Campus News
Issue date: 1/27/10 Section: News
College costs are rising all across the map, with the average being approximately $40,000 per year. "Educators and politicians, President Barack Obama included, preach loudly and frequently that everyone should seek some college. In speech after speech, you hear that college graduates make at least $1 million more in their lifetimes than those who quit after high school," says an article in the Kansas City Star.
In the end, a lot depends on what your area of study is, your willingness to take some time off to work a smaller job after college and your willingness to move to a larger city with more job opportunities in your field. Is college an absolute guarantee for a successful future? Nothing in life is absolute, or guaranteed.
Chicago University turns away applicants
Interest in a college education in Chicago is sky-rocketing, documenting a 42% increase in the number of applications for the upcoming fall's freshman class. Over 19,306 students have expressed interest in the campus this year, over double the number who applied only four short years ago in 2006. And here's the bad news for the overwhelming number of applicants, the university only plans to admit 3,700 students, only 19% of those who applied. Now, to contrast that statistic, twenty years ago, 73% of the students who applied received an acceptance letter.
Christopher Watson, the admissions dean at Northwestern University, said U. of C.'s application increase is shocking. "I have never heard of an increase like that before," he said.
James Nondorf, the dean of admissions says that the jump in admissions is an interesting puzzle. Nondorf said recruiters this year emphasized not only the core liberal arts curriculum for which the university is known, but also the opportunity for undergraduates to take pre-professional courses such as those in the university's Booth School of Business, a graduate school. What can the college do? Not much, they can only accept so many students, but the numbers are flattering to their institution. It also reflects well on an old Chinese proverb. "The teacher opens the door, it's the student's job to walk through." Today's youth wants to learn, and that is one of the most important things.
In the end, a lot depends on what your area of study is, your willingness to take some time off to work a smaller job after college and your willingness to move to a larger city with more job opportunities in your field. Is college an absolute guarantee for a successful future? Nothing in life is absolute, or guaranteed.
Chicago University turns away applicants
Interest in a college education in Chicago is sky-rocketing, documenting a 42% increase in the number of applications for the upcoming fall's freshman class. Over 19,306 students have expressed interest in the campus this year, over double the number who applied only four short years ago in 2006. And here's the bad news for the overwhelming number of applicants, the university only plans to admit 3,700 students, only 19% of those who applied. Now, to contrast that statistic, twenty years ago, 73% of the students who applied received an acceptance letter.
Christopher Watson, the admissions dean at Northwestern University, said U. of C.'s application increase is shocking. "I have never heard of an increase like that before," he said.
James Nondorf, the dean of admissions says that the jump in admissions is an interesting puzzle. Nondorf said recruiters this year emphasized not only the core liberal arts curriculum for which the university is known, but also the opportunity for undergraduates to take pre-professional courses such as those in the university's Booth School of Business, a graduate school. What can the college do? Not much, they can only accept so many students, but the numbers are flattering to their institution. It also reflects well on an old Chinese proverb. "The teacher opens the door, it's the student's job to walk through." Today's youth wants to learn, and that is one of the most important things.
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