Application denied: Class of 2011 may face toughest admission competition yet

By Sara Lenz, Deseret News

Published: Sunday, March 27 2011 9:36 p.m. MDT

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Jeanette Liu just found out she won't be going to her dream school — MIT. She knew it would be hard to get in. That's why she applied to 14 colleges, many of them Ivy League and nearly impossible to get into — especially this year.

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Mom of 8

Hyrum, UT

Over my 20 years in education I've received degrees from or taught at eight different colleges and universities. Here's the truth: anyone can get an EXCELLENT education at any university. Likewise, anyone can spend over one hundred thousand dollars More..

10:14 a.m. March 28, 2011
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junkgeek

Agua Dulce, TX

But isn't it a bogus argument to say that it's harder and harder to get in, when you have 'application inflation'? These universities are admitting the *same* number of kids as ever before. What makes it "harder" is these kids applying More..

11:57 a.m. March 28, 2011
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SME

Kearns, UT

"The U. also does not plan on giving out its minimum requirement for students next year. School officials believe that will allow the school to be more flexible in which students it decides to enroll and to help it deal with the recent More..

7:00 a.m. March 28, 2011
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Sara Lenz

Sara Lenz is a reporter for the Deseret News, where she writes primarily about education issues. She started writing for the Deseret News in 2009 as an intern, mainly covering politics and crime. Before working for the more ..

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