Colleges Reject Record Numbers

standrews
Fri, 18 May 2007 06:59:54 +0000

“Colleges Reject Record Numbers”

I don’t think this is a particularly well researched article. The author cites the same reasons typically cited.

1) an increasing number of HS grads. (rapdily so over the past 4-5 years)
2) an increasing number of international applicants.
3) common application (more applications per college-bound student)

Of course there will be a record number of rejections. UNC’s acceptance rate fell by 0.8%. Under the circumstances, that’s sounds pretty good. The anecdote about Mr. Andrews (great kids being turned down by HYPS) is all too common, not just this year but for the past 5, 10, 15 years.

There are some questions I would like answers to.
How has the mean number of applications per student changed or the past 5 years?
How has the number of seats at colleges changed in the past decade and where has the growth been?
What is happening to yields?
Why does Amherst put 1450 on the waiting list when it only enrolls less than one-third that number?