beachedout09

Are applications up or down this year? Does anyone know early decision acceptance rates or how many people Colgate took ED this year?

Papa Chicken

general rumor is that total apps are down, which would be consistent with other LACs in general. Of LACs reporting, about 2/3's are seeing fewer apps....many saw an increase in ED numbers, followed by an RD drop. Colgate is not one to release much information, so don't expect to hear much before acceptance season.

some details on other schools app numbers can be found here:
APPLICATIONS GROWTH Class of 2013
Will Admissions Stats At LACs Actually Decline This Year?

anyone else hear anything?

colinization

Yeah, it makes sense. Tough economic times make people confront reality and realize that they need to get a legitimate degree, which is in part why they're turning to universities. Sumerian pottery just isn't going to cut it any more.

pinkfeather

Sumerian pottery.....that's funny.

gellino

It's not really the difference between a LAC and a university as much as what you choose to study. It's not like a English or History major at UVA or BC has better job prospects than a English or History major at Colgate or Middlebury because the former also offer courses in engineering and finance and have graduate programs.

Modadunn

There are a lot of differences between a smaller LAC and a larger University, and some of that has merit. However, what I find most striking is that when I read about the science curriculum and opportunities within Bio and Chem at the smaller LAC's, they read the same as those of Graduate programs at the larger Universities. Seems to me that you can really develop as a critical thinker under a closer tutelage with the professors.

lydia08

I don't think it has as much to do with the course content at LACs being seen as not as useful as it has to do with the fact that state schools are much cheaper. Parents are probably freaking out about their dwindling 401(k)s and insisting that their children only apply where they can afford to go (more likely to be public/state schools than LACs).

Also, I hardly think a degree from an LAC is not "legitimate."

ticklemepink

People are not looking to take chances at generous financial aid at LACs. It's true that many of them are not need-blind but they do try.

thinkingofu

The rubber hits the road at a school like Colgate which is need aware and yet, can afford to give substantial financial aid to those high achieving students who can't afford to attend...

hoppipolla

i asked last night in the colgate online chat how many people have applied for RD, and the admission officer said that they release their numbers in june.
soo...we wont know until then lol

iskander

^^ I confirm that. I also got the same response.