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undergraduates can participate in the new program offered in conjunction with the Universidad de Las Americas-Puebla (UDLA). After completing a significant number of prerequisites at Stanford, students will be eligible for the program. Those participating in the overseas program will be able to enroll in one of two tracks at UDLA: development economics or cultural studies. They will pursue individual research projects with UDLA faculty, live in the university dormitories and take part in courses offered to both Stanford and UDLA students. All coursework will be in Spanish. Stanford offers overseas study centers in Berlin, Florence, Kyoto, Moscow, Oxford, Paris and Santiago.

                                    James Montoya

DIVERSE TRENDS   More women interested in math and science and more students with a strong interest in the arts are among the trends noticed this year by Stanford admission officials, according to James Montoya, dean of admission and financial aid. Students offered admission are 49.5 percent women and 50.5 percent men. Offers were sent to all 50 states and to 46 foreign countries. California has the highest representation of admitted frosh: 38.9 percent, followed by Texas, 6.4 percent; New York, 5.3 percent; Illinois, 3.6 percent; Massachusetts, 3.0 percent; and Washington, 2.6 percent. No students from Mississippi or Vermont are coming. Recent immigrants, particularly from Eastern Europe and Asia, constitute a significant proportion. In any case, there will be a continuation in the strong cultural diversity that characterizes Stanford: 49 percent of admittees are Caucasian; 24.2 percent, Asian American; 9.9 percent, African American; 9.7 percent, Mexican American/Chicano; and 1.2 percent, Native American. About 5 percent are international students. There are four or more students from Singapore, Japan, England, Hong Kong and France enrolling this year. ST

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