Accepted Without Applying: Why US Colleges Are Competing for Students
Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Hundreds of US colleges now offer direct admission, evaluating students using limited materials such as high school transcripts.
- The policy reflects recruitment difficulties caused by a declining school-age population and fewer international students.
- Colleges are also simplifying admissions procedures and lowering tuition to attract applicants.
Some US colleges are offering admission to students who never submitted an application, as institutions compete for a shrinking pool of prospective students.
Hundreds of colleges now operate a system known as “direct admissions.” Under the system, schools can review students using only selected materials, such as high school transcripts, and then offer them admission.
The shift comes as US colleges face recruitment difficulties linked to a decline in the school-age population and a drop in the number of international students. Reports cited by the article say institutions are responding by making admissions easier and reducing tuition fees.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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