Why do schools offer Spring Admissions? Are they for lower stat kids?

sharkbites
Mon, 21 Oct 2019 20:40:36 +0000

@itsgettingreal17 I totally agree, let’s not get coy. There are likely very legitimate reasons why an institution would want to admit a portion of students for a Spring Cohort. For example, they may have seen something in that kids credentials that made admissions think they would benefit from an “experiential learning” program to start their experience (and let’s face it, generate some more tuition revenue?). It could have been a blip in their junior year, a disconnect between their GPA and ACT, a personal journey conveyed in their essays…WHO KNOWS. The bottom line is we’re talking about a relatively SMALL number of kids (100/1825 = ~5.5% ) and it is generally equivalent to the amount of kids who would likely be lost to their current retention rates at most.

Is it self-serving to not report those kids? Of course…
Is it statistically relevant? Likely not