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STUDENTHOUSING
Who o ffers the better bargain ?
By Kyle Richards
In an effort to provide West
Georgia College students with an
alternative to on-campus housing,
apartment complexes aimed
specifically toward the student
market have been rapidly built.
The two latest apartments, Village
West which is located on Foster
Street and River’s Edge which is
located on North Brumbelow Road,
boast of luxurious features such as
clubhouses and swimming pools
which are offered to their tenants.
They hope that these features will
help lure current and prospective
students to their particular com
plexes and away from other com
peting forces such as the college dor
mitories, the already one-year-old
South Ridge Apartments, as well as
from each other.
But according to the Director of
Residence Life Tom Martin, these
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crease in verbal score was largely
among males.
Math scoresforfemale students in
creased four points this year, up
from 445 last year, Moreno says. The
average score for male students in
creased only two points.
In contrast, the average verbal
score for females held steady at 420,
while the average score for males
went up three points.
lowa students had the highest
scores nationally, scoring a math
average of 570 and verbal average of
519.
And for the second year in a row,
South Carolina students have the
dubious distinction of holding the
lowest scores nationally: 419 for
math and 384 for verbal skills.
Other highlights from the 1984 SAT
study:
+Business continues to be the
most popular major, with 19.1 per
cent of the test takers declaring it as
their major. Health and medicine
came in second, with 15.1 percent,
followed by engineering with 12 per
Enro Ilmen t figures
remain on downswing
Nancy Moss
Since 1977, applications from
beginning freshmen have risen from
1,800 to 4,300 and the figures were
predicted to have grown. This Fall,
however, has shown a slight
decrease in the total enrollment of
West Georgia’s student body. The
unofficial estimate “looks as though
it will be between 6,225 and 6,250
students,” says Mr. Parkman direc
tor of Public Relations at West
Georgia College. Compared to last
years Fall figure of 6,351 students
there is definitely a downfall. “We
still arc not as high as the Georgia
Universities,” explains Dr. Bickers,
director of Admissions at West
Georgia College, “however we have
risen to the top of the heap.” Bickers
explains that “Georgia Southern,
our most competitive school is hur
ting; however, Valdasta State is
ahead of us.”
Five to six years ago, WGC was
basically an “open door school,”
says Bickers. Through the years, the
admission standards for incoming
freshmen have increased making
the acceptance to WGC tougher. Re
quirements for beginning freshman
consists of a 2.8 or better high school
average and a 680 or better on the
SAT score. Extra curricular ac
tivities do not get anyone ahead in
the game claims Bickers.
By just a small percentage, WGC
is lacking in the enrollment. Bickers
explains that the justification for the
decrease is caused by the higher ad
mission standards to WGC, the
decrease in Georgia’s high school
seniors, and the competitiveness as
to where money is being spent at
West Georgia.
West Georgia’s admission office
runs a “low budget shop,” explains
Bickers. The school does not allow
for a significant amount of money to
be spent on the recruiting of new
students, On the contrary, WGC
prefers to spend the money on pro
viding better facilities to the
students who are presently attending
the college.
WGC is in “real good shape as far
as admission and enrollment of new
students is concerned. The in
stitutions are in the “buyers
market” for new students explains
Bickers. The Admissions Office at
Georgia Southern explained that
their “exact figures would not be
given out until next week.
However, the director of admissions
was anxious to ask. “How is West
Retention-
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minority participation. And
throughout this year more programs
will be developed as a result of ongo
ing studies.
Dr. Lewis and Dr. Folk openly ad
mit that the retention rate at W.G.C.
is lower than they would like it to be.
However, they both feel confident
that it is a problem the college can
overcome.
inviting features may not be enough
in the long run.
“I think somebody is probably go
ing to go broke,” said Martin. “I
don’t think there are enough
students to fill these apartments and
the residence halls.”
Of the current 6000-plus enrolled
students of West Georgia College,
approximately 2600 of them are liv
ing on the college campus which is
able to house between 2650 and 2670
residents. Because of this healthy
number of residents which is believ
ed to be one of the highest in campus
history, Martin claims that
Residence Life has yet to feel the
sting of competition from the other
apartments.
Of the other three newer apart
ment complexes, South Ridge ap
pears to be the best shape for oc
cupancy with all but one of its 50
units filled. Village West on the other
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cent, computer science with 9.7 per
cent, social sciences with 7.3 per
cent, and education with 4.6 percent.
-(-While education remains the
least popular major, the number of
students planning to go into educa-
Georgia’s enrollipent?”. Getting ac
cepted to college used to be a dif
ficult task due to the various re
quirements and qualifications a stu
dent has to have. Today, however,
the more students that a college has
the more government funds the col
lege will receive.
“West Georgia continues to be in
very go#d shape due to our size,
price, and location,” explains Dr.
Finnie who is the WGC Registrar.
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hand has approximately one-third of
its 144 rooms filled in all three of its
buildings, and the figures for River’s
Edge apartments were not available
although outward appearances
seemed to indicate it was hungry for
tenants.
But Martin refuses to accept the
small turn-out of the latter two
apartments lightly. To compete with
the features these apartments have
to offer, he will present a plan to
Dean Lyon of Student Services which
if approved, will make on-campus
living more “appealing to the
students.” Martin said he will
publicize his plan upon receiving ap
proval.
The big plus that already falls in
favor of the Residence Life Office is
the cost of living on campus com
pared to that of living in one of the
three apartments. It costs $237.00 to
live in a campus dormitory (ex-
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IL 463 518
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IA 519 570
KS 502 549
KY 479 518
LA 472 508
ME 429 463
MD 429 468
tion rose from four to 4.6 percent.
The average scores of declared ed
majors also increased this year, by
seven points on the math section and
four points for verbal skills.
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eluding Tyus Hall) per quarter while
the price quickly jumps per quarter
to reside in the other three complex
6S.
It costs $150.00 per person a month
to live in Village West and $170.00 per
person to live in River’s Edge adding
up to $450.00 and $510.00 per quarter
respectively both include utilities
and furnishings.
South Ridge, which does not in
clude utilities and is unfurnished,
charges $335.00 a month per unit,
which adds up to $1005.00 per
quarter. But this price can be shared
by up to four student living in the two
bedroom apartments.
Whether or not these new apart
ments will survive is a question that
can’t be answered by anyone until
everything is settled but one thing is
certain, the battle for tenants among
the student population will be an in
tense one.
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NM 487 527
NY 424 470
NC 395 432
ND 500 554
OH 460 508
OK 484 525
OR 435 472
PA 425 462
Rl 424 461
SC 384 419
women 52 percent took the test
than men.
-(-Women made up the bulk of
business majors, at 62 percent, com
pared to only 36 percent in 1973.
4-Interest in computer science
waned for the first time in 10 years.
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The substitute teacher is a certified lunatic.
And students graduate who can’t read or w rite.
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WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 3,1984, THE WEST GEORGIAN-
APARTMENT COMPLEXES such as River’s Edge (top photo) and
Southridge Apartments (below) are in strong competition for the hous
ing dollars of West Georgia students this year. (Photos by Jane
Cooper)
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