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« Previous Article | December 2009 Table of Contents | Next Article » Colleges and the EconomyThe world of admissions has changed dramatically in the last two years due to the economic downturn. We have seen shrinking endowments affect endowment draws, budget reductions, and program reductions. Recently, for example, the New York Times reported on the impact of budget cuts on one of the premier flagship state universities in the country, UC Berkeley. We feel that the impact of this downturn will also affect admissions for colleges across the board. We predict that colleges will admit at least an average of 5% more candidates in the early decision process than they did last year, as there is a tremendous amount of pressure on colleges to insure that they will be filling their incoming classes with qualified candidates. This will probably put pressure on the need-blind admissions process from early decision through the wait list period. Early reports support this prediction. John Greenwood « Previous Article | December 2009 Table of Contents | Next Article » |
