The New York Times – Jacques Steinberg and Eric Platt
“With so many students hedging their bets and applying to so many colleges, the colleges themselves can’t quite be sure at this time of year — as the May 1 deposit deadline looms at most — who will say yes. Some admissions officers said they were reluctant to share waiting-list data publicly, out of concern that students would try to discern their rank on the list.”(more)