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Colin Riley a spokesman for Boston University, anticipates no significant decrease in either selectivity or the quality of future classes because of a decreased applicant pool. He sees the circumstances as more complex than the numbers show...
...Payzant said the shrinking applicant pool won’t likely affect the country’s most prestigious schools...
...What’s really important is not [that] the total pool declines, but what is the number of those applying to colleges,” Riley said. “It’s a little different than A + B = C. It’s obvious the number of seniors is going to decline. That doesn’t necessarily translate into a less selective process or a weaker class. There could be more college applicants, but they could apply to more colleges...
...case arises like the Cornell men’s basketball team this year – where a team is clearly better than its league peers – they should have no trouble proving their supremacy in a high-stakes tournament pool. If they were to falter in said tournament, where they really that good to begin with...
Some will quip that I’m bitter. But, personally, I think the gene pool worked out for me! After all, I can take my Medieval History exam in comfort in cramped Science Center desks, while the DHA-clad giants can’t even squeeze in the aisle past...