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Thursday, August 21, 2008

The Start of Freshman Year...in January

This past spring, many students opened up their college decision letters to find out they had been accepted to their school of choice...not for this fall, but for January. It is an increasingly common trend among college and universities as they deal with record number of qualified applicants. Rather than deny admission, schools still look to capture the tuition-paying students in a different manner, by offering slots that are abandoned by students taking a semester abroad, off-campus internships, or simply have dropped out.

Check out the entire article at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-midyear21-2008aug21,0,841695.story

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