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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Public universities have been "trending up" in US News rankings due to changes in US News' formula. [b]It has nothing to do with changes in the schools.[/b]

Admissions uncertainty that has long existed, but skyrocketed under test optional policies, has families looking to large publics where stats may play a heavier role than subjective factors like ECs/essays. The problem with this is that ever-increasing apps at certain publics makes admission less certain than it used to be.

With the Pitt example, Pitt has been very attractive in recent years for its rolling admissions, a chance to nail down an acceptance to a decent school early, and with merit. If I recall, Pitt has offered less out of state merit than it used to, simply because it can still attract students without it.[/quote]
No, but it does have to do with change in the student body, as more and more  high achievers get shut out of T20, and/or they can't afford the price tags of such colleges, they end up at the state flagships.[/quote]

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