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[quote=Anonymous]I think it's a few things. Students are becoming much more strategic with where they apply ED/SCEA. Top students are realizing it's pointless to apply early to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, or Stanford unless they have a major hook. So that's four schools gone. Columbia is becoming less appealing because most students don't want all that noise. So that's five schools that most of the best students are not applying to.

Among the strongest young men in particular, they want to see solid engineering and business programs, so they're looking at those schools instead of colleges that are historically weak in those fields. I don't think test optional policies matter that much for strong students. Most of the T25 were TO this cycle. Generally, it's students with a 1400+ who are deciding not to submit. It's not a bunch of 1100s who are sneaking in through the back door. And all of those students have AP scores to back up their transcripts.

Also, there is much more desire to get out of the northeast for college these days. And an Ivy brand resonates much more with parents than with the students themselves. But really, a top school with good business and engineering and where the best unhooked students can apply early is going to get a lot more attention these days. I think schools that have a lot more gravitational pull for various reasons are Duke, Vanderbilt, Rice - the southern schools - and Cornell, Penn, Northwestern - because they are good in engineering and business. And, importantly, a student applying ED will have a shot at these schools. [/quote]

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