The code changes will allow schools to offer incentives like extra financial aid for binding early-decision applicants and let them more aggressively pursue new undergraduates who already committed to other schools
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—College counselors and admissions officers voted Saturday to scrap elements of their ethics code that the Justice Department said stifled competition, under threat of legal action from the federal government.
The changes will now allow schools to offer incentives like extra financial aid for binding early-decision applicants, let them more aggressively pursue new undergraduates who already committed to other schools and recruit as transfer students applicants who were admitted but chose to enroll elsewhere.
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