http://blog.eprep.com/2008/04/07/are-selective-colleges-sweating/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:44:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.eprep.com/2008/04/07/are-selective-colleges-sweating/comment-page-1/#comment-1599 Terry Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:32:40 +0000 http://blog.eprep.com/2008/04/07/are-selective-colleges-sweating#comment-1599 Things are no different for independent secondary schools. Things are no different for independent secondary schools.

]]> http://blog.eprep.com/2008/04/07/are-selective-colleges-sweating/comment-page-1/#comment-1598 Karl Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:48:39 +0000 http://blog.eprep.com/2008/04/07/are-selective-colleges-sweating#comment-1598 I stand corrected. Thanks, Peter. It is nice to get input from a real insider. I stand corrected. Thanks, Peter. It is nice to get input from a real insider.

]]> http://blog.eprep.com/2008/04/07/are-selective-colleges-sweating/comment-page-1/#comment-1597 Peter Van Buskirk Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:58:33 +0000 http://blog.eprep.com/2008/04/07/are-selective-colleges-sweating#comment-1597 Hi Karl! I agree that admission officers aren't sweating but they will. Even those who can manage their enrollment outcomes with great precision are having to face daily inquisitions from others on their campuses about how their numbers look and "what will happen if?" For most institutions, the admission cycle is at least 18 months long. A lot of time is invested in personnel and programming with the objective of acquiring a great class. It all boils down to the four weeks of April during which students have an opportunity to make their final choices among the colleges that admitted them. Not surprisingly, about 75% of the enrollment checks are sent to colleges between April 25 and May 1! The last few days of April, then, are some of the longest of the year for admission officers until they can finally count each member of the newly enrolled class. I say this having been dean of admission at a highly selective college for more than 10 years! Hi Karl!
I agree that admission officers aren’t sweating but they will. Even those who can manage their enrollment outcomes with great precision are having to face daily inquisitions from others on their campuses about how their numbers look and “what will happen if?” For most institutions, the admission cycle is at least 18 months long. A lot of time is invested in personnel and programming with the objective of acquiring a great class. It all boils down to the four weeks of April during which students have an opportunity to make their final choices among the colleges that admitted them. Not surprisingly, about 75% of the enrollment checks are sent to colleges between April 25 and May 1! The last few days of April, then, are some of the longest of the year for admission officers until they can finally count each member of the newly enrolled class. I say this having been dean of admission at a highly selective college for more than 10 years!

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