<p>I agree with the suggestion in this thread that parents can directly assess how well a college does in recruiting-as-such, being welcoming and enticing in postal mailings, emails, info sessions, campus tours, and the like. Being obnoxious when dealing with prospies is below industry standard for any college. </p>
<p>I’m less sure how much students’ matriculation decisions, when offered more than one chance to enroll, are based on admission office behavior or on something else. Because most colleges have a yield below 50 percent of admitted students who actually enroll, influencing that figure could be very important for the college, but I don’t know if admission offices have power to influence that much.</p>