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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can tell you that they don’t go to the University of Tennessee. My B student, 33 ACT was WL at Tennessee last night.[/quote]

My B+ from one of the so-called "Big 3" was also waitlisted last night. I am somewhat relieved. Already accepted into two schools that to me are better choices, but Tennessee was their first choice. Taking it surprisingly well. It's all very confusing. [/quote]

It really isn't that confusing. Big state schools are using algorithms to admit students. How many Big 3 kids actually attend a school like University of Tennessee if they get in. Not many. The algorithm determined that your kid was not likely to accept. If a big State U is your kid's dream, you are better off at a public school OR a more academically comprehensive private (not an elite prep school).[/quote]

This is the answer. Look at the college matriculation lists for the last 4-5 years from the Big 3 schools. NOT ONE KID matriculated at Tennessee in that time. They believe your DC is using it as a safety school and they're not playing that game anymore.

https://www.stalbansschool.org/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculations
https://ncs.cathedral.org/about/welcome/quick-facts
https://www.sidwell.edu/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculation
https://www.gds.org/academics/college-counseling/matriculation[/quote]

Some of this is old. 2016- 2019 was a different world. [/quote]

That's only NCS's list - the other 3 are through 2022. Are there NCS grads at Tennessee?

The point is, when the college has had a record number of applications for a fewer number of acceptances this year, they don't have the inclination to admit a kid from a school which has never sent a kid to the college.

[quote]UT received 44,300 first-year applications as of Dec. 12, [b]a 43% increase overall compared to the same time last year. [/b]

The office also announced that next fall’s first-year class would be smaller than this year’s record freshman class of 6,846 students. Though the acceptance rate in 2022 was already seven percentage points lower than in 2021, it is expected to drop again for the most competitive year of applications in the university’s history.[/quote]

https://www.utdailybeacon.com/campus_news/campus_events/as-applications-swell-43-ut-plans-competitive-smaller-first-year-class-in-fall-2023/article_4b428fbe-813b-11ed-94d8-2f329031cac8.html[/quote]

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