April 24, 2009

Will the Economy Really Change Students' College Plans? Early Signs Say Yes

By BECKIE SUPIANO and ERIC HOOVER

High-school seniors have only until May 1 to decide where they will go to college. While it is still too soon to tell if widespread predictions that seniors will flock to lower-cost institutions were accurate, two new surveys and conversations with guidance counselors suggest that the economic situation is indeed playing a large role in students' decisions.

A new studentPOLL survey found that the recession has caused one in six collegebound students to change their college plans. The

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