October 31, 2007 - 11:00pm
By Ben Eisen
While Cornell’s admittance rate has hit an all time low, a predicted 14.5 percent decrease in the number of high school graduates in New York State over the next eight years may threaten the health of many universities in the area. Recently released statistics by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities suggest that a number of factors, including the end of the current college generation, the increasing population of minorities and migration out of New York State, may cause some universities to lack the number of students they hope to enroll by 2009.
Most predict that Cornell’s admissions will not be heavily affected.