[yvonne]

[quote author=winflop link=topic=18942.msg227045#msg227045 date=1522496971]
I struggle to figure out what is driving these rates lower. Is the pool of "qualified" candidates growing or are more "under-qualified" candidates applying.

It strikes me that a lot of it is the universal college application. The application fee is the only thing holding prospective students back from the shotgun approach.
[/quote]

Don't forget that Stanford, the Ivies, MIT, Chicago, and many other top schools accept the Coalition app and offer fee waivers. Today's students have very few obstacles to applying to multiple schools.

[yvonne]

[quote author=winflop link=topic=18942.msg227045#msg227045 date=1522496971]
I struggle to figure out what is driving these rates lower. Is the pool of "qualified" candidates growing or are more "under-qualified" candidates applying.

It strikes me that a lot of it is the universal college application. The application fee is the only thing holding prospective students back from the shotgun approach.
[/quote]

Don't forget that Stanford, the Ivies, MIT, Chicago, and many other top schools accept the Coalition app and offer fee waivers. Today's students have very few obstacles to applying to multiple schools.