What colleges are falling out of fashion?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I graduated high school in the 90s. From what I recall, hot schools back then were Duke, Wake Forest, Hopkins, Georgetown, Northwestern

I think Duke, Wake Forest, Hopkins, Georgetown have fallen out of favor since then, looking at where my kid and peers have applied.

Wake Forest remans hot with private school kids. Strength of football team this year likely to continue that trend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I graduated high school in the 90s. From what I recall, hot schools back then were Duke, Wake Forest, Hopkins, Georgetown, Northwestern

I think Duke, Wake Forest, Hopkins, Georgetown have fallen out of favor since then, looking at where my kid and peers have applied.

A big problem for Hopkins is Baltimore overall. Crime has surged while people have fled--the population of Baltimore is like 100k less than in the 1990s. Hopkins even started offering graduates who stay in the city of Baltimore extra money and loan forgiveness.

Hopkins has record number of applicants but perhaps not from upper middle class dcum schools. No legacy and Bloomberg funding no loan financial aid has made it attractive overall.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Columbia and Chicago b/c of recent murders.

Oberlin b/c, well just b/c...

Both schools are on the up and up (Columbia especially), but Chicago has some actual, structural issues to confront, and its star has begun to wane.

Oberlin up 20%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe community colleges, directional universities and lower ranked LACS are most likely to be losing students right now.

someone finally conjecturing on the thread's question. think some community colleges may be okay but definitely think directionals and the lower ranked LACs, especially in the NE and Midwest, will suffer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I graduated high school in the 90s. From what I recall, hot schools back then were Duke, Wake Forest, Hopkins, Georgetown, Northwestern

I think Duke, Wake Forest, Hopkins, Georgetown have fallen out of favor since then, looking at where my kid and peers have applied.

A big problem for Hopkins is Baltimore overall. Crime has surged while people have fled--the population of Baltimore is like 100k less than in the 1990s. Hopkins even started offering graduates who stay in the city of Baltimore extra money and loan forgiveness.

Hopkins has record number of applicants but perhaps not from upper middle class dcum schools. No legacy and Bloomberg funding no loan financial aid has made it attractive overall.

Friend of DC's rejected and def from a UMC/UC school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:William and Mary - too expensive, no great careers come out of W&M

This poster must be in a parallel universe! Applications at quality state universities are up everywhere, including at W&M. Also, with test optional wrecking havoc with admissions, W&M is becoming a more popular ED choice in the DMV. As for career outcomes, they have to be considered relative to the majors offered. W&M doesn’t have an engineering program, so those high salaries are absent relative to UVA or VTech. If you compare W&M outcomes to other liberal arts colleges, they are equal or better. Yes, W&M is more expensive than some public schools, but the class sizes and teacher attention is similar to a private school. From that perspective, W@M’s $40k is far below a private school’s $80k, especially for those who don’t qualify for financial aid.

The $80k you are referencing for SLACs are schools with 1500-2000 students. William and Mary is 4x as big.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe community colleges, directional universities and lower ranked LACS are most likely to be losing students right now.

someone finally conjecturing on the thread's question. think some community colleges may be okay but definitely think directionals and the lower ranked LACs, especially in the NE and Midwest, will suffer.

Last year, COVID was killing community college applications. Not sure what the numbers are this year.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I graduated high school in the 90s. From what I recall, hot schools back then were Duke, Wake Forest, Hopkins, Georgetown, Northwestern

I think Duke, Wake Forest, Hopkins, Georgetown have fallen out of favor since then, looking at where my kid and peers have applied.

Wake Forest remans hot with private school kids. Strength of football team this year likely to continue that trend.

Wake forrest acceptance rate is over 30%
It doesn't belong T30

[Anonymous]

SMU and UT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SMU and UT

Sure. The acceptance rate for UT OOS might go from 15% to 18% (but I wouldn't count on it).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I graduated high school in the 90s. From what I recall, hot schools back then were Duke, Wake Forest, Hopkins, Georgetown, Northwestern

I think Duke, Wake Forest, Hopkins, Georgetown have fallen out of favor since then, looking at where my kid and peers have applied.

Wake Forest remans hot with private school kids. Strength of football team this year likely to continue that trend.

Wake forrest acceptance rate is over 30%
It doesn't belong T30

It was 27 percent last year but we aren’t talking about us new rankings anyway. It is a hot school in the private schools and has been for the last 5 to 10 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I graduated high school in the 90s. From what I recall, hot schools back then were Duke, Wake Forest, Hopkins, Georgetown, Northwestern

I think Duke, Wake Forest, Hopkins, Georgetown have fallen out of favor since then, looking at where my kid and peers have applied.

Wake Forest remans hot with private school kids. Strength of football team this year likely to continue that trend.

Wake forrest acceptance rate is over 30%
It doesn't belong T30

It was 27 percent last year but we aren’t talking about us new rankings anyway. It is a hot school in the private schools and has been for the last 5 to 10 years.

Uh maybe among the dumb private school set. Truly no one dreams of going to Wake Forest. It’s completely irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

What about Boston University?

[Anonymous]

This is so silly and a true representation of DCUM…what do you meant falling out of favor? Less brag worthy to other parents? Unless you are going to a top 25 or bottom tier diploma mill, it doesn’t matter as much as you think regarding their 25-year career trajectory…but we all believe it does…trust me, I’ve seen all sides of this and have been around a long time watching it all…