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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. It's just to give an idea of what selectivity is like for a person who goes to a public school in the DMV.

Here's the data for the whole country over one year:

[b]Ole Miss[/b]
25th/75th %ile SAT (1600): 980/1190
25th/75th %ile SAT (2400): not reported
25th/75th %ile ACT: 21/27
Acceptance Rate: 59.4%

[b]Alabama[/b]
25th/75th %ile SAT (1600): 990/1260
25th/75th %ile SAT (2400): 1470/1860
25th/75th %ile ACT: 22/30
Acceptance Rate: 56.6%

Interestingly, there still doesn't seem to be much of a difference in selectivity between the two schools. The ranking difference seems to be because of the other things US News considers: retention, graduation rates, faculty resources, academic reputation and financial resources.

I really don't see why anyone would consider Ole Miss over Alabama when Alabama is academically superior and just as easy to get into.

Alabama even has a better football team.[/quote]

I'll answer why someone would choose Ole Miss over Alabama as someone who is from that part of the country and knows a lot about both schools.  But first, let me point out that Ole Miss beat Alabama this year.

If you've ever spent any time in Oxford and Tuscaloosa you know that there is no comparison between the towns.

Oxford is a beautiful little town that looks like something you would see on a postcard.  It has a gorgeous town square with all kinds of neat stores and restaurants. You can visit Rowan Oak, the Faulkner House, the Lamar House, Civil Rights Monuments, several museums, a great theater, a very old and very cool observatory....there's just tons of stuff to do right in Oxford.  There are also several great festivals.  My favorite is the Double Decker Arts Festival.  There are a lot of international students at Ole Miss and a LOT of money.  Rich southern families send their kids to Ole Miss.  Oxford itself feels very different from the rest of the state.   The public schools in Oxford are very good.  It's not a redneck city by any stretch of the imagination.  Drive just a couple of miles outside of Oxford into Lafayette County and you are in redneck heaven.   But Ole Miss and Oxford are hidden gems in an otherwise dismal state.

Tuscaloosa ~  There are some great bars and restaurants in Tuscaloosa.  The river is really pretty and you can ride the riverboat.   There are several museums.   And that's about it.  Tuscaloosa has a very redneck feel to it.  It just has a completely different vibe than Oxford. Someone not from the south would probably like Oxford.  I'm not sure someone from the outside would ever like Tuscaloosa.  And I say that as a southerner who loves Alabama.[/quote]

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