<p>Hi- We've been getting e-mails from a number of schools that the deadlines have been extended.
Emory to 2/1 and others to 1/20. Anyone else seeing this? Are there too few applicants in this banner year?</p>
<p>I think so.
People are also applying to fewer schools to avoid application fees.</p>
<p>Could be, D#3's Priority Apps for Drew (NJ) and Wells College (NY) kept getting extended.
Maybe they weren't getting the results they were looking for, not enough applications! </p>
<p>This may be a good year for looking at aid package & telling the school it isn't enough, maybe he/she should defer for a year. Then see what their response will be.</p>
<p>Oberlin (1/31 now) and UNC Chapel Hill (1/20) extended as well...</p>
<p>Pepperdine extended its deadline from 1/15 to 2/2.</p>
<p>I'm getting those too. Today I had emails from emory, rensselaer, and texas a&m saying they extended their deadlines</p>
<p>They probably do have fewer apps this year thanks to the economy...</p>
<p>UT extended its deadline as well.</p>
<p>Colorado College too.
Prospective</a> Students</p>
<p>Help me think this through. </p>
<p>If many, many colleges are seeing a drop in apps (as all the extended deadlines seem to indicate), then why extend the deadlines? Everyone will have a change in yield so it wouldn't hurt them to much in rankings, right? Even though there may be a drop in apps, surely the vast majority of the applicants are qualified.</p>
<p>What am I missing?</p>
<p>Colorado College from 1/15 to 1/20.</p>
<p>im as perplexed as Youdontsay...</p>
<p>My cynical nature is popping up, but maybe, just maybe, these colleges figure if they extend deadlines, they can get a significant # of additional apps, making their acceptance rates lower in an attempt to boost their rankings?<br>
Something is definitely up with this pattern....especially when you see a public like UT extending and a private "supposedly" as selective as Emory.....</p>
<p>Maybe a veteran of CC can chime in....otherwise, I too am perplexed....</p>
<p>Well, the thing is that top schools are not going to lose nearly as much yield as others, because people often feel that it is worth it to go into major debt to get the best education. Therefore, the colleges that are not at the top need to get as many applicants as possible, because their yield rates will be so much lower.</p>
<p>What about federal government money? Loans & so on, like Perkins, Stafford, & Pell Grant Money etc? IF they don't use it for the students that qualify for it, won't they lose it? Is that a possibility? Just brainstorming here...</p>
<p>By extending their deadlines, they are hoping for more applications, more diverse students & perhaps students from all economic backgrounds, not just the ones who will pay full freight.</p>
<p>I can only hope that colleges are trying to attract people who can't pay full freight. That would be good news for this modest household.</p>
<p>Swarthmore to 1/26 too</p>
<p>buuuuuuuuuuump</p>
<p>bummmmmmmppppppppp</p>
<p>SWARTHMORE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE? wow.</p>
<p>Are you sure?????</p>