Waitlist larger than projected size for Class of 2013
The University’s 1,331-person waitlist is larger than those of many of its peer institutions in a year when Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said economic turmoil has meant yield predictions are especially uncertain.
While peer institutions have this year — and in recent years — opted to waitlist far fewer applicants than could fit in their incoming freshman classes, Princeton has done the opposite, waitlisting more applicants than the projected size of its freshman class for next year…Read the rest of college waiting list
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Today’s Guest Blogger: Kelly Kilpatrick
More and more, we are hearing in the news and other sources online that 4-year college degrees are not as valuable as they once were.
This trend is due to many factors, and among them is the fact that students go to college simply because it is expected of them, not because they actually want to go.
In days past, students took aptitude tests that determined their specific interests, as well as their strengths and weaknesses, and then chose institutions that would help them hone their skills.
Although many schools still use this method of determining what students should do after graduating high school, the current trend is to get students to at least try going to college first…Read more
