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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also think it was the test optional component that allowed students to apply to schools they previously would not have qualified for. I have heard/read that many colleges have multiple times the amount of applicants they had in years past so their acceptance rates are way down.[/quote]

This 1000%!  There are way more students attending college now than in 1990.  https://www.statista.com/statistics/183995/us-college-enrollment-and-projections-in-public-and-private-institutions/

1990 there were ~14M; in 2021 over 20M.  And at most of the "elite" colleges, they still have similar number of spots, or at most only increased by 200-500 students.  Those extra seats are largely not coming from T40/T50 schools, except for a few.

Couple that with test optional, the common app (ease of applying to many schools), and yes, the T50 schools are largely seeing huge increases in applicants, but the same number of seats to fill. This will drive acceptance rates down.[/quote]

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