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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of these posters insisting that the huge drop that Wake, Wash U and Tulane had in the rankings isn’t going to turn off applicants are kidding themselves.  It was their high rankings that led to so many applications in recent years in the first place.  Get real. [/quote]

Can anyone think of a precedent? Ideally with ballpark similar starting points and drops in ranking. Also, ideally not due to not sending data to USNWR.

I see strong opinions going both ways, so would be interesting to have some empirical evidence. I guess we're about to see, unless perhaps schools start adjusting admissions or whatever to improve.   [/quote]

The only school that I can remember plummeting like this is Oberlin and they seem to still be getting the kind of students that they've always gotten [/quote]

They plummeted again this year.[/quote]

Oberlin without question isn’t getting the same students it’s
gotten a decade ago.  Certainly not the same as a decade ago.  [/quote]

You need facts to back that up.  Because, the numbers I see say that’s not the case.

At any rate, Oberlin is a niche school.  A certain type of kid will do very well there— work very hard, accomplish a lot, and have the space to grow as a person. I’m a fan and my kid has had amazing STEM opportunities. But many kids would hate it.  So, I long ago stopped encouraging everyone to send their kid their or insisting it was the one best LAC. It’s definitely has very rigorous academics, but it’s not for every kid. If  your kid is interested, they should definitely visit. Most kids feel strongly one way or another once they have spent time on campus. [/quote]

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