up and coming schools

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Anonymous wrote:Flagships in general seem to be doing well with getting more applicants.

Was just going to say the same - Flagships. Big 10 especially.

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The number of potential students is DECREASING so the number of applications increasing means what exactly?

There are still only so many students.

If they each apply to 15-20 schools, then applications would “increase” at some schools.

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Anonymous wrote:The number of potential students is DECREASING so the number of applications increasing means what exactly?

There are still only so many students.

If they each apply to 15-20 schools, then applications would “increase” at some schools.

This is true. Applications are "up" because of test optional and the common app, which makes it easy to apply to a lot of schools. 30 years ago people would apply to five schools. Now it's very common to apply to 20 schools. Thus, applications are up nearly everywhere.

But the number of up and coming 18 year olds in the US is decreasing. Birth rates fell off the cliff in 2008. So it's rapidly becoming a much smaller base of applicants. And outside of the top 200 or so, colleges are going to have a hard time. Would expect a lot of consolidation in the public college system. And I suspect a lot of liberal arts colleges will close their doors over the next twenty years.

It is incredibly important for colleges to become a "hot" school now. This generation seems to prefer bigger universities. The state flagships seem to be doing well. Outside of the usual suspects, I see a lot of interest in Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Utah, Oregon, as well as the more tech oriented public schools like Purdue and Georgia Tech, which are not exactly up and coming schools. But there is huge demand in that space as anyone with a kid interested in engineering or computer science learns very quickly. Also the big southern schools - Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Auburn, Clemson. Again, not up and coming schools, but a lot more interest in recent years.

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Anonymous wrote:Iowa

Colorado and Colorado State

University of Charleston for those kids who aren't academically inclined

Baylor and SMU (medicine and business, respectively)

College of Charleston???

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I see a lot more interest in VCU from Virginia residents. All around: Michigan State, Florida Atlantic, University of Tampa, Coastal Carolina and Louisville.

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Anonymous wrote:The Southern rah-rah schools have been having a moment for the last few years, and I don't see that dying down any time soon. I just read that Clemson's applications went from 28K in 2020 to 60K in 2023.

Any new schools starting to heat up or predictions for the next "it" schools?

They've all jumped significantly from 2020.

+1 Clemson and South Carolina are no longer safeties.

I mean, they were safeties for DS, along with Auburn. 2022. Doesn't this really depend on your package?

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Anonymous wrote:Iowa

Colorado and Colorado State

University of Charleston for those kids who aren't academically inclined

Baylor and SMU (medicine and business, respectively)

College of Charleston???

Yeah, sorry. As you can see, this one wasn't really on our radar. But it seems really popular among our DC/Bethesda acquaintances with kids who are not so academic and who enjoy the good life and who are full pay. See also, Elon and High Point.

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Anonymous wrote:Minnesota. It’s the next big rolling admissions school. And they actually want DMV students.

It’s funny, just asked my sister in MN about Minnesota and she thinks it is a fairly depressing college experience. Urban campus that is somewhat broken up with lots of commuters.

I get that kids don’t want to go to college near home, but her suburban HS seems to send way fewer kids nor is thought the same way as UMD for Bethesda/DC kids.

We visited Minn last year. It is fairly urban, but has a very typical big university campus feel. I would say that it is much less urban feeling than Pitt, BU or GW. It has grassy quads and a large campus area separated from any city streets. Has a college town area (Dinkytown) bordering the campus with many restaurants. You walk by a row of frats on the way.

It is highly rated for CS, for those interested. And it offers nice merit awards.

It does not feel or look like a commuter school. I am sure there are a good number given it location. Nice football stadium and great hockey team.

It is worth checking out!

30 below zero temperatures.

No thanks.

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Calm down, softie. Kid attends. No -30 yet. Zero, yes.

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Anonymous wrote:No one is going to Minnesota

Even Brenda Walsh couldn’t stick it out at Minnesota.

Sorry, I’m GenX, raised in the south, and that’s literally the only thing I know about the University of Minnesota. I’m sure it’s lovely.

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Anonymous wrote:Calm down, softie. Kid attends. No -30 yet. Zero, yes.

Zero degrees.

Lovely.

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Before starting to really learn about colleges as DC started High School I would have expected GMU to be mentioned as up and coming, given it's location and how dynamic some of their departments seem to be. But rarely do you hear anything to suggest that actually being the case. Academically, NOVA has nothing (or am I missing something, satellites don't count IMO).

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Anonymous wrote:Calm down, softie. Kid attends. No -30 yet. Zero, yes.

Yet.

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Penn State

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Anonymous wrote:Penn State

Huh? I thought it had been left for dead. You really think there's still a pulse?