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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure why I have found this discussion so interesting.  I suppose it is because I have a kid graduating in 2025.

I did a search and found several articles about the "cliff".  I guess we won't be looking for LACs for our kid, instead looking at state flagships that match our kids desired degree (we know, we should be doing this anyway for all schools).

I also thought this article was a good.

https://hechingerreport.org/college-students-predicted-to-fall-by-more-than-15-after-the-year-2025/

But not all colleges will feel the pain equally. Demand for elite institutions — the top 50 colleges and 50 universities, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report — is projected to drop by much less during the 2025 to 2029 period (18 years following the birth dearth). And student demand for elite institutions may be 14 percent higher in 2029 than it was in 2012. Meanwhile, regional four-year institutions which serve local students are expected to lose more than 11 percent of their students, from 1.43 million in 2012 to 1.27 million in 2029.

The Northeast, where a disproportionate share of the nation’s colleges and universities are located, is expected to be the hardest hit. [/quote]

In this ever changing college admissions process, am I to understand that it will be even more difficult for our kids to be accepted to top 50 colleges in the coming years?  WOW![/quote]

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