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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They want the money from the applications.

Some private colleges are running a disgusting business preying on kids.   [/quote]

No, they are not.

The estimated total pay for a Admissions Officer at Columbia University is $71,149 per year

https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Columbia-University-Admissions-Officer-Salaries-E2748_D_KO20,38.htm

There are currently 28 of them.

https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/2022-12/Regional%20Assignments%20Counselor%20Newsletter%202022-2023%20PDF.pdf

In 2019 they took in in $3.14M in application fees

https://www.ivycoach.com/the-ivy-coach-blog/ivy-league/application-fees-around-the-ivy-league/

So, that's $1,992,172 in salary for admissions officers alone.  Using a normal rule of thumb of 50% salary for benefits, expenses and payroll taxes that's $2,988,258.

Now add in administrative, printing, common app costs (yes they pay), printing, mailing, fee waivers, events, travel....

If app fees are a business they are a terrible one.

I guess it's like the old joke: "We lose a little bit on every transaction, but we make it up in volume".

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