Will there be fewer applicants to Harvard, Penn, MIT next year?

[Anonymous]

Will there be fewer applicants to these universities next year because of the failure of their presidents to provide clear responses against anti-semitism in congressional testimony this week? Each president embarrassed herself and her institution, although the Harvard president was particularly noteworthy.

[Anonymous]

No

[Anonymous]

I doubt it will effect applications, but hopefully donations will be down.

[Anonymous]

yes

[Anonymous]

No way

[Anonymous]

yes

[Anonymous]

there won't be.

[Anonymous]

nope. Every kid is going to think that *other* kids aren't applying and that that improves their chances, so they'll apply to even more of these schools.

[Anonymous]

Yes. The one that was on my kid’s list is now off

[Anonymous]

Yes. There have been many articles about how Jewish students, in particular, are looking elsewhere for next year

[Anonymous]

Nope. Try again

[Anonymous]

NP. Not fewer applicants. But the reputations of the school are taking a hit for sure. That’s been a long time coming, though.

[Anonymous]

The Penn president was okay with genocide under “free speech”. She tried to give a lackluster explanation and retraction the following day.

Magill responded that it was a "context-dependent decision."

"It's a context-dependent decision -- that's your testimony today? Stefanik countered. "Calling for the genocide of Jews is depending upon the context?"

Hours later, amid bipartisan backlash, including from prominent Democrats, Magill apologized for her response in a video posted on the university's website.

[Anonymous]

9/11 didn’t drop the application rate for Columbia in 2001/2002 so no, this isn’t going to drop applications at the aforementioned schools

[Anonymous]

No. It took decades for Jewish families to get accepted at the Ivies. And it was way worse back then. Nobody is going back to SUNY.