Thinking out loud

I was thinking about the kids that are making their college decisions during this unsettling time. Obviously many families will be taking a financial hit. Wondering if kids that planned on going the private or out of state route will end up having their parents tell them that they are going to need to stay in state. It just hit me today that state schools could end up with way more freshman than predicted. Thoughts?

In state and out of state yield at different rates which is taken into account but it is a possibility that yield could be higher at most state flagships.

Well, more than ever, I think these InState options or any OOS option with a killer scholarship are going to look like “lottery winners” especially from a highly ranked and hard admit school like UF. Also, many schools already went through their admission notifications much earlier than schools such as UF… Way before this situation with the virus even existed.

In a matter of a month, the whole process has been turned upside down for all the parties involved. Prospective students are now faced with difficult decisions due to finances or distance and colleges are also faced with unimaginable unknowns. Take a school like UF with an admitted class of about 14K students and an expected enrollment of 6500 students. Will they be getting 9000 kids or 5000 kids? What happens to those admitted for summer B? Will any of these kids hoping for a real college experience (moving into the dorm and meeting new friends) want to begin taking classes online? What if they have a second option for a Fall but with a June 1 deadline. Will they pay to go to UF, only to change their minds and commit to the second school?

Another issue that could come up with the financial situation is the idea that many schools might also go online this Fall. Would a parent want to pay for an OOS school if the classes are going to be held online?