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College Application Trends?

by Gregg on 04-14-2009 09:10 AM

In this year of economic turmoil, I hear different predictions about college admissions trends.  Some think that private colleges will have received fewer applications, due to their steep price tags and will therefore be easier to get into.  Others think that students will have filed more applications and cast a wider net, in order to compare offers, and therefore colleges will become more selective when choosing from larger applicant pools.

 

Well, with most colleges releasing admissions decisions by April 1st, the answers are here.  In this article by the New York Times, it seems there isn't yet one clear trend.  Ivy League colleges are reporting more applications than last year and lower acceptance rates.  Other private colleges are split between those with fewer applications than last year and those with more.

 

While there may not be a clear trend when it comes to application numbers and acceptance rates, the real heart of the matter will center on financial aid and yield-how many students who have been accepted to the most expensive colleges in the country will actually enroll?  It seems that now the decisions are in the hands of the families, and the colleges are the ones who are anxiously checking their mailboxes.

 

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