For non-accepted surrogates, the DNL rate was higher at 64%; for accepted surrogates, the DNL rate was lower at 25% (odds ratio [OR] of a DNL for a non-accepted versus an accepted surrogate: 5.4, p = 0.002, Tables 2 and 3).
The bandwidth for accepted behavior would be likely to broaden".
— "A Warning: Colleges Can Change Their Minds" by Tamar Lewin Colleges require final grades for accepted students.
The report found, however, that there was no monitoring of respiration, a failure that fell below the state's code of health standards for accepted professional practice.
Danny Casarella, a senior at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, had been leaning toward Fordham but wasn't positive until he attended a reception for accepted students.
He never forgot, he once said, that his father abruptly quit a good job when the company he worked for accepted a military contract.
And then there was Wesleyan University, which had used a softer sell -- a call of good wishes from a current student -- but had urged him to attend a celebration last month for accepted seniors.
Some parents of current Stuyvesant students said they were aware of Mr. Teitel's efforts to reduce the student body, and some parents said they learned about it at a recent open house for accepted students.
"Given the anxiety prevailing at this time of year, we thought you might enjoy some good news now," it said, inviting Reuben to an April open house for accepted students.
Colgate and many others hold a dozen or more receptions in cities around the country, featuring alumni, admissions officers and at least one current undergraduate, for accepted students who cannot go to the campus.
