Do colleges accept exactly as many students as they can hold, or do they overshoot a bit to account for those who decide to go elsewhere?

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Do colleges accept exactly as many students as they can hold, or do they overshoot a bit to account for those who decide to go elsewhere?

Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-06-17 22:41:36

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Do colleges accept exactly as many students as they can hold, or do they overshoot a bit to account for those who decide to go elsewhere?

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Just wondering

Anonymous

They accept more than they could hold because some students will decide to go elsewhere. This can be bad because if those student don't go elsewhere, the college start taking back acceptances.