to academic, residential, and extracurricular life at Mount Holyoke for admitted students. The SAB, a group of currents students dedicated to the College, plays an integral role in the recruitment of new students. The board, which works directly with assistant director of admissions Judith Dobai, aims to provide a link between current and prospective students. The board plans and sponsors an ambitious agenda of programs throughout the academic year. The most demanding program is overnight hostessing.
Overnight stays are a critical part of attracting prospective students.
The board works continuously to recruit volunteers in the residence halls who are willing to host prospective students. The SAB also recruits hostesses for Preview and for Spotlight, a program revamped last fall to expose prospective students to Mount Holyoke at an earlier stage in the admissions process. While Preview invites accepted applicants to visit the campus in the spring, Spotlight is targeted towards high school seniors before they apply to colleges. Explore, a new one-day program for high school juniors, was initiated last fall. Both events proved a success and promise to be regular features on the Office of Admissions' calendar.