June 9, 2006

Caution: High Yield Ahead

By ELIZABETH F. FARRELL

Admissions officials react to an unexpected jump in enrollment numbers

To some admissions officials, January seems like a long time ago. Then, a sharp increase in applications surprised many colleges, and enrollment experts assumed that high-school seniors had caused the inundation by applying to multiple institutions. The conventional wisdom was that a wave of "frivolous applicants" had hit academe.

But by May 1, the traditional deadline for deposits, some admissions offices

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