Colleges accept more wait-listed students
Published: May 9, 2008 at 11:38 AM
NEW YORK, May 9 (UPI) -- Several leading U.S. universities plan to accept significantly higher numbers of students from waiting lists this year than in the past, school officials said.
Harvard, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania are among the nation's top universities considering accepting higher numbers of students from waiting lists this year, The New York Times reported.
It is reported Harvard is preparing to accept 150 to 175 students from the waiting list, while the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton are each planning to admit 90 students from such lists.
As top schools accept more students from waiting lists, they crate a domino effect that trickles to other schools, prompting them to do the same, the Times said.
"We all need to fill our classes and replace students who have been taken off wait lists at other institutions. The wait-list activity could extend for a significant time," said Eric J. Kaplan, interim dean of admissions at the Pennsylvania school.
Harvard, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania are among the nation's top universities considering accepting higher numbers of students from waiting lists this year, The New York Times reported.
It is reported Harvard is preparing to accept 150 to 175 students from the waiting list, while the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton are each planning to admit 90 students from such lists.
As top schools accept more students from waiting lists, they crate a domino effect that trickles to other schools, prompting them to do the same, the Times said.
"We all need to fill our classes and replace students who have been taken off wait lists at other institutions. The wait-list activity could extend for a significant time," said Eric J. Kaplan, interim dean of admissions at the Pennsylvania school.
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