NACAC list is out

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Anonymous wrote:How are schools like Clemson (51% acc rate) and UNCC (65% acc rate) on this list? Does that mean that they screwed up rejected too many and are now looking for new applications?

Probably. If kids are applying to 15 schools each, they likely misjudged their yield.

Rolling admit schools - not a statement

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Anonymous wrote:What is Clemson looking for? My kid with a 28 ACT and a 3.5 gpa was rejected. They may get more freshman applicants, but they’re not going to get what they’re looking for.

28 is a low SAT— especially since Clemson is largely engineering.

That’s not kind 28 is a perfectly fine Score -and if not an engineering applicant it doesn’t matter what engineering apps have.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m starting to realize that all the kids are fighting for spots in the same 75 schools. None of the others are that hard to get in with average stats.

Some people have been trying to point this out on here for a long time, but the T20 or Bust crowd can’t be convinced that there is a great education to be had at lots of other schools.

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I remember my extremely anxious high school junior with a great GPA and scores etc melting down and sobbing that she wasn't going to get in anywhere and my husband literally showing her those charts. Most schools aren't that selective. If you want to go to college, you can go.

This is not really a functon of selectivity. It has to do with whether they get acceptances from the target number of qualified students they sought.

Schools don't just keep lowering their standards until the class is full. They seek more qualified applicants.

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Anonymous wrote:BU is transfer only, I think. Perhaps filling out the class of 2024?

Either depressed enrollment last year or lots of kids dropped out during pandemic or both. See Syracuse on here for same reason. Makes sense given cost and some questioning virtual education value.

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For those of you freaking out because you don't like your kid's options right now, this list may be very helpful. While my kids' number one choices are not on the list, several colleges from each of my kids' lists of top four choices are on it. There are fantastic CTCLs and state universities on this list.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is Clemson looking for? My kid with a 28 ACT and a 3.5 gpa was rejected. They may get more freshman applicants, but they’re not going to get what they’re looking for.

28 is a low SAT— especially since Clemson is largely engineering.

That’s not kind 28 is a perfectly fine Score -and if not an engineering applicant it doesn’t matter what engineering apps have.

Clemson’s middle 50 is 27-32.
28 should be fine for most.

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Anonymous wrote:How are schools like Clemson (51% acc rate) and UNCC (65% acc rate) on this list? Does that mean that they screwed up rejected too many and are now looking for new applications?

Acceptance rates are doctored.

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Just because you consider a school a safety does not mean they think you are a safety (i.e., they may not be excited about all of the applicants that they receive).

Remember, if they accept people who do not succeed, that comes back to bite them eventually, in terms of rankings and reputation.

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Anonymous wrote:Schools may want to maintain their standards, so they have places left but only for qualified applicants.

Providence College lol.

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They accept less than half of their applicants.

(Do you like snobs? Because most people find them to be obnoxious)

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Anonymous wrote:They accept less than half of their applicants.

(Do you like snobs? Because most people find them to be obnoxious)

And apparently more than half their admits rejected them (if you're referring to Providence)

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https://www.nacacnet.org/news--publications/Research/openings/

451 colleges now on the "still have openings" list.

Is you kid unhappy with their college choices? Look at this list - many colleges are still looking for students to start in the fall.

For most private colleges (excluding the highly selective Ivies, Amherst, Williams and Swarthmore Colleges, and similar institutions) the admissions season is still going strong. Whether or not they are on the NACAC list, they are still admitting students and trying to get more students to apply. In part, this is because of changes in the NACAC rules that previously barred the recruitment of students who had already accepted an offer. But it's primarily (they say) because of the pandemic. For most of these colleges, the class of freshmen that enrolled last fall was disappointing in its size.

Many colleges aren't talking publicly about their next freshman class. Beloit, Coe, Hartwick and Muhlenberg Colleges are among the colleges that either refused to comment on numbers or didn't respond to requests for information.

Goucher College has 286 freshmen confirmed (with a deposit) for the fall, according to Jonathan Lindsay, vice president for enrollment management. The goal was 300, and Goucher extended the date by which students could reply until tomorrow.

Most of these colleges say (privately in some cases) that they will continue to accept and review applications, and that waiting lists (with some exceptions) aren't filling their classes. Most of these colleges aren't competitive in admissions, so they admit students who are qualified (and, in some cases, who can afford the college).

https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2021/06/14/small-private-colleges-have-mixed-year-admissions?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=128a474d93-AdmissionsInsider_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-128a474d93-236164465&mc_cid=128a474d93&mc_eid=e1ea392178

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Had to look up Fairfax University - it is the former Virginia International - it is has been accused of being a diploma mill that preys on international students.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.nacacnet.org/news--publications/Research/openings/

451 colleges now on the "still have openings" list.

Is you kid unhappy with their college choices? Look at this list - many colleges are still looking for students to start in the fall.

For most private colleges (excluding the highly selective Ivies, Amherst, Williams and Swarthmore Colleges, and similar institutions) the admissions season is still going strong. Whether or not they are on the NACAC list, they are still admitting students and trying to get more students to apply. In part, this is because of changes in the NACAC rules that previously barred the recruitment of students who had already accepted an offer. But it's primarily (they say) because of the pandemic. For most of these colleges, the class of freshmen that enrolled last fall was disappointing in its size.

Many colleges aren't talking publicly about their next freshman class. Beloit, Coe, Hartwick and Muhlenberg Colleges are among the colleges that either refused to comment on numbers or didn't respond to requests for information.

Goucher College has 286 freshmen confirmed (with a deposit) for the fall, according to Jonathan Lindsay, vice president for enrollment management. The goal was 300, and Goucher extended the date by which students could reply until tomorrow.

Most of these colleges say (privately in some cases) that they will continue to accept and review applications, and that waiting lists (with some exceptions) aren't filling their classes. Most of these colleges aren't competitive in admissions, so they admit students who are qualified (and, in some cases, who can afford the college).

https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2021/06/14/small-private-colleges-have-mixed-year-admissions?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=128a474d93-AdmissionsInsider_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-128a474d93-236164465&mc_cid=128a474d93&mc_eid=e1ea392178

There are still some great schools on the NACAC list.
Bryant
Duquesne
Scranton
Ohio University
Univ of Arizona
Univ of Iowa
Univ of Kentucky

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Anonymous wrote:How are schools like Clemson (51% acc rate) and UNCC (65% acc rate) on this list? Does that mean that they screwed up rejected too many and are now looking for new applications?

Schools only want students who they believe will succeed (i.e. who meet their admissions criteria). It is wrong to assume that being on this list is damning.