College admission statistics

Anonymous
Unlike PPs, I've been amazed by the quality of applicants I've interviewed, and not all get in.

Also, realize that some schools have self-selection for apps. Not all kids are going to apply to MIT or CalTech, but a ton are going to apply to Harvard and Yale. The same is true for certain schools with intense academic reps--U of Chicago, Swarthmore. This self-selection process (or lack thereof) skews admissions stats.
Anonymous
I forgot to add that it would be helpful to see the average SATs of APPLICANTS, rather than only those of admitted students.
Anonymous
That would be interesting pp
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:15:02 here. I, too, feel as if my interviews are a waste of time in the all-too-frequent cases in which an applicant is obviously not qualified, judging from the scores, gpa, and extracurriculars. My college's policy is to interview every single applicant, regardless. . . . But then I remind myself that my role is also as a local ambassador for my college, and every applicant should come away with a positive experience and impression of the college even if he or she is rejected.

I interview only MD-school applicants, so I have no idea how the DC-school and VA-school applicants compare.

Anyway, the plethora of unqualified applicants reassures me that, for the qualified appllicant, the odds of admission are not as low as the single-digit percentages that are publishedmake them seem.


Interesting observation

Just curious - - what would you consider "good" extracurriculars vs. ones that wouldn't qualify or be an asset for him/her in terms of admission?
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