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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Try getting in to one of these places these days.[/quote]

Why wouldn’t a very good student get in?[/quote]

I find it interesting that this year only UVA and VT managed to meet their enrollment targets (VT in catastrophic fashion, of course).  Nationwide, the number of students has been [url=https://hechingerreport.org/universities-colleges-struggle-stem-big-drops-enrollment/]dropping significantly over the last decade[/url],[b] so contrary to what you may have heard, a student of the class of 2023 probably has a better chance of getting into a top school [/b](at any level, public or not) than a student of the class of 2013.[/quote]

Define "top school." I call BS on this. [/quote]

This is BS.   Many schools err short on enrollment but keep a hefty waitlist so they don't have a problem like VT.  That's not the same as not hitting enrollment targets.  There are demographic trends coming to lessen some pressure on college admssions but we haven't seen them yet, and the growth in international student enrollment has worsened since 2013.  [b]Selectivity is still increasing at many colleges[/b].  Enrollment management is getting trickier with students interested in top schools applying to 20+ colleges--that's very different than not hitting targets.  [/quote]

So true!! Anyone who has been through the process in the last few has seen this first hand.  [/quote]

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