Examples of colleges trending up based on current rankings/prestige.

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What are some colleges that are on a massive upward trajectory that may not be super highly rated now. I will start with PITT - its got so many things going for it - great city, not to big, D1 sports. Getting into Pitt 5 or 10 years from now will look much different I expect. What are some other examples.

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Vanderbilt, UFlorida UTexas and for liberal
arts schools Holy Cross and Davidson.

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Public universities have been "trending up" in US News rankings due to changes in US News' formula. It has nothing to do with changes in the schools.

Admissions uncertainty that has long existed, but skyrocketed under test optional policies, has families looking to large publics where stats may play a heavier role than subjective factors like ECs/essays. The problem with this is that ever-increasing apps at certain publics makes admission less certain than it used to be.

With the Pitt example, Pitt has been very attractive in recent years for its rolling admissions, a chance to nail down an acceptance to a decent school early, and with merit. If I recall, Pitt has offered less out of state merit than it used to, simply because it can still attract students without it.

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Anonymous wrote:Public universities have been "trending up" in US News rankings due to changes in US News' formula. It has nothing to do with changes in the schools.

Admissions uncertainty that has long existed, but skyrocketed under test optional policies, has families looking to large publics where stats may play a heavier role than subjective factors like ECs/essays. The problem with this is that ever-increasing apps at certain publics makes admission less certain than it used to be.

With the Pitt example, Pitt has been very attractive in recent years for its rolling admissions, a chance to nail down an acceptance to a decent school early, and with merit. If I recall, Pitt has offered less out of state merit than it used to, simply because it can still attract students without it.

No, but it does have to do with change in the student body, as more and more high achievers get shut out of T20, and/or they can't afford the price tags of such colleges, they end up at the state flagships.

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Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt, UFlorida UTexas and for liberal
arts schools Holy Cross and Davidson.

How are Vanderbilt and Davidson trending up? They are already up there.

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^Holy Cross had the most apps this year and admission rate fell to 16-17%.

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I’m hearing buzz about VCU. Students are attracted to its very strong arts programs and healthcare departments.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt, UFlorida UTexas and for liberal
arts schools Holy Cross and Davidson.

How are Vanderbilt and Davidson trending up? They are already up there.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:^Holy Cross had the most apps this year and admission rate fell to 16-17%.

Lots of schools had applications go up.

The Holy Cross love started on this forum like 6 weeks ago.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt, UFlorida UTexas and for liberal
arts schools Holy Cross and Davidson.

How are Vanderbilt and Davidson trending up? They are already up there.

Vandy more selective than almost all ivies this year.

Davidson RD admit rate this year mind-boggling.

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UGA

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt, UFlorida UTexas and for liberal
arts schools Holy Cross and Davidson.

How are Vanderbilt and Davidson trending up? They are already up there.

Vandy more selective than almost all ivies this year.

Davidson RD admit rate this year mind-boggling.

This could be about the denominator - the schools have done a great job with marketing and get a ton of applications. But it’s meaningless if those surplus applications are from under-qualified students who never had a chance.

The question is, what are the stats for the accepted students? GPA/rigor/test scores? And how many of them were accepted by other highly in demand / rejective schools?

For example, what are the odds that a high-stays kid who gets into Vanderbilt or Davidson also gets into Duke? I know that their admit rate is similarly low. But is the applicant pool truly the same?

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Berry College in GA is on the rise!

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William & Mary has upward potential based on their recent R1 classification, new majors, major capital investments in dorms, dining, and general student life.

Student stats are already very high and tuition is a relatively good deal compared to many less rigorous, but more popularly applied to, privates. All they need is a few thousand more out of state applications to drive down the acceptance rate and start the 'prestige' flywheel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt, UFlorida UTexas and for liberal
arts schools Holy Cross and Davidson.

All of these schools are currently overrated, particularly Vandy and the U of online learning.