Colby is poised to have the lowest acceptance rate of any LAC this year

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Anonymous wrote:Do they admit a large percentage through ED? If so, their overall admit rate will be very low. Especially if they don’t charge an application fee and/or require supplemental essays. Not sure what Colby does.

No fee or supplemental essay. They exploit the system as much as possible to push their acceptance rate low.

This, my student got lots of solicitations from Colby,

Eww, that's really gross. I think less of Colby after reading this.

+1. it's all gamesmanship. Get as many offers in as you can with promises you can't keep, reject almost all of them + viola! new selectivity numbers? vile

Absolutely disgusting. This who process is just so repulsive and lacking in integrity. I'm dreading it (we are not there yet).

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Anonymous wrote:My HS age DD did a summer program at Colby last summer (2022). She said it was horribly run down and filthy and she would literally never want to attend a place like that.

Hope she enjoys High Point!

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Anonymous wrote:Do they admit a large percentage through ED? If so, their overall admit rate will be very low. Especially if they don’t charge an application fee and/or require supplemental essays. Not sure what Colby does.

No fee or supplemental essay. They exploit the system as much as possible to push their acceptance rate low.

This, my student got lots of solicitations from Colby,

Eww, that's really gross. I think less of Colby after reading this.

+1. it's all gamesmanship. Get as many offers in as you can with promises you can't keep, reject almost all of them + viola! new selectivity numbers? vile

Absolutely disgusting. This who process is just so repulsive and lacking in integrity. I'm dreading it (we are not there yet).

Yeah, those repulsive colleges that offer free applications with no extra busy work for your already over-stressed kid. What scumbags, trying to get kids to apply who otherwise might not because of the cost or extra work. We see right through their scam of trying to have as many applicants as possible to build the class they want. And the joke is on them as they haven't even learned USN does not use acceptance rate in their calculation!

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All the coed, non-military LACs below Williams and Amherst, like Colby, have ED2 to help reduce acceptance rates and increase yields.

Weaker schools offer ED2.

Stronger schools like Ivies, Stanford, MIT, Williams, Amherst, don't need to.


USNWR LAC:
Williams College #1
Amherst College #2
Pomona College #3
Swarthmore College #4
Bowdoin College#6
Carleton College #6
Claremont McKenna College #9
Middlebury College #11
Washington and Lee University#11
Vassar College #13
Davidson College #15
Grinnell College #15
Hamilton College #15
Colgate University #18
Haverford College #18
University of Richmond #18
Wesleyan University #18
Colby College #24
Bates College #25

[Anonymous]

Just returned from graduation of great Colby kids. The ease of admission process clearly swelled the applicant ranks, but the bottom line is that the average SAT is now over 1500, and now the students' ability is on a par with the other leading New England schools like Dartmouth, Amherst, Bowdoin, Yale, etc.
Most seemed to lack professional plans, but they seemed a joyful lot.

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Anonymous wrote:Just returned from graduation of great Colby kids. The ease of admission process clearly swelled the applicant ranks, but the bottom line is that the average SAT is now over 1500, and now the students' ability is on a par with the other leading New England schools like Dartmouth, Amherst, Bowdoin, Yale, etc.
Most seemed to lack professional plans, but they seemed a joyful lot.

Isn't Colby test optional ?

If yes, then only those with high standardized test scores submit them so "average SAT score" is meaningless.

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Just checked online: Only 28% submitted standardized test scores to Colby College.

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Anonymous wrote:Just returned from graduation of great Colby kids. The ease of admission process clearly swelled the applicant ranks, but the bottom line is that the average SAT is now over 1500, and now the students' ability is on a par with the other leading New England schools like Dartmouth, Amherst, Bowdoin, Yale, etc.
[b]Most seemed to lack professional plans, but they seemed a joyful lot.[b]

I guess that’s all that matters when you’re spending $85,000/year.

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Anonymous wrote:Do they admit a large percentage through ED? If so, their overall admit rate will be very low. Especially if they don’t charge an application fee and/or require supplemental essays. Not sure what Colby does.

No fee or supplemental essay. They exploit the system as much as possible to push their acceptance rate low.

This, my student got lots of solicitations from Colby,

Eww, that's really gross. I think less of Colby after reading this.

+1. it's all gamesmanship. Get as many offers in as you can with promises you can't keep, reject almost all of them + viola! new selectivity numbers? vile

Absolutely disgusting. This who process is just so repulsive and lacking in integrity. I'm dreading it (we are not there yet).

You probably should go through the process, at a minimum, before you judge.

After the process you might feel differently about a school that 1) does not charge an application fee, 2) requires no busywork extra essay from your kid, and 3) allows them to decide whether to submit a score or not. Apply, and if you get in come to admitted students day and see if you like it and then reject THEM if you don't, so 4) no need to drive up to Maine before you are accepted.

Doesn't sound so "disgusting" to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Do they admit a large percentage through ED? If so, their overall admit rate will be very low. Especially if they don’t charge an application fee and/or require supplemental essays. Not sure what Colby does.

No fee or supplemental essay. They exploit the system as much as possible to push their acceptance rate low.

This, my student got lots of solicitations from Colby,

Eww, that's really gross. I think less of Colby after reading this.

+1. it's all gamesmanship. Get as many offers in as you can with promises you can't keep, reject almost all of them + viola! new selectivity numbers? vile

Absolutely disgusting. This who process is just so repulsive and lacking in integrity. I'm dreading it (we are not there yet).

You probably should go through the process, at a minimum, before you judge.

After the process you might feel differently about a school that 1) does not charge an application fee, 2) requires no busywork extra essay from your kid, and 3) allows them to decide whether to submit a score or not. Apply, and if you get in come to admitted students day and see if you like it and then reject THEM if you don't, so 4) no need to drive up to Maine before you are accepted.

Doesn't sound so "disgusting" to me.

This. I'll encourage my kids to apply because there is literally no reason not to.

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Anonymous wrote:Just checked online: Only 28% submitted standardized test scores to Colby College.

Any source? link?

[Anonymous]

Just returned from graduation of great Colby kids. The ease of admission process clearly swelled the applicant ranks, but the bottom line is that the average SAT is now over 1500, and now the students' ability is on a par with the other leading New England schools like Dartmouth, Amherst, Bowdoin, Yale, etc.
Most seemed to lack professional plans, but they seemed a joyful lot.

The bolded is a huge, huge leap. I am betting that that average student at Dartmouth, Yale, Amherst, etc. is far more intellectual than the average student at Colby. It's also misleading to post average scores when far less than 50% submit them.

[Anonymous]

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Just returned from graduation of great Colby kids. The ease of admission process clearly swelled the applicant ranks, but the bottom line is that the average SAT is now over 1500, and now the students' ability is on a par with the other leading New England schools like Dartmouth, Amherst, Bowdoin, Yale, etc.
Most seemed to lack professional plans, but they seemed a joyful lot.

The bolded is a huge, huge leap. I am betting that that average student at Dartmouth, Yale, Amherst, etc. is far more intellectual than the average student at Colby. It's also misleading to post average scores when far less than 50% submit them.

https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=colby&s=all&id=161086#admsns
It shows 40% SAT submit, and 28% ACT submit.

https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=amherst&s=all&id=164465#admsns
Amherst shows 35% and 31%.

Not saying Colby is better than Amherst. Want to make correction on test score report.

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Just returned from graduation of great Colby kids. The ease of admission process clearly swelled the applicant ranks, but the bottom line is that the average SAT is now over 1500, and now the students' ability is on a par with the other leading New England schools like Dartmouth, Amherst, Bowdoin, Yale, etc.
Most seemed to lack professional plans, but they seemed a joyful lot.

The bolded is a huge, huge leap. I am betting that that average student at Dartmouth, Yale, Amherst, etc. is far more intellectual than the average student at Colby. It's also misleading to post average scores when far less than 50% submit them.

https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=colby&s=all&id=161086#admsns
It shows 40% SAT submit, and 28% ACT submit.

https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=amherst&s=all&id=164465#admsns
Amherst shows 35% and 31%.

Not saying Colby is better than Amherst. Want to make correction on test score report.

Minor Point: Many of those submitting standardized test scores will submit both SAT and ACT scores, therefore there is double counting in the above percentages & numbers of matriculated students who submitted standardized test scores.

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Anonymous wrote:

Just returned from graduation of great Colby kids. The ease of admission process clearly swelled the applicant ranks, but the bottom line is that the average SAT is now over 1500, and now the students' ability is on a par with the other leading New England schools like Dartmouth, Amherst, Bowdoin, Yale, etc.
Most seemed to lack professional plans, but they seemed a joyful lot.

The bolded is a huge, huge leap. I am betting that that average student at Dartmouth, Yale, Amherst, etc. is far more intellectual than the average student at Colby. It's also misleading to post average scores when far less than 50% submit them.

https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=colby&s=all&id=161086#admsns
It shows 40% SAT submit, and 28% ACT submit.

https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=amherst&s=all&id=164465#admsns
Amherst shows 35% and 31%.

Not saying Colby is better than Amherst. Want to make correction on test score report.

Minor Point: Many of those submitting standardized test scores will submit both SAT and ACT scores, therefore there is double counting in the above percentages & numbers of matriculated students who submitted standardized test scores.

Probably double count. Does it mean Colby has higher score report than Amherst?
Above numbers are from the enrolled students.