"Applicants Ask Colleges: Why Should I Accept You?"

web site:
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-04-30-voa2.cfm

this is about the colleges's less applicants in now. it have many reason..
1.is the application have the easy way to college school like use internet to apply at the same time
2.because 1. so school predict the number of admission offers
3.the weak economy to cause people have the other plan except school
4.the appearence of thing is expected until 2015