Policy To Limit Early Admissions Offers May Need Rethinking

When it comes to college admissions, how early is too early? Across the country, all different kinds of colleges are debating the timing of the admissions process. But finding a one-size-fits-all policy is difficult, because admission to an Ivy League institution is so unlike what happens at, say, Iowa Lakes Community College, where everyone who applies is admitted. Last year, the National Association for College Admission Counseling voted to forbid colleges to make admissions offers before Sept. 15 of a student’s senior year. The policy, which is to go into effect next year, was an effort to keep college admissions anxiety from creeping down to ever-younger students. But even before it is given a try, the group is considering backtracking. Read more at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/26/education/26early.html?_r=1&oref=slogin