<p>i think kids may be applying to more sunys because financial issues have made attending sunys more likely for them. ie, in the past i knew kids who applied to one or two sunys as their “safeties” - academic AND financial. many of them ended up at private schools. but this year, maybe more parents were telling their kids up front – you’re going to a suny unless you get great aid at a private. if that’s the case, you can see why kids would apply to more sunys – they want to make sure they have a choice, when privates may be less likely to be practical choices – and they know full well how many other kids applying are in the same situation.</p>
<p>jmho – but i think more students will end up wanting to attend sunys this year. unless what i’m also reading about private colleges being concerned about enrollment drop offs leads them to be more generous to keep their accepted applicants from going to state schools for affordability reasons.</p>
<p>sean – are you hearing that “enrollment” or “yield” will be low? two very different things. i’ve heard a lot of sunys are trying to keep their enrollments down because of state budget cuts – which wouldn’t bode well for those on a wait list. but if you mean that yield will be down (which personally, i questions given the economy – unless the acceptees are going to other sunys because they have applied to more), that would help those on the wait list.</p>
<p>in general – this is an admissions year that must be driving admissions offices crazy since they simply can’t rely on past trends to predict yield and enrollment.</p>