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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Record Breaking Number of College Applicants

Applications to selective colleges and universities are reaching record heights this year. Harvard has seen a 19 percent increase, while the University of Chicago has seen 18 percent. Princeton and the University of Virgina, despite ending the early admissions process, did not suffer from a decline in applications. What does all of this mean? Even more rejection letters will be sent this spring than in previous years...

Read the entire article at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/17/education/17admissions.html?ref=education

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