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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this thread is hella depressing. what's the point of racking up all these stats?

or are we all just obsessing over the wrong list of schools?

like there's no hope for me fr.[/quote]

Pick a different major. Computer science, engineering, business will generally all lead to these outcomes.[/quote]

That is not useful if one of those topics is what your kid really wants to study. [/quote]

True. But it is reality. In recent years, engineering and CS are at a completely different level when it comes to competitiveness. You can be the best student in the world, and Maryland or Illinois still aren’t safeties.

I think CS will lighten up going forward, but business is filling the gap. Something like NYU Stern is an incredibly difficult admit today. And meanwhile engineering is still where the bright kids go. So that remains as competitive as ever.

It’s a lot different than when parents were going to college and could comfortably float into a good career with a a history or English degree. Gen Z is scared, driven, and very practical. So all the most useful degrees - engineering, pre-med,, business, CS- have become incredibly competitive. Because that’s where the talent is migrating.

But this is an excellent time for art history and poetry majors applying to selective colleges. [/quote]

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