<p>Alright, so I've heard all around that '08-'09 is going to be the most competitive year ever for applying to top colleges. Is there any proof on this theory? Is there any chance that the following year ('09-'10) will be any easier? Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.</p>
<p>We were all told that '07-'08 was the worst because we simply had so many applicants...but maybe it is '08-'09. </p>
<p>I would think, if nothing else, that after this year things will start to calm down.</p>
<p>I heard '11 or '13 was going to be the worst.</p>
<p>I've heard that last year ('07-'08) and this year ('08-'09) are the peak and it will improve slowly starting next year. I don't know if that's true though and even if it is it's unlikely that there will be any huge changes by next year...</p>
<p>i bet the shaky economy is going to help increase acceptance rates -- people will be less likely to apply to schools that they could NEVER pay for without a loan/apply to a lot of schools even with steep admissions fees.</p>
<p>I've heard that 08-09 is going to be the most competitive because after 1990 the most recent baby boom started to slow up.</p>
<p>High school class of 2009 is going to be the most competitive for admissions. After that, it'll die down slightly.</p>
<p>Here's what I think. I think that it will be one of the worst for applying, however I think many more waitlisted people will be accepted. </p>
<p>This could simply be because I'm from one of the hardest-hit states economically, but I know a lot of people who were accepted to top schools but couldn't go because they couldn't afford it, even on scholarships. I see a lot of people getting accepting but then rejecting top or private schools simply because they can't pay, freeing up room for waitlisted applicants. </p>
<p>Just a theory though.</p>
<p>^I saw a lot of that, too...normally, my school sends a lot of kids to private schools, but this year, out of the top 10 students in my class, four of us are attending UConn and another's going to a different public school. It's not that we didn't get into other places, it's just that the money isn't there, even after scholarships.</p>
<p>And I know the chances of this happening are roughly 756648681651 to 1, but think about this, class of '09ers: if you all, collectively, applied to fewer schools, acceptance rates would increase. Yes, there's a lot of us in the high school class of 2008, but a huge reason why this year was so competitive was that a lot of us sent out a ton of applications. (And yes, I am guilty of this as well. Sorry, fellow '08ers!) Trust me on this: you don't need to apply to 10, 15 or 20 schools. Do your classmates and yourselves a favor and trim down your lists.</p>
<p>bump...anything else?</p>
<p>No idea, but at the best colleges I doubt the numbers will change significantly. who knows..</p>
<p>Next year has the largest amount of people graduating at one time so yes it will be the hardest.</p>
<p>I've heard that '14-'15 is the worse. After that, it will start to calm down.</p>
<p>After what we saw this year I think people are going to apply to even MORE schools--the though of not getting in SOMEWHERE scares everyone now, so the mindset has become "the more places your apply, the better your chances", like it's become some sort of lottery instead of being based on actual skill.</p>
<p>Overcompensation like this screws a lot of people in the end :/</p>
<p>though from everything I can tell, the class of 09 is WAY more competitive in general than any of the grades i've seen go through... so that may impact somewhat</p>
<p>do you mean college graduating year or high school?</p>
<p>I was responding to:</p>
<p>I've heard that '14-'15 is the worse. After that, it will start to calm down.</p>
<p>yeah class of '09 is going to be wayyyy competitive .Too many baby boomers having children during 1990-1991.</p>
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do you mean college graduating year or high school?
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I mean high school graduating year.</p>
<p>ugh. It's times like these that make you wish you were born in like 1980 or something</p>