Surprisingly, Colleges See Boost in Early-Decision Applications
Posted on November 21, 2008
Filed Under News, The Daily Prereq | By Nikki Martinez
By now college admissions officers are used to their schools taking a hit because of the economy. A complete campus power-down? If we must. Fewer TAs and books, and brown lawns? Anything to stay within budget. So you can imagine their surprise when they checked out early-decision stats and actually saw a rise in fall applicants. Selective private institutions like Dartmouth, Middlebury, Northwestern and Pomona have all seen at least a 10% jump in students wanting to secure their spot in the 2009 freshman class. Remarks an admissions officer at Wesleyan (who experienced a whopping 40% hike in early-decision apps, compared to last year):
It’s hard to believe that one group of 17-year-olds has become more decisive than the group you saw the previous year. So maybe it’s that in a time of economic uncertainty, people want something settled.
So high school seniors are less willing to roll the dice on college admissions in exchange for a more stable future? Dude they sound like my parents.
(Source: The New York Times)
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