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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It wasn’t all that long ago that US News categorized WF as a regional school, and when it first was recategorized as national it was nowhere near the top 30.  What goes around comes around.

Honestly, let’s get serious:  does anyone really think WF is anywhere near as strong as UVA or UNC?  Nope. [/quote]

Sorry to break it to you but UVA is nowhere near UNC. And yes I would consider WF similar to UVA - they’re both solid in academics but not amazing.[/quote]
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Wake, BC, UVA, Tufts, all peers schools, maybe throw in USC as well.  I don’t think the so-called Wake boosters are arguing differently.  Not sure why UNC is seen as a tier above.  It’s harder than UVA for oos admittance by a good measure, but far easier for in state admission.[/quote]

Wake has double the admission rate of the other schools you listed. [/quote]

Wake’s admit rate is 21 percent.  BC and UVA are a few points lower.  USC doesn’t count spring admits and guaranteed transfers in its rate, neither of which Wake has. [/quote]
BC’s admission rate is 14%
UVA’s admission rate is 18%[/quote]

I don’t think you can directly compare admit rates. You need to compare things that are the same prices. For example, if the OOS tuition for UVA is the same as WF tuition then you could compare. But if kids are picking UVA in state because it’s a half or a quarter of the price then that’s not a reflection on perceived quality of the college. The question is where do families choose to go when they are spending a certain amount of money. All things being equal, I’d send my kids to WF any day rather than UVA and I’m sure that the vast majority of the country would do the same.[/quote]
If you define 14% as “a few points lower” than 21%, then ok?[/quote]

You don’t!?  An appreciable difference in selectivity would be 5 percent or 35 percent.  Five points or so can be taking a few more kids in ED and a few less in RD than one of the others.

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21% = 14%, if you say so. I doubt many agree, but you’ve defined your terms. [/quote]

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