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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope this college admissions cycle has parents questioning this insanity and what it does to our kids. https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/967617.page[/quote]

Parents are cursing the insanity. But if a kid wants to go to college, you have to go through the application process. The process has to change.[/quote]
Curious—-how? I mean one of my kids is years away from this process. I can’t imagine it getting even tougher than it is right now.
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+ 1 This is overwhelming and depressing.[/quote]
The positive news, if there is any, is that the number of high school graduates is expected to flatline over the next decade, if not decline slightly. So at least it won’t get even more competitive.

But what bothers me is how smaller schools are doing so little to differentiate themselves. What’s happening right now is that while applications to a small number of highly selective public and private schools are soaring, they are declining lots of other places. The problem for most schools is that they represent a poor value proposition.

At the very least, many schools should be considering how they can better differentiate themselves on price. Sadly, there does not seem to be any major widespread move to halt tuition increases anywhere.

Perhaps the best bet is Biden’s proposed free community college. This would give cost conscious student the opportunity to graduate from state flagship schools after transferring from community colleges and paying only half the cost. It could be a major game changer in terms of incentives. [/quote]

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