Most Selective Colleges, College Transitions
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Anonymous
However, what may seem obvious to some may not be obvious to everyone. This is particularly relevant with respect to high school students who would like to explore a variety of college options, but whose parents or school counselors may not be familiar with a wide range of schools. |
Anonymous
What benefit does this provide? Being the most rejective says nothing about fit, academic quality, or even value |
Anonymous
Why is that dumb? We definitely looked at the avg SAT scores of schools when DD was looking to get a sense of the general academic caliber of kids going there. It’s a very relevant criteria point. |
Anonymous
In fact average SAT score is far more relevant than admission rate. A school that only admits students scoring 1500+, but admits nearly all such students, would actually have a very high admission rate, because few unqualified students would bother to apply. This is why Americans looking at overseas schools with clear admissions criteria are often shocked by their high admissions rates. The reason these list-makers have to include SAT scores as a criterion is that the actual most selective schools in the country are dance and music conservatory programs. Being highly selective doesn’t say anything at all about the quality of your academics. It says that your selection criteria are unclear, somewhat random, and/or (as with performing arts) difficult to quantify. |
Anonymous
The list posted is one of a few the site includes. The other categories are extremely selective, very selective and moderately selective. If information of this type is avoided, gathering a sensible amount of colleges to research further for qualities such as fit, academics and value may be much more challenging. Personally, I'm not biased toward any particular selectivity category, and would recommend that students consider colleges from two or more of them. |
Anonymous
Maybe. Environment matters; it's good to be around the smartest group of peers to which one can gain access. |
Anonymous
| I got yer list right here. |
Anonymous
This list is made up of a great group of 12 LACs and of 25 National Universities. Reviewing the list, I would have been delighted, and privileged, to attend almost any of the schools on either list. |
Anonymous
| lol at something called College Transitions rankings. |
Anonymous
| I'm guessing an Emory person posted this. lol |
Anonymous
You could have done that without opening the topic. |
Anonymous
| I think this list is a bit outdated — based on last year’s admission data, it’s not valid. Also, UCs are test blind so their inclusion is suspect given the supposed criteria. Next. |
Anonymous
This is a nicely generous comment toward the colleges that appear in the category. |
Anonymous
You're obsessed |
Anonymous
There are no UCs on the list. |