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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First off, Colby is a great and very cool LAC. So this post isn't mean to bag on Colby at all.

But applications to Colby are (a) free and (b) have no supplemental essays. Applying to Colby thus takes almost no time or effort by applicants and substantially expands the applicant pool, which probably includes a lot of applicants who have marginal interest in Colby.

If you look at ED applications, which may or may not be a better indicator of "sought-afterness," Colby does not stand out. According to the Internet, Colby received about 1,000 ED apps for 2,300 students. Whereas, Pomona received about 1,700 ED apps for 1,750 students, Bowdoin was 1,600/1,900, and Swarthmore was 1,400/1,650. And I believe that Colby's ED acceptance rate is significantly higher than these schools. Its yield rate, particularly in RD, is also probably a lot lower. (Colby no longer publishes their Common Data Sets, so I can't say for sure.)

Again, Colby is a great school. But I think the number of applications and admission rate requires a deeper look.[/quote]

Williams 964 ED apps for 2,097 students
Middlebury 1,392 apps for 2,800 students

Colby is very similar to Williams and Middlebury.  I think to be fair, this number doesn't mean much.
Not an indication for "sought-afterness."[/quote]

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