Getting into a top college is becoming even more competitive, as Ivy League schools and other selective universities announced their admissions decisions for the Class of 2012. Announcements by Harvard, Yale, Princeton and other schools of increased financial aid and the elimination of tuition for students in lower income brackets led to record numbers of applicants to top schools — and a lower acceptance rate as universities expect their yield to increase.
Anticipating college admissions (Daily Bruin)
Ivy League
Harvard admissions rate drops to record-low 7.1 percent (Harvard Crimson)
Yale admit rate falls to 8.3 percent (Yale Daily News)
Princeton announces admission decisions online (Daily Princetonian)
Dartmouth gets selective, announces new class (The Dartmouth)
Penn admit rate increases (Daily Pennsylvanian)
Brown admits set new record low (Brown Daily Herald)
Acceptance rates decline across Ivy League (Yale Daily News)
Elsewhere …
Top schools admit few (Harvard Crimson)
Stanford class breaks records (Stanford Daily)
Duke admits most-selective class to date (The Duke Chronicle)
Northwestern acceptance rates up for 2012 (The Daily Northwestern)
NYU admissions rate drops to lowest in years (Washington Square News)
Notre Dame mails out acceptance letters (The Observer)
Required Reading
Early applicant numbers rise as big schools drop out of mix
Study plays down ‘fit’ when deciding on college (Daily Iowan)
Survey finds Harvard top choice of college (Harvard Crimson)
Deferring admission becoming more popular, well regarded (Tufts Daily)