<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is written like a manual or guidebook . Please help rewrite this article from a descriptive, neutral point of view, and remove advice or instruction . (March 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is written like a manual or guidebook . Please help rewrite this article from a descriptive, neutral point of view, and remove advice or instruction . (March 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> College admissions in the United States refers to the process of applying for entrance to institutions of higher education for undergraduate study at one of the nation's colleges or universities . For people intended to go immediately into college after high school, the college search usually begins in the eleventh grade of high school with most activity taking place during the twelfth grade, although students at top high schools often begin the process during their tenth grade or earlier . In addition, there are considerable numbers of students who transfer from one college to another, as well as adults older than high school age who apply to college . </P> <P> Millions of high school students apply to college each year . While the number of graduates from high school peaked temporarily at 3.3 million in 2008, then to 3.4 million in 2014, numbers have been forecast to decline through 2015 and then rebound thereafter . Still, the number of students enrolled in college is expected to increase through 2020 when there will be approximately 23 million students in college . About a quarter of twelfth graders apply to seven or more schools, paying an average of $40 per application . Fewer than half of all students entering college graduate in four years and slightly over half graduate from college during their lifetimes . </P>

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