College Confidential - View Single Post - Too many candidates applying or too many smart candidates applying?

hmom5 · 01-07-2009, 03:19 PM

Things that contributed to this:

-The internet making info easily available, people more aware of schools not near home
-publicized rankings
-improved financial aid at top schools
-immigration/visas, education oriented immigrants
-globalization; people are more willing to move and see the world as one
-worldwide competition-awareness that a top education gives an edge in the marketplace
-schools beefed up efforts to seek kids from all corners, especially internationals,URMs and low income
-increasingly low acceptance driving kids to apply to more schools

01-07-2009, 03:19 PM	#7
hmom5 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 9,139	Things that contributed to this: -The internet making info easily available, people more aware of schools not near home -publicized rankings -improved financial aid at top schools -immigration/visas, education oriented immigrants -globalization; people are more willing to move and see the world as one -worldwide competition-awareness that a top education gives an edge in the marketplace -schools beefed up efforts to seek kids from all corners, especially internationals,URMs and low income -increasingly low acceptance driving kids to apply to more schools Last edited by hmom5; 01-07-2009 at 03:25 PM.
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