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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A LAC ranked 10-20 on US News or a university ranked 25-40 on US News?

To give some examples of institutions:

10-20 LAC: Hamilton, Colby, Haverford, Vassar, Washington and Lee, Wesleyan
25-40 University: William and Mary, UVA, Boston College, NYU, Case Western, Tufts

I know it depends on the specific institution, but on a broader scale, which is more difficult to be admitted into?[/quote]

The former bit [b]why don't you just look up their admit rates? [/b] [/quote]

Bingo. This is the right answer. :D [/quote]

Admission rate is one of the easiest statistics to manipulate. By itself it is nearly meaningless. Alice Lloyd College in KY has the lowest admission rate in the country. It is probably not the hardest to get into. 
Look up average SAT score (or middle 50%). This can also be manipulated, but is harder.

By this measure- 
W&M-1370
UVA 1355
BC 1365
Tufts 1440
CWU 1370
Hamilton1390
Colby 1330
Haverford 1410
Vassar 1405
Wesleyan- 1385
W&L- 1390

Pretty similar[/quote]

Acceptance rates don't tell you much by themselves. It's maddening that so many people actually take them seriously. You really have to look at the freshmen profile stats for SAT scores and GPA.[/quote]

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