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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

This is an important consideration that suggests for many that the experience is mostly a continuation of high school.

Oh jeezus h.

Yeah, only little Colby has kids who don't express their future plans to a near stranger.... WTF is it with you people? Is it rejection bitterness?

Two seconds of google: "93% of the Class of 2022 were employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation."

https://afa.colby.edu/outcomes/#:~:text=Colby%20graduates%20earn%20a%20median,within%20six%20months%20of%20graduation.

Whatever it is, your points are pathetic and WEAK.

Please consider enrolling in anger management therapy.

Sorry, idiot posts make me angry. I'll cop to that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First, those saying Colby is an "over-rated school", that is BS, it is as relatively fine as any in the Nescac. It has an excellent faculty as all Nescacs do, and a top record of professional and grad school success.

Second, acceptance rate is not included in the USN rankings, so this has nothing to do with Colby "gaming" anything.

Third, and most importantly, a top college decides to make an expensive and difficult process a little cheaper and easier on you and your kids, and you are effing complaining about it.

Unbelievable. You people are unbelievable.

What’s unbelievable is that they made the application process easier just cuz they are so damn thoughtful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, those saying Colby is an "over-rated school", that is BS, it is as relatively fine as any in the Nescac. It has an excellent faculty as all Nescacs do, and a top record of professional and grad school success.

Second, acceptance rate is not included in the USN rankings, so this has nothing to do with Colby "gaming" anything.

Third, and most importantly, a top college decides to make an expensive and difficult process a little cheaper and easier on you and your kids, and you are effing complaining about it.

Unbelievable. You people are unbelievable.

What’s unbelievable is that they made the application process easier just cuz they are so damn thoughtful.

According to you it is because they are evil nefarious lizard-people laughing wildly while rubbing their hands together as the applications pour in. Like this:

SCENE: A dungeon/laboratory deep below Colby's lovely athletic facility. The ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR and her ASSISTANT are in dark corner crowded around a single computer screen.

"Ha ha ha ha!" said the Colby director of admissions, "They FELL for it! We made it so all they had to do was click us and THEY DID! THE FOOLS! What they don't know is that we are going to READ AND CONSIDER THEIR APPLICATION! "

"Yes master" said the assistant director of admissions. "They have fallen for your genius evil plan. Soon we will be one of the most respected LAC's in the country and a member of NESCAC".

"YES! And our acceptance rate will drop and then our US News ranking is sure to shoot TO THE MOON!"

"Uhhh.... master, sorry to tell you" the assistant responded. US News has not used acceptance rate in the rankings for years".

"KHAAAANNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!" cried the admissions director in agony

/endscene

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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. It’s all about marketing

The Colby campus, new facilities (athletic and performing arts), new initiatives (in AI and arts) are the marketing. It’s a college that is gaining popularity and notoriety among high school students.

I agree. Downright notorious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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. It’s all about marketing

The Colby campus, new facilities (athletic and performing arts), new initiatives (in AI and arts) are the marketing. It’s a college that is gaining popularity and notoriety among high school students.

I agree. Downright notorious.

We were all waiting for the troll to show up. Welcome!

[Anonymous]

It’s free to apply to Colby. Free. Free. So lots of kids send an application because it’s Free! So they get lots of applications for a teeny tiny school in freezing Maine. Did I mention it’s free to apply.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, the LACs that are doing either "free applications" or "no supplements" end up being a win/win for both them and some students.

The colleges get more apps, so their overall acceptance rate is lower — and they can find some great students who otherwise might not have had that college as a top choice.

Once you get past Amherst & Williams, many LACs are under the radar — despite being excellent undergrad schools. Some of those kids might look more closely at places like Colby after getting accepted and realize it's a good match. I don't look down at any school that adopts this as an admissions strategy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s free to apply to Colby. Free. Free. So lots of kids send an application because it’s Free! So they get lots of applications for a teeny tiny school in freezing Maine. Did I mention it’s free to apply.

It makes sense to me that it is free to apply. Colby rejects 93% of applicants and it seems right to me that these applicants should not be required to pay.

In terms of getting lots of applicants, a large applicant pool enhances Colby’s ability to shape its small first year class and community.

[Anonymous]

A poster said that because Colby students aren't known for being focused on career, it was like a continuation of high school. At first, I thought that was quite the insult. Then, well maybe?

DC attended a small (relative to public) and rigorous private school with strong faculty relationships and community. So, yes, it's been quite a similar experience at Colby. And I think that's great.

He knows each of his teachers and advisors from both majors well -- just as he did at his DC private. He shows up if they do a reading from their recently published book or goes to dinner with a visiting lecturer. He's been networked in (through the amazing Davis Connects) to some fantastic internships and study abroad. He found a challenging and unexpected second major that is "for fun." Like most Colby students, he glories in the outdoor life of hiking and skiing. While he is working hard, he is also having the time of his young life.

He'll soon go on to graduate school at a much bigger place where he'll experience thrill of being utterly unrecognized by his professors. But that'll be just fine. Because he'll be a 22 year old who is confident and well prepared. He'll have tired of life in rural Maine and be ready for the adrenalin of the big city.

While he is ambitious, he also knows that life is long. It should not be a rush to build the resume. Colby has given him the ability to explore his interests and come to a gradual decision about how he wants to spend his professional life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The investment that school is making/has made in the past couple of years is unbelievable. The athletic center is like something you’d see in the Big Ten. Up and coming is the phrase that comes to mind.

Right? Toured it in summer 2021 and I still can't get the shiny gleam of it out of my mind on a hot, sunny day.

DC didn't like the school and I think that was due to the tour guide, who can be the most unpredictable variable in this process.

Will be interesting to see how things turn out in their collaboration with the adjoining town.

The pool is fantastic. One of my kids high school goes there. Not the sharpest or nicest person, but ED and full pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The investment that school is making/has made in the past couple of years is unbelievable. The athletic center is like something you’d see in the Big Ten. Up and coming is the phrase that comes to mind.

Right? Toured it in summer 2021 and I still can't get the shiny gleam of it out of my mind on a hot, sunny day.

DC didn't like the school and I think that was due to the tour guide, who can be the most unpredictable variable in this process.

Will be interesting to see how things turn out in their collaboration with the adjoining town.

The pool is fantastic. One of my kids high school goes there. Not the sharpest or nicest person, but ED and full pay.

Your post demonstrates similar qualities in you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A poster said that because Colby students aren't known for being focused on career, it was like a continuation of high school. At first, I thought that was quite the insult. Then, well maybe?

DC attended a small (relative to public) and rigorous private school with strong faculty relationships and community. So, yes, it's been quite a similar experience at Colby. And I think that's great.

He knows each of his teachers and advisors from both majors well -- just as he did at his DC private. He shows up if they do a reading from their recently published book or goes to dinner with a visiting lecturer. He's been networked in (through the amazing Davis Connects) to some fantastic internships and study abroad. He found a challenging and unexpected second major that is "for fun." Like most Colby students, he glories in the outdoor life of hiking and skiing. While he is working hard, he is also having the time of his young life.

He'll soon go on to graduate school at a much bigger place where he'll experience thrill of being utterly unrecognized by his professors. But that'll be just fine. Because he'll be a 22 year old who is confident and well prepared. He'll have tired of life in rural Maine and be ready for the adrenalin of the big city.

While he is ambitious, he also knows that life is long. It should not be a rush to build the resume. Colby has given him the ability to explore his interests and come to a gradual decision about how he wants to spend his professional life.

He likes cheese?

[Anonymous]

Why is everyone so angry? Colby's class of 2028 is incredible academically. Apparently one of their best. Ends justify the means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s all about ED2. Everyone I know who has gone and especially this year are those who didn’t get into Bowdoin or Middlebury in ED1. Still selective, but a back up for the more selective.

Or got in RD and went because were shut out of T30sunis/T15LACs in RD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://news.colby.edu/story/class-of-2027-admitted-to-colby/

6% admitted, considerably down from 28% nine years ago Lower than Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Williams, and Amherst...

Acceptance rate means little . Look at Northeastern. Most kids who get into top 5 or T15 LACs do not apply to the lower ones, they apply to ivies and the like