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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure if it's true, but what I keep hearing is that really exceptional students are for the first time being rejected from many state universities due to protecting yield.  The colleges make the assumption the kid won't accept the offer due to being high stats.  If it's true, it's just wrong.  Many kids can only afford state tuition, but apply to privates with hope of getting aid to make it possible--and/or are just truly undecided when they apply to several universities.

I hear about students rejected from UVA, W&M, Tech, etc., that are above and far beyond admission profiles.

Again, I don't have a kid applying this year.  My oldest is a Junior, but that is what neighbors and classmates with older siblings have been telling us.[/quote]

^ and if they don't apply ED--they just reject them outright.  Which, of course, if you are undecided and have some reaches--you likely don't want to commit to ED.[/quote]

What makes the situation more difficult is that[b] in-state applicants with stats well beyond the 25-75% admissions profile range ARE being accepted to these schools. [/b] This is certainly the case per Naviance for our FCPS high school.  So why is one 4.6wGPA/1560 SAT student accepted by X school despite yield protection concerns but another with identical stats is rejected by the same school, especially if the CDS for the school states that demonstrated interest is not considered?  [/quote]

1)Because the state probably feels some responsibility to educate it's own taxpayers. Also kids who grew up locally are far more likely to stick in Colorado after graduation.

2)Is a super high stats kid from across the US REALLY going to have CU as their first choice and best option?  No.  Let's be honest. CU knows this.  They don't want to accept OPs kid when they know the chance of him matriculating is probably less than 5%.  It figures into their matriculation stats (which are a big deal for a university) plus it's just a PITA to have to find another top kid (if enough decline). [/quote]

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