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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was surprised to find out that University of Richmond is about as difficult to get into as UVA or W&M.  I'm a life long VA resident, and I've barely heard of the school.  You would think a school that's so selective would have decent name recognition.  Can anyone not originally from VA offer any insight as to how it's regarded?[/quote]

Acceptance rate is not selectivity. Uof R is a well regarded school, but they accept a slightly lower tier of student, comparing within high schools for relevance, than UVA and WM, as far as scores, course rigor. UofR is slightly less selective than W&L, but W&L often takes students who do not get into UVA , so it is not too competitive either. Davidson/Wellesley/Bowdoin are more well regRded and more selective than UofR and W&L, yet that group is a notch under the top5 LACs. UofR is considered like a Colby in the Northeast: good school but not close to elite. [/quote]

Davidson is in no way more selective or well regarded than W&L.[/quote]

Class of 2027 admit rate for W&L = 17.36%
Class of 2027 admit rate for Davidson = 14.48%
Neither has officially reported admission rates for class of 2028, but Davidson announced a rate of approx. 12.5% at admitted students day.
Source: https://www.ivywise.com/blog/college-admission-rates/
Agree with you on the well regarded front; that is much more subjective. They are very different schools.[/quote]

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