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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the population increase---and also with that more kids who would not consider college in the 80s are now applying to 4-year colleges.

And, common app has made it very easy to apply to a large number of schools.  As, pp stated, we used to have to individually apply to each separate school with their own very different forms and essays.  It was a chore...and, yes, on a typewriter... and physically mail them in.  This was late 80s/early 90s.

Now throw in Test Optional everywhere and HS grade inflation (there were not so many 4.0-4.0++ GPAs back in the day--they were very few and hard to get).[/quote]

And, now schools are really gonna scramble because population lull. [/quote]

Some currently marginal schools may fail, but the kid who doing really well, but not great isn't going to be able to safely assume they will get into UMDCP or UVA like they could a generation ago 
The lull is not going to change things with flagships or top privates. [/quote]

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