Math Suggests College Frenzy Will Soon Ease

Kurt M. Thiede, vice president for enrollment management at Bucknell, one of many universities revising recruiting strategies. — The New York Times
**Math Suggests College Frenzy Will Soon Ease (Published 2008)**
**Alan Finder** • 3/9/2008
The number of high school graduates is projected to start declining, which could make it easier to get into college.

heads up: this is a pretty old post, it may be outdated.

Sun Mar 09 2008

Projections show that by next year or the year after, the annual number of high school graduates in the United States will peak at about 2.9 million after a 15-year climb. The number is then expected to decline until about 2015. Most universities expect this to translate into fewer applications and less selectivity, with most students likely finding it easier to get into college.

—Math Suggests College Frenzy Will Soon Ease - New York Times

Only this to say: "About time."