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"As The Evergreen State College Admissions Office completed its third year of operation, it began to emerge from its nascent state where initial policies and procedures related to the total institutional philosophy were developed. During that early formative period, the staff relied heavily on Evergreen's sister institutions within the state for advice in developing office procedures, computer use, high school relations programs, etc. Admissions requirements consistent with institutional philosophy were developed with the advice and concurrence of faculty and staff members on campus before the college opened its doors to students. These requirements were revised to their present form by a DTF evaluation during Evergreen's first year. It was determined that because of Evergreen's unique programs, a student's earlier records of academic performance at more traditional institutions, scores on standardizes tests and other objective data were not necessarily valid predictors of student success at Evergreen. The College was seeking the student who has initiative, who has a sense of purpose, and who has set some general or particular goals for himself regardless of the level of his educational development. The DTF constructed a supplemental application form that was designed to require the prospective student to think about himself in relation to various areas of Evergreen's uniqueness before arriving on campus. Admissions needed to know that the prospective student understood Evergreen and was willing to accept the challenge of the demands of non-traditional education.

Thus, the primary tasks of the Office of Admissions became those of informing prospective students of Evergreen's unique program and identifying those students who can profit from that program." - Kenneth B. Mayer, Director of Admissions.