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Colleges Here Map New Recruitment Strategies ; Predicted Decline In U.S. High School Graduations Means Stiffer Competition Ahead For Some College Admissions Offices.
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As colleges prepare for 2008 graduations and put finishing
touches on the paperwork of incoming freshmen, they look ahead to
very different classes.
Demographic experts project that fewer students will graduate
from the nation's high schools beginning next spring and continuing
for six years.
A smaller sea of high school graduates means a smaller pool of
students seeking admission to college.
And that means more competition for incoming students among
colleges here and els...
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