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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because acceptance rates are a function of how desirable a school is, not how good it is. Those are not the same thing.  Many, many people would prefer Blacksburg and its environment and football games etc to Terre Haute and a college that’s 70%+ male.  [/quote]

Yes. Why would think you think the acceptance rate conveys anything about quality, OP?

Acceptance rate can be easily manipulated.

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No, the desirability of a product is measured by its demand.  More students want a VaTech degree.  It is more valuable to the marketplace.

By the same toke, UVA's admission rate is 19%.  George Mason's admission rate is 90%.  Are you telling me these admission rate doesn't inform the public about the quality of the respective schools??[/quote]

No one is saying selectivity is irrelevant; just that by itself it does not tell you much about the quality of the school.  UVA is more desirable for a lot of reasons that have nothing to do with what you actually learn there or the quality of the student cohort.  GMU was (and some still perceive as) a commuter college.  It’s loaded with Koch money and the strings that come attached to that.  It has a bland campus.  Few outside the Mid-Atlantic really know about it.  It’s not a major conference for sports.  It’s not scenic.

People evaluate a lot of non academic factors in applying.

Perceived name brand
Location
Weather
Gender and ethnic and religious proportions
Greek influence
Housing availability
Access to internships[/quote]

Lol gmu and koch money? Have you seen the professors and student body it's the most diverse in the nation top 10 actually https://www.gmu.edu/news/2022-09/mason-now-top-10-public-university-diversity-innovation-and-cybersecurity-education-us#:~:text=George%20Mason%20University%20is%20among,Colleges%20List%E2%80%9D%20rankings%20released%20Monday.[/quote]

Lot of GMU hate on this board probably from people not very familiar with it. Yes - they took $ from Koch.  Polic schi and Econ leans center to left.  The law school leans right.  People on DCUM get really riled up about it but in the end if you want CS or Poli Sci/Govt, it is a solid choice.  Im not spending spending college $ for the scenery. [/quote]

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