<p>For all the late decision people --</p>
<p>Dudedad, thanks for the update.</p>
<p>Looking through the list, I see New College of Florida, Arizona, Northern Arizona, Maine, St. Johns in Maryland, RIT, Ohio Wesleyan, Oregon, Willamette, and Pitt still have openings along with other schools.</p>
<p>Northwestern still has openings for transfer students.</p>
<p>how many spots does NU have?</p>
<p>The list doesn't tell spots, it just says whether they are acception applications, limited applications, or no applications for a certain class.</p>
<p>Of dstark's list, only a few of them are accepting a good number of applications for their freshman class. Some are limited, others aren't accepting any at all. So before you get excited, check the list everyone.</p>
<p>I was surprised to see Arizona still accepting applications for their freshman class, they are a good school.</p>
<p>Does the list include all colleges? I just applied to a college a week ago and I am afraid that since they didn't show up on the survey, they don't have any space available. It is Eckerd College, and they are on rolling admissions; are schools on rolling admissions exempt from the list? Someone let me know please, I'm so worried they must be filled if they aren't on the list! Thanks!</p>
<p>how come some schools are on that list even though they have Nos all the way across?</p>
<p>There will probably be additions to the list in the next week or so, so keep checking. I'm not sure why there are colleges listed that have no openings; I haven't seen that before. Maybe because they were in a hurry to get the list up?</p>
<p>The NACAC is using a new format this year and has asked schools to respond whether or not they have openings. </p>
<p>There are quite a few schools that I know are still accepting applications that are not on the list. That's normal and happens every year - remember, participating in the survey is a voluntary thing. Colleges don't have to participate and some would rather not let out the news that they're having trouble filling seats. </p>
<p>As fireflyscout notes, the list will continue to expand over the next few weeks as waitlists, double deposits and last minute changes of plans are filtered out. However, if there's a school you are interested in sending a late application to, it's better to call and check if they'll still take an application than wait to see if they pop up on the list.</p>
<p>"I was surprised to see Arizona still accepting applications for their freshman class, they are a good school."</p>
<p>I don't think the fact that a school is still accepting applications is a signal that it is a good or a bad school. The school can always reject an application if it is not up to the standards that the college sets. However, it is possible that it might get an application from a very high quality applicant late in the season for various reasons. The time cost of reviewing additional applications is perhaps the highest cost, so leaving a window for extra applicants makes more sense for small schools. </p>
<p>It could be related to the number of applications the schools get during the regular season but it is hard to tell. The New College got about the same number of applications this year as last year, while Ohio Wesleyan had an increase of applications by almost 30%.</p>
<p>It's not "The New College", it's just New College..</p>
<p>excellent clarification! everyone was so confused about it prior to your posting.</p>
<p>Some colleges can take additional few people but they won't post it here because of reputation- people do think that college has trouble filling their seats. Last year I discussed this with Dean of admission at college that posted open seats. They took in more transfer students knowing that usually during the summer several people for whatever reason will drop out and what do you know- school ended up with biggest class ever. It is such an iffy business trying to predict exactly how many students will send their acceptances in.
My D just received an email stating that even it is past May 1 school never received letter from her and they are still hoping she would attend. Needless to say, she did sent her refusals at the end of April so this email was some sort of misunderstanding. What matters is
that particular school is not listed as having any open spots.</p>
<p>Please see my other postings about University of Arizona ( Tucson ) if you are considering BFA Theatre/Musical Theatre. 17 students were just cut from that program ( 10 freshman and 7 sophomores ) and not one was given any warning. This slaughter has left many students stunned, confused, and stranded. Beware. </p>
<p>Anyone considering attending the University of Arizona for the BFA Theatre Program, which includes BFA Musical Theatre Program, please be aware of what happened yesterday, May 5, 2006. Seventeen (17) students ( 10 freshman and 7 sophomores) were cut from the program on May 5 basically leaving these students stranded for another year before they can audition for entry into another program. These students were not given any warnings and were unable to make plans for the following school year. Had only one or two been cut, one would believe the students were not BFA material, but given the large number cut (who did make it into the program initially through audition), one would question the program's integrity and mission.</p>
<p>In fact, the NACAC list was available on May 4th...a surprise.</p>
<p>If you want to compare those showing openings in 2006 with those of 2005, here's the link. Since a number of the schools don't appear on this year's list (so far), perhaps they've increased their marketing efforts.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nacac.com/survey/results.cfm%5B/url%5D">http://www.nacac.com/survey/results.cfm</a></p>
<p>that's interesting but that further confirms that if the school shows up on that list means pretty much nothing. </p>
<p>the example that i gave with ohio wesleyan illustrates that:</p>
<p>in 2005, the school does not appear on the list
in 2006, the school does appear but it has 30% increase in applications (and according to the admissions office a much stronger profile of applicants)</p>
<p>both of these suggest that if, all else equal, if you are not on the list in 2005, and have stronger and more applicants in 2006, then you will not appear on the list in 2006. </p>
<p>and then the example that lindalana brought up, which shows just the opposite: a school that doesn't show up on the list but has openings. lindalana, what school did you d apply to?</p>
<p>Another thing to look at on the list, for those of you still looking for aid, is that some schools are listing that they are still taking applications for institutional aid. It might be worth it to pursue that for schools you may be going to but did not get enough aid, as all programs have to use up their aid to get the same amout next year (usually).</p>
<p>This week, my son received a letter from Cornell College in Iowa stating they still have openings for their freshman class.</p>
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which shows just the opposite: a school that doesn't show up on the list but has openings. lindalana, what school did you d apply to?
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<p>I don't think lindalana's school necessarily does have openings, at least not the ones that would put it on the NACAC list.</p>
<p>It is my understanding that the NACAC list reflects colleges who will allow new applicants. </p>
<p>That is different from a school which will still allow an admitted student to send in a deposit after the deadline. </p>
<p>Many schools may still be able to accommodate deposits from their admitted students--but that doesn't mean they'll go on the NACAC list soliciting brand new applications. Many of these schools who "have room" in the way just described have qualified applicants on the waitlist. They will go to their waitlist before they start soliciting applications.</p>
<p>Lees-McRae College Performing Arts has come upon some recent additional scholarships so has opened up for more applications and will accept new and transfer students in the fall. LMC Performing Arts is a generalists degree where the student is in a competency-based program studying many areas; acting, directig, music, dance, management, choreography, etc., but can emphasize one area such as musical theatre or theatre. LMC also has a Theatre Arts Education degree. Go to <a href="http://www.lmc.edu%5B/url%5D">www.lmc.edu</a> for more information. Or, if interested, e-mail <a href="mailto:speerj@lmc.edu">speerj@lmc.edu</a></p>
<p>A school might be on the list because they have some openings in a department or two, while many of its more "in-demand" majors may be closed. Thus, I think that the list is misleading.</p>