Strain On All Sides As Students Put Off College Selections

Most years by this time, college-bound students are proudly wearing their school colors, thumbing through course catalogs, and chatting online with potential roommates.

But in this, the most unpredictable admissions cycle in memory, with its long waiting lists and a worrisome economy, a startling number of incoming freshmen are still torn over their college plans, guidance counselors and admissions officers said. With July just around the corner, some wait-listed students still hold out hope they will get into their top-choice school, while others who have already been accepted are not sure they can afford theirs.

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