Paying the Big Bill

NoDrama
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:53:04 +0000

Agree with Biohelpmom: they first ‘over accepted’ on purpose, and then had a bigger waitlist pool on purpose just in case the yield would be particularly low. It turned out the top tier schools didn’t have to turn to the waitlist to achieve a satisfactory enrollment. With the current overenroll situation, even some change their minds over the summer there would still be enough students enrolling this fall. That’s called “enrollment management”. But the returning students’ scenario is trickier. If the economy stays weak or unstable, the next few years will see a lot of uncertainty as to how many students will not come back the next year, or need FA to be able to come back.