Busy School Will Maintain Trial System

The Business School definitely will not return to a personal interview system this spring, and probably will not next year, Lewis B. Ward, Director of Admissions, said yesterday.

Applicants for entrance next fall will again be picked largely on the basis of their written application forms, and the recommendation of one person the Business School contacts, although in some cases the required aptitude test may enter into the decision.

"We will not be interviewing this year, and probably not next year," Ward said. "What we do after then is still undecided."

Still on Trial

Ward emphasized, however, that the present application system is still on trial and may be discarded next January if the students admitted under the new system do not work out as successfully as those in the past.

"It is still too early to say just how successful the application system has been," he continued.

1,300 Applications In

Applications for next year's class are running just about the same as last year, he added. At present, 1,300 applications are in, and another 1,000 are expected before the June 1 deadline.

Under the present system, all applicants must submit written forms and also take a written academic aptitude test. In choosing 600 students from the expected 2,500 or so why apply, Ward explained that by far the greater emphasis will be placed on the recommendations and written forms than the tests.