For some college freshmen, the first day of school comes a bit late
by Larry Gordon
Lindsey Mathias was confused and disappointed at first when she opened the thick, much-awaited envelope from the University of Southern California this spring. The letter inside told her she had been accepted to the Los Angeles university but also said she could not enroll until January. She is part of an increasingly common trend in U.S. higher education: freshmen who are told to arrive on campus in January or February.
The Los Angeles Times, 8/21/2008