<p>And JHU+Northwestern+UVA+Cal?</p>
<p>Why do they group their information sessions together? Is it because they are not similar and they think they’ll get more students to attend that way or is it because they are similar?</p>
<p>They only do this in a few parts of the country where none would get enough interest on their own, though with the net, it’s changing.</p>
<p>They do this because they are interested in students with similar academic credentials and conducting the sessions jointly is more cost effective. Any one of these schools would probably attract 75% of the same turnout if they held the session alone, but this way they get to get their message out to a larger audience while sharing the cost of renting out the meeting space. Believe it or not, they have to manage their budgets too.</p>
<p>Incidentally, Penn is also part of the group with Harvard, Duke, Stanford, and Georgetown, which is formally called “Exploring College Options”:</p>
<p>[Exploring</a> College Options](<a href=“http://www.exploringcollegeoptions.org/]Exploring”>http://www.exploringcollegeoptions.org/)</p>
<p>Deans from Stanford, NYU, and Duke Law Schools came to my college to offer a joint information session.</p>
<p>Peculiar, considering the significant discrepancy between the admission standards of the three schools.</p>
<p>If you look at this sample link, Northwestern joins many peer schools in international information sessions. It’s not always the same peer schools. </p>
<p>[nu-in-your-area</a> Events Calendar](<a href=“http://www.trumba.com/events-calendar/information-sessions/northwestern-university/admission/northwestern-in-your-area/nu-in-your-area]nu-in-your-area”>http://www.trumba.com/events-calendar/information-sessions/northwestern-university/admission/northwestern-in-your-area/nu-in-your-area)</p>
<p>Northwestern - Columbia University, Georgetown University and Princeton University</p>
<p>Northwestern - Johns Hopkins University, University of California-Berkeley and University of Virginia</p>