> "new enrollments for next year are down close to 20%."
Does this mean that MIT admitted fewer people, or that there are fewer applicants? The article does not seem to say.
Does this mean that MIT admitted fewer people, or that there are fewer applicants? The article does not seem to say.
The head of MIT needs to be clearer about that. It may be inconceivable at his level to say that fewer people would apply.
In the US, school enrollment is declining due to declining birth rates.[1] That's hitting elementary schools now, but hasn't hit colleges yet. It will in a few years, of course.
[1] https://www.brookings.edu/articles/declining-public-school-e...