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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do they admit a large percentage through ED? If so, their overall admit rate will be very low. Especially if they don’t charge an application fee and/or require supplemental essays. Not sure what Colby does. [/quote]

No fee or supplemental essay. They exploit the system as much as possible to push their acceptance rate low.

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This, my student got lots of solicitations from Colby,[/quote]

[b]Eww, that's really gross. I think less of Colby after reading this.[/quote][/b]

+1.  it's all gamesmanship.  Get as many offers in as you can with promises you can't keep, reject almost all of them + viola! new selectivity numbers?  vile[/quote]

Absolutely disgusting. This who process is just so repulsive and lacking in integrity. I'm dreading it (we are not there yet). [/quote]

You probably should go through the process, at a minimum, before you judge.

After the process you might feel differently about a school that 1) does not charge an application fee, 2) requires no busywork extra essay from your kid, and 3) allows them to decide whether to submit a score or not. Apply, and if you get in come to admitted students day and see if you like it and then reject THEM if you don't, so 4) no need to drive up to Maine before you are accepted.

Doesn't sound so "disgusting" to me.[/quote]

This. I'll encourage my kids to apply because there is literally no reason not to. [/quote]

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