GETTING into college in America has gotten considerably more difficult over time. Zubin Jelvah writes:
Thanks to the positive effects of higher education on pay, the competition for entrance into the top colleges has increased sharply over the past three decades--particularly in the Northeast and California. But over the same period, the number of slots available at these schools has stayed largely unchanged, leading to a situation where demand far outstrips supply.
He says that this has led students to go to ever greater lengths to develop a competitive advantage in applying for university admissiontaking advanced placement courses and test preparatory courses, and investing heavily in extracurricular activities. But thats a positive, right? Competition is forcing students to learn more and be more involved in the community.
To a certain extent, yes, but new research suggests that intense admissions competition also brings with it serious costs. Mr Jelvah cites a paper by John Bound and Brad Hershbein and says:
The researchers argue that instead of better preparing high school students for the rigors of higher ed, increased competition may actually be counterproductive. They find that increased competition is negatively correlated with college enrollment and earnings at age 25 for students in a subset of highly competitive states.
The authors themselves note:
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