Yesterday NACAC (National Association of College Admissions Counseling) released its 2010 State of College Admissions report. This report is based on data for those students who applied to college for Fall 2009 admission.
Highlights from the report:
* The number of high school graduates peaked in 2008-09, is expected to decline through 2014-15, and rebound to the peak number of 3.4 million by 2018-19.
* At colleges that offer a binding Early Decision (ED) application option, the rate of acceptance for ED applicants is 15 percentage points higher than the rate of acceptance for students who apply under the regular decision option. This gap in the acceptance rates is twice what it was just four years ago.
Early Decision is not offered by all colleges and universities, and is not a viable option if you are seeking financial assistance. If a college that you have visited and loved offers ED, however, you would be wise to consider this option.
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