Tagged: "economic downturn"
Application Numbers at Top-Ranked Schools
An article in Business Week published last month compared the application numbers from several top-ranked institutions. The majority of the institutions have seen an increase in applications this year, making admission more selective than ever. Several experts quoted in the article sight the increase in application numbers as a direct result of the economic downturn. [...]
Most Students Attend the Type of College They Prefer–Despite Economy
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports this morning on a new study that finds that the overwhelming majority of students heading off to college this fall will be attending the sort of college they prefer. Of the nearly 40,000 respondents, 86% of those who said they preferred a public college will be attending a public [...]
Colleges and Universities React to the Economic Crisis: Gnash Teeth, Wring Hands…and Repeat
In a pair of pieces appearing this past weekend in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, two journalists illustrate that this admissions season perhaps will be the wackiest ever. Not only are students sweating over whether they will be accepted or rejected, colleges are facing the same anxieties: will enough students say [...]
Financial Aid and College Planning in Tough Economic Times
Here I am being interviewed by 9News KUSA, the NBC affiliate in Denver, about how to think about college selection and financial aid in tough economic times. Mark Montgomery College Admissions Consultant
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Mark Montgomery
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