<p>This is an unlikely scenario, but it crossed my mind the other day. Let's say a university if looking for a class of 1,000, but they accept 2,000 kids because they assume that only half will attend. What happens if 1,500 decide to enroll?</p>
<p>A terrible housing problem.</p>
<p>It’s happened before.</p>
<p>The most significant over-enrollment in the past year was at Ithaca College, which screwed up its estimates and had a 25% over-enrollment. It had to quickly build temporary housing to accommodate the extra students.</p>
<p>[The</a> Ithacan Online | Admission goals on track for next year - February 25th, 2010](<a href=“http://theithacan.org/am/publish/news/201002_Admission_goals_on_track_for_next_year.shtml]The”>http://theithacan.org/am/publish/news/201002_Admission_goals_on_track_for_next_year.shtml)</p>
<p>This year, the college re-instituted early decision and has a better handle on its numbers.</p>
<p>Hahah. Oh well, I better not complain or else acceptance rates will go down. :O</p>
<p>What can happen is that upperclassmen get “compensated” for moving off campus to nearby apartments so that freshmen can all be on campus as promised.</p>
<p>Build temporary housing in four months? I’d have to see that to believe it!</p>
<p>Here’s a more extensive article on Ithaca College crowding, with photos.</p>
<p>[The</a> Chronicle of Higher Education - October 9, 2009](<a href=“http://chronicle.texterity.com/chronicle/20091009a/?pg=16]The”>http://chronicle.texterity.com/chronicle/20091009a/?pg=16)</p>
<p>Well, I see! 
Impressive!</p>
<p>The article says that one adjustment is “** Raising admissions selectivity… *” but how do they do that? The usual way is to try to increase the number of applicants. 
Or is that lowering selectivity? I get confused. :)</p>
<p>Oh, great, I got accepted to Ithaca. Haha!</p>