The Wall Street Journal is out with some numbers for some selective early action colleges and as expected the numbers of applicants is up. This was expected after Princeton and Harvard eliminated their early application programs earlier this year. However, the amount of increase is somewhat surprising. Yale's applications for early action are up 36%, University of Chicago early applications are up 42% and Georgetown's early applications are up 30%.
Of course the reason for the increase in early applications also includes more students applying in general and a push among many educators who urge students to apply early action since the decisions are not binding. The problem with this significant increase in applications for early action admissions is that it makes if more difficult for the colleges to determine how many students might accept the colleges offers of admissions. With increased uncertainty the colleges will most likely increase the number of students put on a wait list to try to give themselves some lee way in meeting their goals for class size.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Applications are up at colleges with early action admissions
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