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[quote=Anonymous]There are other factors at play. Short answer no it will only get more brutal for T-20 private and T-50+ public schools for in state.

1. The economic disaster that Trump has brought has spooked many families into looking for lower cost options.
2. The price increase of college.
3. US News changing rankings in 2024 to award almost 50% of the score to social mobility factors. Larger universities are increasing their throw away spots for unprepared low income students and using them to fill abandoned easy majors while pumping their rankings reducing spots for students who are qualified and would have gained admission in the past.
4. The Trump attack on science and research has led schools to increase spots for international, OOS ( if public) and use wealth indexing proxy data to ensure the non low income spots go to assured full pay and potential donors.
5. The unpredictability of admissions for UMC well qualified applicants has led to students applying to many more schools. Schools like this as it favorably makes them appear more selective but to protect yield more unpredictable decisions are made.
6. Funneling impact for STEM majors, with STEM being one of the hardest areas to increase spots and more expensive majors for the schools.
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