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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Small school, skewed gender ratio, lackluster location. But the education is phenomenal.

There are quite a few small engineering/STEM schools that fit a similar profile. High acceptance rates but also very high ACT/SAT midranges, which means they aren't taking just anyone. The above poster who mentioned self-selection is correct.

This list of CS safety schools mentions some of the schools I'm talking about (as well as Rose). The most interesting one was Colorado School of Mines. I didn't realize that even that school accepts nearly 60% of applicants. I expected it to be a lot lower.

https://collegejaguar.com/the-9-best-safety-schools-for-computer-science/[/quote]

Assuming the data in this article is legit (I've never heard of the website, but the numbers seem pretty spot on for the couple of schools on the list I'm familiar with) I think it shows that kids who don't have at least above-average stats avoid engineering, CS and other STEM fields.

Even the total random-ass backwoods schools on the list (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology? WTF is that?) with acceptance rates over 95% have pretty high SAT and ACT ranges. That means people with low/average scores simply aren't applying.

Put it another way, Rose Hulman might have over a 75% acceptance rate, but if you applied there with an 1,050/22, I don't think your chances are all that much better than if you were shooting for Georgia Tech.[/quote]

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