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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter] hi[quote=Anonymous]The name brands like Gonzaga still have far more applicants than they have spots, and they'll remain that way. It's the small, niche schools that are at-risk. Yield may be down at top schools, but they're still able to fill all their seats.

Anecdotally, yields seem to be down because families are applying to more schools than ever, especially top schools. Admission is such a crapshoot these days if you don't have a connection that families, so it ends up being like college admissions: apply widely to maximize your odds of getting accepted somewhere.

In my non-DMV city, the lower-tier schools are struggling (most are conservative religious schools, fwiw). One Catholic is having issues but that stems from long-simmering issues that exploded this year. The other Catholics have waitlists (that aren't moving much judging by the online chatter). All the top privates filled their seats and have sizable waitpools.[/quote]

Why on earth are you talking about private schools that are not in the DMV? What does that have to do with this thread? I understand that DCUM participation has expanded to folks who are from outside of our area, but it’s still a DMV-centric site and when a post is clearly DMV-specific it really derails things when folks from outside the area go off topic.  [/quote]

You’re a really pleasant person 😬

-A DMV resident who appreciates hearing about other experiences outside this bubble[/quote]

+1. Glad to know what’s happening in other, not so far from DC East Coast communities.  It’s certainly germane and worth consideration on this thread.  It’s not like the person completely changed the topic.  Sheesh. 
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