<p>With the economy in turmoil, many (including admissions officers) predicted that applications to elite universities such as ivy league universities would be down from last year as more families opted for cheaper schools such as state schools. Many colleges, however, are reporting that ED and EA applications are up by substantial margins, as much as 40% in some cases. So the question is, what will this mean for Regular Decision? Do you think RD will go down, or will there be a similar increase of RD applicants as for EA/ED?</p>
<p>In bad times it is common for people to hit schools to wait it out and to get more prepared retrained etc. So it is possible everything will go up. Busisness school (MBA) apps are way up, but they seem to be switching from Finance to Consulting. Also suggests these people believe it will be a 2 year recovery (term of the degree). I am guessing this will be similar across the board.</p>
<p>I think that for schools like HYP, RD will go up because they have good financial aid programs and they are top schools</p>