Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 08:27     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
In six months, people who convinced themselves they had a good chance at schools with 10% acceptance rates will swear it was a “bloodbath” and there will be outrage over waitlists while people whose kids had varied lists will be mostly content.

Lather, rinse, repeat.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 08:18     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
Red-shirting meaning many should have graduated last year according to age but instead will be graduating this year. Old seniors
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 08:16     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
Mass red-shirting may factor
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 07:49     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?

Easier because fewer international applicants. If your student has high scores and is full pay, easier.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 04:03     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
Anonymous wrote:My December 2007 baby has just arrived at college. She has friends born in Jan 2008 doing the same.

There's a ton of public school kids (many more than private) who are younger because they started school on time or youngest in their grade, the cut off month was different, etc.



Huh??? These kids are 17 until December or January of freshman year of college. This is really, really
unusual. There aren't "tons" of them anywhere. There weren't tons of them in 1992 when I went to college as an October birthday.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 03:43     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
My December 2007 baby has just arrived at college. She has friends born in Jan 2008 doing the same.

There's a ton of public school kids (many more than private) who are younger because they started school on time or youngest in their grade, the cut off month was different, etc.

Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 03:06     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
A ton of schools reported record enrollments this fall, possibly to help offset declines in federal funding. My guess is this trend will continue and likely mitigate the peak birth rate impact.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 02:01     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
Already a recent thread on this topic.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1291582.page
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 21:45     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
I don’t know. It is only one or two percent higher than the year before. I don’t think it makes much difference.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 21:41     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Baby boom for this century births peaked between July-September 2007. Many of those kids are seniors now. Won't this make it the worst college admissions season ever?

I don't understand why some parents on this thread think it will be easier. Please educate me. I'm worried and I need some good news.

In theory - those kids graduated High School last year.


At our top private in MA the age cut-off is August 1st to apply to Kindergarten. So many August/Sept/Oct 2007 babies are in senior year right now ...

But the rest of MA is typically sometime in Sept.
What % of the graduating Srs in the state of MA go to your top private?
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 21:39     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
Yes those kids are seniors now in private schools. I imagine it will probably be a wash over last year in terms of numbers.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 21:38     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Baby boom for this century births peaked between July-September 2007. Many of those kids are seniors now. Won't this make it the worst college admissions season ever?

I don't understand why some parents on this thread think it will be easier. Please educate me. I'm worried and I need some good news.

In theory - those kids graduated High School last year.


At our top private in MA the age cut-off is August 1st to apply to Kindergarten. So many August/Sept/Oct 2007 babies are in senior year right now ...


yeah I don't see the enrollment cliff happening yet either.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 21:37     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Baby boom for this century births peaked between July-September 2007. Many of those kids are seniors now. Won't this make it the worst college admissions season ever?

I don't understand why some parents on this thread think it will be easier. Please educate me. I'm worried and I need some good news.

In theory - those kids graduated High School last year.


At our top private in MA the age cut-off is August 1st to apply to Kindergarten. So many August/Sept/Oct 2007 babies are in senior year right now ...
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 21:34     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
Anonymous wrote:Baby boom for this century births peaked between July-September 2007. Many of those kids are seniors now. Won't this make it the worst college admissions season ever?

I don't understand why some parents on this thread think it will be easier. Please educate me. I'm worried and I need some good news.

In theory - those kids graduated High School last year.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 21:31     Subject: This will be the worst year for college admissions?
Baby boom for this century births peaked between July-September 2007. Many of those kids are seniors now. Won't this make it the worst college admissions season ever?

I don't understand why some parents on this thread think it will be easier. Please educate me. I'm worried and I need some good news.