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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We aren’t talking about any B students, we are talking about kids coming from academically rigorous schools known to have grade deflation.  SLACs in particular are very familiar with these schools and admit their students.  People saying no way just aren’t familiar with the admission patterns from those schools.[/quote]

I agree. And not only Big 3, but also B kids from the top MoCo publics (Whitman, Churchill, WJ etc) who have 1450+ SAT / 33+ ACT and are ED /full pay.
They consistently get into the Bates/Hamilton/Colby/Wake/Lehigh/Bucknell tier.[/quote]

hamilton and wake are not the same tier[/quote]

Hamilton is a bit more selective but not by much. The southern former
Regional/mid tier schools have gotten much more competitive over the last few decades. Wake, Tulane, Emory - even Vanderbilt; all had very very modest admission standards back in my day. Not anymore.  [/quote]

I suggest you look at actual data. ALL those schools are much more selective than they used to be but Emory and Vanderbilt (especially Vanderbilt) are significantly more difficult to get into than Wake or Tulane. Hamilton also used to be easier to get into and is not more selective. Hard to compare SLACS to universities, but I would never if a kid can get into Wake they can get into Hamilton. [/quote]

Vandy is a far more competitive admit than Emory, which has a relatively high ED admit rate.  Emory is more competitive than Wake, but Wake had had a bigger increase in apps over past two years and catching up,
.  Tulane is easier admit than Wake.[/quote]

If you apply early to Wake, they will admit same students getting admitted to Tulane early. No way Wake is harder admit. [/quote]

Unfortunately, this is simply not true. First hand experience.[/quote]
Tulane is a harder admit than Wake. Wake students typically have higher gpas but that's it. Tulane students have higher test scores, and a VASTLY  lower acceptance rate. [/quote]

Wake is more highly ranked than Tulane. Tulane is a party school that private school kids who can't get into tippy top schools go to.[/quote]

Both are great schools, but the same profile kid is getting into either school in ED. In 2022, Tulane 50% SAT 1410-1500 and ACT 31-34. These are really smart kids that could 100% get into Wake Forest ED. The Tulane kids prefer a bigger school in a vibrant city over a more preppy school in a smaller city. Tulane is not filled with a bunch of idiot drunks. DCUM is so ridiculous sometimes. I agree that it’s much harder to get into either school this year if you are a B student.[/quote]

New to this thread and perplexed by the Tulane defender here. It's a fun school and fortunately a big name, so I am sure your kid will do great there and when they graduate. But the facts are the facts. It simply is not as hard to get into as Wake. From our school, for many years, and including this one, the middle of the class to even 60th percentile on down apply and get accepted to Tulane. It is a safety for those who don't get into Wake. Listen, my kid can't get into either, so dog in this fight, but it's the truth.[/quote]

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