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Updated on: 22 Sep 2025, 06:41
Originally posted by Sajjad1994 on 11 Aug 2021, 21:15.
Last edited by Bunuel on 22 Sep 2025, 06:41, edited 3 times in total.
Last edited by Bunuel on 22 Sep 2025, 06:41, edited 3 times in total.
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Following is a memo between Rachel Gutierrez, head of the Admissions office for Syrandon College for 20 years, and Vice President Alyson Sho, who was brought in to Syrandon after short administrative tenures at two state universities.
To: Alyson Sho, Vice President; Syrandon College
From: Rachel Gutierrez, Head of Admissions; Syrandon College
I have some sobering news. I have just run the numbers and our in-state undergraduate admissions are down by 25% from 2010. As you may know, many of our in-state freshmen are legacies who follow their parents or older siblings to Sarandon. Since, by contrast, out-of-state undergraduate admissions tend to be transferred into Syrandon, our strongest relationships are with our in-state undergraduate students, and the majority of our alumni were in-state undergraduates. I fear this lowered percentage will have a noticeable impact on our alumni sponsorship down the road, which is crucial, as we are a small private college dependent upon our alumni to fund special projects not covered by tuition.
I recommend a more aggressive recruiting program, so we can hopefully make up the missed numbers of in-state graduates next year. I am attaching a graphic to better illustrate the breakdown of our admissions for 2011.
To: Alyson Sho, Vice President; Syrandon College
From: Rachel Gutierrez, Head of Admissions; Syrandon College
I have some sobering news. I have just run the numbers and our in-state undergraduate admissions are down by 25% from 2010. As you may know, many of our in-state freshmen are legacies who follow their parents or older siblings to Sarandon. Since, by contrast, out-of-state undergraduate admissions tend to be transferred into Syrandon, our strongest relationships are with our in-state undergraduate students, and the majority of our alumni were in-state undergraduates. I fear this lowered percentage will have a noticeable impact on our alumni sponsorship down the road, which is crucial, as we are a small private college dependent upon our alumni to fund special projects not covered by tuition.
I recommend a more aggressive recruiting program, so we can hopefully make up the missed numbers of in-state graduates next year. I am attaching a graphic to better illustrate the breakdown of our admissions for 2011.
200: No
330: No
1320: Yes
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1. For 2011, if foreign students comprise exactly 1/8 of the number of out-of-state undergraduates, indicate which could be the number of in-state undergraduates.
| Yes | No | |
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200: No
330: No
1320: Yes
In-state undergraduates comprise the largest proportion of all the admitted students for 2011.: Yes
The in-state undergraduate admissions were 25% higher in 2010 than in 2011.: No
Some foreign students were turned away from Western State for reasons other than academic suitability.: Yes
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2. Indicate which statements could properly be inferred based on the text and the graph. Select Yes if the statement can be inferred. Otherwise, select No.
| Yes | No | |
| In-state undergraduates comprise the largest proportion of all the admitted students for 2011. | ||
| The in-state undergraduate admissions were 25% higher in 2010 than in 2011. | ||
| Some foreign students were turned away from Western State for reasons other than academic suitability. |
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In-state undergraduates comprise the largest proportion of all the admitted students for 2011.: Yes
The in-state undergraduate admissions were 25% higher in 2010 than in 2011.: No
Some foreign students were turned away from Western State for reasons other than academic suitability.: Yes
Foreign students are just as likely to attend a private college as a state university.
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3. Which of the following is an assumption underlying Vice President Sho's assertion in the excerpt of her response to Rachel Gutierrez?
| The number of admitted students has not increased since last year. | |
| Foreign students are just as likely to attend a private college as a state university. | |
| Universities in the United States offer courses that would otherwise not be available to foreign students. | |
| The number of foreign students attending Syrandon is steadily rising. | |
| The amount of financial support offered by the alumni will remain constant. |
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Foreign students are just as likely to attend a private college as a state university.
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1. For 2011, if foreign students comprise exactly 1/8 of the number of out-of-state undergraduates, indicate which could be the number of in-state undergraduates.
Explanation
This question asks you to indicate which answers could be the number of in-state undergraduates, so you need to reference the graph on Tab 2. If foreign students comprise exactly 1/8 of the number of out-of-state undergraduates, then the number of in-state undergraduates would have to be a value that yields an integer value for the number of foreign students. In-state undergraduates are 55% of 60% of the total, or (.55)(.6) = (.33) of the total. Plug In the Answers to discover which values will work.
If 200 is the number of in-state undergraduates, which comprise 33% of the total, then you can calculate the total number of admitted students:
(0.33) (total) = 200 so total = 200/0.33 = 606.06
Since this value does not return an integer for number of students, this answer is incorrect. So the answer for 200 is No.
1. For 2011, if foreign students comprise exactly 1/8 of the number of out-of-state undergraduates, indicate which could be the number of in-state undergraduates.
Explanation
This question asks you to indicate which answers could be the number of in-state undergraduates, so you need to reference the graph on Tab 2. If foreign students comprise exactly 1/8 of the number of out-of-state undergraduates, then the number of in-state undergraduates would have to be a value that yields an integer value for the number of foreign students. In-state undergraduates are 55% of 60% of the total, or (.55)(.6) = (.33) of the total. Plug In the Answers to discover which values will work.
If 200 is the number of in-state undergraduates, which comprise 33% of the total, then you can calculate the total number of admitted students:
(0.33) (total) = 200 so total = 200/0.33 = 606.06
Since this value does not return an integer for number of students, this answer is incorrect. So the answer for 200 is No.
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Question 2:
Indicate which statements could properly be inferred based on the text and the graph. Select Yes if the statement can be inferred. Otherwise, select No.
1. In-state undergraduates comprise the largest proportion of all the admitted students for 2011.
True. 55% of the largest portion of admitted students (undergraduate student)
2. The in-state undergraduate admissions were 25% higher in 2010 than in 2011.
False. The passage states that the undergrad admission in 2010 are down by 25% than in 2011. This does not imply that the undergrad admission in 2011 is 25% higher.
For example : 100 when reduced by 25% gives you: 75
However, when you increase 75 by 25%, you get 93.75.
93.75 < 100. Thus use the same analogy
3. Some foreign students were turned away from Western State for reasons other than academic suitability.
True. Since the passage states, "At Western State University, for example, we had to turn away 50% of our qualified foreign applicants. " Qualified candidates meet the academic requirements of the university. However, despite meeting the academic requirements, they were turned down.
Indicate which statements could properly be inferred based on the text and the graph. Select Yes if the statement can be inferred. Otherwise, select No.
1. In-state undergraduates comprise the largest proportion of all the admitted students for 2011.
True. 55% of the largest portion of admitted students (undergraduate student)
2. The in-state undergraduate admissions were 25% higher in 2010 than in 2011.
False. The passage states that the undergrad admission in 2010 are down by 25% than in 2011. This does not imply that the undergrad admission in 2011 is 25% higher.
For example : 100 when reduced by 25% gives you: 75
However, when you increase 75 by 25%, you get 93.75.
93.75 < 100. Thus use the same analogy
3. Some foreign students were turned away from Western State for reasons other than academic suitability.
True. Since the passage states, "At Western State University, for example, we had to turn away 50% of our qualified foreign applicants. " Qualified candidates meet the academic requirements of the university. However, despite meeting the academic requirements, they were turned down.
