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Why have schools extended certain dealines??
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:03 pm
by onetimeonly95
After such an influx of apps this year, I assumed that they wouldn't even think of this. So, why have ED and regular app deadlines been extended?
Re: Why have schools extended certain dealines??
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:07 pm
by Vincent Vega
They love app fees and lots of applications.
Re: Why have schools extended certain dealines??
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:46 pm
by Borhas
it's like that store that seems to have going out of business sales every week, but never seems to actually go out of business
Re: Why have schools extended certain dealines??
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:52 pm
by im_blue
More application fees
Lower acceptance rate
Re: Why have schools extended certain dealines??
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:57 pm
by Kobe_Teeth
im_blue wrote:More application fees
Lower acceptance rate
I know that's the initial thinking but it might be more complex than that.
Iowa has put a lot of people on hold and into second review and also extended their application deadline from March to April 1. This was after they apparently complained/bragged that apps were up 60%.
I think that puts things in a different light.
Re: Why have schools extended certain dealines??
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:07 pm
by im_blue
Kobe_Teeth wrote:im_blue wrote:More application fees
Lower acceptance rate
I know that's the initial thinking but it might be more complex than that.
Iowa has put a lot of people on hold and into second review and also extended their application deadline from March to April 1. This was after they apparently complained/bragged that apps were up 60%.
I think that puts things in a different light.
So their apps are up 60%, they can't even review the ones they already have in time, yet they still invite 1 more month of applications? Sounds exactly like what I said.
Re: Why have schools extended certain dealines??
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:14 pm
by Kobe_Teeth
im_blue wrote:
So their apps are up 60%, they can't even review the ones they already have in time, yet they still invite 1 more month of applications? Sounds exactly like what I said.
Or......
They're not very pleased with the people who have applied.
Or......
Apps were up 60% initially then drastically slowed down.
Or......
You're partially right but its only 1 of maybe about 5 different reasons as to why they did it.
I'm just saying, I think there could possibly be more to it than just simple money-grubbing. Reducing it to that is simple but it might not tell the entire story.
Re: Why have schools extended certain dealines??
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:46 pm
by im_blue
Yeah, it could also be that law schools know that this is an especially competitive cycle, so many people might throw in last-minute applications after they got rejected or waitlisted from better schools. So law schools are holding out for those better candidates.