Word: overbooked
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...effect of realistic counseling is a reduction in multiple applications, which is all to the good. Yet ironically, competition is fiercer than ever. Because youngsters really want to attend the college they apply to, Ivy League campuses can no longer overbook freshmen classes, and may reject an even higher proportion of serious applicants. Colleges are not sure whether to fear or cheer the dropoff...