NACAC List Showing How Many Schools Have Weak Yield

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Anonymous wrote:I was mildly surprised to see flagships like Kentucky on here. Catholic is on here. I don't think they were on this list last year along with Dayton and Xavier.

Xavier moved this year from rolling admissions to a process with EA and RD submission deadlines. I suspect this screwed with the pace/timing of applications received and thus their algorithm.

Keep in mind that listing on NACAC’s list is voluntary. There are plenty more schools out there with space; the higher-ranked ones especially are not going to publicly broadcast that.

I think they add schools as spring and summer goes on; this is just the schools that are already winding down regular admissions.

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Anonymous wrote:Xavier, DePaul, St. Mary's (CA), Seton Hall

Even the "known from athletics" are struggling. So is the University of Michigan's system.

Drexel I'm not surprised as it's as a poor man's Northeastern.

The mid and lower tier SLACs have been struggling for years. I'm a little surprised by Embry Riddle's Arizona campus struggling. That is normally a ticket to a good job. Rose Hulman, too.

The problem with Drexel is that it is still quite expensive and not generous with merit. Maybe Northeastern can get away with that but in this environment, IMO, Drexel should lean into being a more affordable option for people who want the coop-focused experience.

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New additions include Hampden-Sydney, UMASS Boston, Whitman College, Salisbury, Simmons, Sweet Briar, and University of Colorado Boulder (transfers.)

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Surprised to see Cal Arts on this list. It has a 26% acceptance rate.

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Anonymous wrote:I was mildly surprised to see flagships like Kentucky on here. Catholic is on here. I don't think they were on this list last year along with Dayton and Xavier.

There are already International schools like St. Andrews and UCD that are still accepting applications.

More schools will have openings as the spring progresses.

St Andrews is not accepting applications….what are you talking about? Most courses are already fully subscribed.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the issue is that most of the smaller, less competitive, liberal arts colleges are pretty pricey for a lot of kids. They give merit but not enough to make it attractive.

To be a viable option for us, a donut hole family, we would need to get enough merit to make it affordable. A lot of liberal arts colleges just don't give enough merit to the average kids looking to go there.

This. It’s a cost issue. Most Americans are having a rough time financially

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Anonymous wrote:Surprised to see Cal Arts on this list. It has a 26% acceptance rate.

Those type of niche schools can still have a hard time filling slots, even with a low acceptance rate.

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Anonymous wrote:New additions include Hampden-Sydney, UMASS Boston, Whitman College, Salisbury, Simmons, Sweet Briar, and University of Colorado Boulder (transfers.)

Surprising to see UC Boulder. I know that it has a reputation as being a safety school for Californians who can't get into a Univ of California school, but still surprising to see a flagship having issues.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was mildly surprised to see flagships like Kentucky on here. Catholic is on here. I don't think they were on this list last year along with Dayton and Xavier.

There are already International schools like St. Andrews and UCD that are still accepting applications.

More schools will have openings as the spring progresses.

St Andrews is not accepting applications….what are you talking about? Most courses are already fully subscribed.

Indeed they are, Ms Defensive. Check the second page of the UK institutions on the NACAC list. They are still accepting applications. Scots need the cash from the colonial philistines.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surprised to see Cal Arts on this list. It has a 26% acceptance rate.

Those type of niche schools can still have a hard time filling slots, even with a low acceptance rate.

+1 they won't just accept anyone and the cost can be a turnoff to the artists they do want.

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Anonymous wrote:I was mildly surprised to see flagships like Kentucky on here. Catholic is on here. I don't think they were on this list last year along with Dayton and Xavier.

There are already International schools like St. Andrews and UCD that are still accepting applications.

More schools will have openings as the spring progresses.

UC Davis isn’t accepting applications. The UCs have the most messed up admissions practices. UC Davis has a low yield but rejects tons of high stat 4.0 that get into UCLA or CAL as well as anyone under an UW 4.0 for instate, lots of waitlist movement. UC Santa Barbara has had an 80% admit after waitlist rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was mildly surprised to see flagships like Kentucky on here. Catholic is on here. I don't think they were on this list last year along with Dayton and Xavier.

There are already International schools like St. Andrews and UCD that are still accepting applications.

More schools will have openings as the spring progresses.

UC Davis isn’t accepting applications. The UCs have the most messed up admissions practices. UC Davis has a low yield but rejects tons of high stat 4.0 that get into UCLA or CAL as well as anyone under an UW 4.0 for instate, lots of waitlist movement. UC Santa Barbara has had an 80% admit after waitlist rate.

UCD is a university in Dublin.

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Purdue is on here.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New additions include Hampden-Sydney, UMASS Boston, Whitman College, Salisbury, Simmons, Sweet Briar, and University of Colorado Boulder (transfers.)

Surprising to see UC Boulder. I know that it has a reputation as being a safety school for Californians who can't get into a Univ of California school, but still surprising to see a flagship having issues.

The fact that UC Boulder is still accepting transfers doesn’t mean it’s having issues. I think in some cases people are reading a little too much into these lists.

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Anonymous wrote:Purdue is on here.

That’s Purdue Fort Wayne, a separate campus and regional college. A lot of people in this thread are not demonstrating critical thinking or reading skills!