At What Price?

interesteddad
Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:55:54 +0000

It appears to me the colleges who are the quickest to game the system seem to be winning. It seems senseless Smith is not taking advantage of, or making changes, that may effect their ranking favorably in the future.



On the other hand, when the bubble bursts on the college application boom in a few years, LACs what have carved out a unique, readily identifiable identity may be in the best position. When applications tail off, I’m not sure that saying, “well, we are just like Duke, but smaller” is going to be that persuasive. It may prove that niche marketing that generates enthusiasm to a hard-core customer base is a winning strategy.