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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Vanderbilt:

Acceptance rate: 6.2%
Freshman SAT test scores: 1510 - 1560
ACT: 34-35

Michigan:
Acceptance rate: 18%
Freshman SAT test scores: 1350 - 1530
ACT: 31-34

Not close.
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You could fit 4 Vanderbilts into one Michigan.  It's not surprising the stats are different.

People who argue so much for the importance of higher stat distributions are usually just revealing they don't want their kids around "the poors" unless those kids are beyond exceptional.

SATs are valid as a metric but top scores are strongly related to the fortunate  educational and parental advantages of the children who get them.  I live somewhere now that's kind of in a time warp.  Kids don't prep very much for SATs.  The ones who do well are children of public school teachers.  So there are lower SAT scores here but not necessarily less intelligent people than other places I've lived.  I remember my "W" feeder middle school was a mean and stressful place.  The parents on here remind me of those kids.

Above poster even cited that the students are richer as an advantage.  That's pretty tacky.  "State flagship people" aren't so concerned with that.  Having money doesn't make you a good person or a happy person...we all come to know this one way or another.  Sometimes kids with the most money get into the biggest trouble (drugs, hotel room trashing, etc.).  
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Richer per student meaning the schools have more money per student.  Many of the privates have 20%+ on pell grants.  They might in fact have higher socioeconomic diversity than michigan.

Michigan is a decent school.  It just doesn't win admits out of state (check its yield and admission rates) vs top privates.[/quote]

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