Quality and number of applications

Debruns
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:34:56 +0000

Yes, I’ve read both, apps are up at all state universiites. I’ve seen recent articles about the CA system, the Suny’s and this for CT:

With economic uncertainty roiling around them, the state’s private and state colleges applied various strategies to arrive at what most say will be right-sized freshman classes this fall.

For the private colleges, the question last fall when the stock market plunged was whether fewer students would be able to pay - or willing to incur the debt to cover - the hefty price tag of a private education - $30,000-$50,000 this year for tuition, room and board.

At state universities - such as the University of Connecticut, where in-state students will pay about $20,000 this year for tuition, room and board - admissions officials were concerned that enrollment might prove overwhelming.

That said, UConn, as Philosopher knows, can be very erratic with aid and acceptance. Every year, it seems someone who thought they were a shoo-in didn’t get in and others did. Reasons are sometimes not known to us, what they were looking for, but for the number of applications they receive, they do a pretty good job. I have also heard of students that had a GC intercede and get in later.