Down From The Ivory Tower: Private College Applications Down
The economic downturn has hit private college admission applications:
Admissions officers nationwide point to several possible reasons for the drop in applications. Some students have pared their college lists this year. Many more are looking at less-expensive state universities. Many institutions accepted more students under binding early-decision programs, and each such acceptance drains off an average of 8 to 10 regular-decision applications. And some experts suspect that students are delaying their college plans.
Two interesting points in the article. First, on the availability of financial aid:
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