<p>So, I know colleges accept more applicants that the ones who actually enroll due to yield reasons. But what if most of the people they accepted suddenly enrolled? What would happen then? What if the college doesn't have enough space for them all?</p>
<p>Haha I was thinking about this last night.</p>
<p>This happened one year at the college where I work. Doubles were turned into triples (VERY cramped) and students were contacted to ask whether they would be willing to live in housing at a neighboring school or in a hotel (not nearby) that the university leased. Additionally, the larger incoming class wreaked havoc with budgets as more sections of first year courses had to be added and additional part time instructors were employed. It’s definitely a good news/bad news scenario: wonderful to be a sought-after school, but extremely difficult to handle that popularity well.</p>
<p>So, they won’t change their minds and start rejecting? lol</p>
<p>Wouldn’t that suck?</p>
<p>I believe this happened to Stanford and some Ivies a year or two ago. Stanford accepted less students this year to compensate (this also contributed to the Slaughter in addition to having an increase in applicants)</p>
<p>hahaha, i think about this all the time :p</p>
<p>It is also the problem in succeeding years as that bulge class moves on through the school, stressing different parts in turn. Those same students who needed lots of into courses at the same time then need core courses for their majors concurrently, and the stress on the placement office when they’re seniors is a challenge too.</p>
<p>But what would happen to the SUNYs that already plan on tripling?</p>
<p>^ SUNYs explode. haha. but yeah, the SUNY system is just a mess…they haven’t been able to handle enrollment for a while</p>
<p>It happens. There are years when just too many choose to enroll. Normally it causes a strain on housing, fewer accepted transfers and a smaller freshmen class the next year.</p>
<p>Its happened to a lot of schools depending on the situation. State schools when funding and scholarships are rare. And Ivy’s when they increased financial incentive. It simply like others said stresses the system. Housing is crowded and courses become bigger and harder to get into. Think about a local high school. What happens when enrollment shoots up, but the number of teachers and classes remain constant. Until the college makes changes there will be a strain on the system.</p>