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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First, those saying Colby is an "over-rated school", that is BS, it is as relatively fine as any in the Nescac.  It has an excellent faculty as all Nescacs do, and a top record of professional and grad school success.

Second, acceptance rate is not included in the USN rankings, so this has nothing to do with Colby "gaming" anything.

Third, and most importantly, a top college decides to make an expensive and difficult process a little cheaper and easier on you and your kids, and you are effing complaining about it.

Unbelievable.  You people are unbelievable. [/quote]

I have no opinion on whether Colby is “overrated” and generally think it’s a crappy way to talk about schools. But a very small school actively soliciting tons of applications then making a big deal about their low acceptance rate doesn’t feel right. Why is it great that they are making applying easier if it just means more kids get rejected? Are they using the increased application access to significantly diversify their student body or welcome more low-income students? If not, it’s hard to see how this is positive for anyone except Colby.[/quote]

I understand that Colby had diversified greatly over the last few years, and they also made a point about changes to their financial aid.

This article was about a previous president trying to diversify the school, and those efforts have continued: https://www.highereddive.com/news/colby-college-president-oversees-application-spike-amid-focus-on-diversity/405343/

When we visited, I had the sense that administrators were trying to re-steer a ship that had been homogenous for a long time. [/quote]

Low acceptance happens in almost all SLACs and top universities nowadays. It is new normal, not Colby specific.

https://www.collegekickstart.com/blog/item/class-of-2027-admission-results

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But the point is the number of applications Colby is getting—it’s significantly more than any other SLAC on that list. They seem to be encouraging this through a number of methods then bragging about their single-digit acceptance rate. That’s what seems off.[/quote]

I think one of the reason is Colby's financial aid. Colby caps $15,000 family contribution for a family income less than $150,000. 
I compared NPC with other SLACs, Colby was the least expensive one.
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I just ran it at 225 and the parent contribution was 57k. I guess they want 42k of the next 75k. I'll tell my kids to apply since there is no cost, but we could never afford that [/quote]

I meant the family earning less than $150,000 would have the financial aid benefit. Your kid may attend an in-state school for lower contribution. ;-)[/quote]

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