<p>Dear midwest Dad,</p>
<pre><code>I do not think any of us have an idea about the number of early admits. Since about 20% of the freshmen class receive merit scholarships it would have to be well over that number.
College admissions in highly selective colleges is a mystery. Last year a number of NMScholars were denied at SC and some students with lower scores were admitted. About 18% of SC freshmen are in the arts where test scores are not the most important factor in admission selection.
The Schools of Theatre and Thornton are still doing auditions. Those students will not be notified until well into February.
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